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FEATURE

DEZ PIMENTA

AT STEyN CITy

Dez Pimenta (formerly Whitehead)
was recently appointed as head of

landscaping for Steyn City, reporting
to Richard Mitchell, head of the Steyn
City Management Association. An
expansive, upmarket residential leisure

development north of Fourways,
Johannesburg, Steyn City was launched
in 2015 by visionaries Douw Steyn and
Giuseppe Plumari.

Dez Pimenta, head of landscaping for steyn City

olf Data was responsible for the design and construction of with Golf Data’s landscape manager Andries Schonken as part of
the Steyn City golf course and estate landscaping in 2010, his new management role.
Gand since then has been maintaining both with precision.
They have focused on perfecting their maintenance model to Background
ensure that facilities under their management are world-class, Pimenta’s career in landscaping began in 2004, when he was
and this is evident when taking a walk on the golf course or appointed to install the landscape on a golf course in Mauritius for
through the parklands at Steyn City. In addition to maintenance, Bidvest Top Turf. He later also worked as a landscape contractor,
Golf Data is responsible for aspects such as cleaning of the cost estimator and administration manager for Top Turf at their
Jukskei River alongside the development; Pimenta works closely Johannesburg head office. In 2016 he joined SALI as its director of

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