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Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park
Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park
Phuthaditjhaba IP is strategically located in the
Phuthaditjhaba Eastern Free State IP and is 40km strategically away from located the N5 in and the
Eastern N3 highways. Free State The and park 40km is on away the border from the between N5 and
N3 the highways. Gauteng and The Kwazulu park is on -Natal the provinces. border between
the Gauteng The Park and is Kwazulu-Natal situated within provinces. the Thabo
Mofutsanyana The Park is District situated Municipality within the in Thabo the
Mofutsanyana
Maluti-A-Phofung
District
Local
Municipality
Municipality.
in
It
the
is
Maluti-A-Phofung
owned and managed
Local
by
Municipality.
the Free State
It is
owned and managed by the Free State
Development Corporation (FDC), which is the
Development Corporation (FDC), which is the
official agency responsible for driving economic
official agency responsible for driving economic
development in the Free State Province.
development in the Free State Province.
The Park is divided into Industrial estates
The Park is divided into Industrial estates
ie factory units, which are further divided into
ie factory units, which are further divided into
small
small and
and
large
large
units.
units.
Small
Small
units
units
range
range
from
from
50m²
50m²
to
to
499m²
499m²
while
while the
the
large
large
units
units
are
are
500m²
500m²
and and above in in size. size. These These factories factories are are mainly mainly
rented for manufacturing and and service service industries industries
and to a lesser extent retail (wholesaling) and and
warehousing (storage). There are are a total of of 296 296
factories in the Phuthaditjhaba Industrial Park.
The Industrial Park Park occupies a total a total of 257 of
360m² 257 360m² gross gross land land area, area, with approximately
62% occupancy rate and 185 companies. It It
has one of the biggest local employers in in the
CMT sector, employing 1 200 local people, who
comprise more than 90% women. The Park is is a a
major economic hub of the district, with varied
businesses located in in the park.
The municipality provides services services such such as
as water water and and electricity, electricity, and and the the infrastructure is
is owned owned by by the the municipality. municipality. There There is more is more than
than 120 000m 120 2 000m of vacant 2 of land vacant and land 112 and vacant 112 factories vacant
factories (large and (large small). Sectors and small). include Sectors textiles, include plastic
textiles, products, manufacturing, plastic products, construction, manufacturing, food and
construction,
snacks. The total
food
number
and snacks.
of jobs
The total
is estimated
number
of
at 7
jobs
300.
is estimated at 7 300.
Botshabelo Industrial Park
Botshabelo Industrial Park
The Botshabelo Industrial Park is situated
The approximately Botshabelo 60km Industrial from the Park economic is situated hub
approximately on the eastern 60km side of from the Mangaung the economic Metro. hub
on The the industrial eastern side area of was the Mangaung developed Metro. in 1985 The
industrial with the area assistance was developed of DBSA. in 1985 with the
assistance The Botshabelo of DBSA. Industrial Park boasts
manufacturing
The Botshabelo
and service
Industrial
companies
Park boasts
in
manufacturing
the textiles, electrical,
and service
plastic
companies
production,
in the
textiles, electrical, plastic production, poultry,
poultry, food and snack sectors. Currently it
food and snack sectors. Currently it provides
provides employment to an estimated 7 519
employment to an estimated 7 519 people,
people, of which the majority are women.
of which the majority are women. Mangaung
Mangaung and Maluti-A-Phofung form part
and Maluti-A-Phofung form part of the
of the distressed regions and were declared
distressed regions and were declared as one
of
as
the
one
Presidential
of the Presidential
nodal areas
nodal
that
areas
require
that
development.
require development.
The The BIP BIP was was the first first to to receive receive phase phase 1 and 1 and
phase phase 2 of of the revitalisation programme. programme. The The
initiation of of the revitalisation programme programme has has
had had some impact and and has has seen an an increase in
investment investment within within the the park. park. The The Industrial Industrial Park
has Park 144 has factories 144 factories operating operating with 113 with occupied. 113
The occupied. total capital The total investment capital is investment around R755- is
million. around R755-million.
The factory sizes range from 500m² to to
22500m². The Park also has an an incubator centre
known as as the Small Business Park.
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