Uitenhage facility plans R287m upgrade and opening of second phase
IN a bid to keep up with demand and attract new businesses to Uitenhage, plans are being made for major expansion of the Nelson Mandela Bay Logistics Park over the next five years.
The project, estimated to cost R287-million, would be a major boost for the area.
The Bay municipality and Coega Development Corporation (CDC) are exploring various funding options for the expansion of the logistics park, according to the city’s economic development, tourism and agriculture head, Anele Qaba.
These include turning to the provincial government and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for help.
Qaba said two of the tenants – polymer parts company Rehau and plastic component specialists QPlas – had told the city they wanted to expand due to new contracts received.
“Rehau is a German first-tier investor in the Logistics Park [that] required an expansion to its existing manufacturing warehouse to meet the current and future requirements of VWSA, Mercedes-Benz SA and other client requirements,” Qaba reported.
“Rehau indicated their interest to extend the facility to accommodate their new paint-line extension as well as an extension to the logistics hall.”
Qaba said QPlas had outgrown its space and started using an adjacent warehouse.
The company still needed 5 000m² to be built.
QPlas owner Tomdu Toit said the company was pumping R42-million into its expansion to accommodate its VW contract and had already spent R30-million to accommodate its Mercedes contract.
Du Toit said the expansions would boost jobs from 38 to more than 100 by mid-2017.
The metro and CDC are looking for funding to expand Precinct A, expected to cost about R239.8-million in total.
That is where all the companies are situated at present.
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