Name of the Project
OR Tambo International Airport industrial development zone (ORTIA IDZ) – Jewellery Manufacturing Precinct (JMP).

Location
Gauteng, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency and the Gauteng Industrial Development Zone.

Project Description
The project involves the development of a facility catering for mineral beneficiation, diamond cutting, polishing and trading, as well as the light manufacturing of jewellery and other high-end products in the ORTIA IDZ.

The JMP aims to attract investors through a variety of incentives, including dedicated customs support services, duty-free importation of production-related raw materials and inputs, as well as reduced tax for and the exemption of certain beneficiation activities.

The precinct will also offer access to clustered, purpose-built infrastructure in close proximity to the ORTIA, making it suitable for export-oriented production.

Capital Expenditure
The precinct will cost an estimated R267-million to develop.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Raubex Building is nearing completion of a high-security block in the JMP.

The Covid-19 national lockdown brought the project to a halt for most of April (in line with regulations). Raubex Building, however, remobilised rapidly on site in May after the hard lockdown ended and the necessary permits were obtained.

Raubex Building began work on the three-storey, 9 300 m2 building in March 2019 and will complete the project towards the end of 2020. Soft ground at the site meant the structure needed to be based on about 130 concrete piles of 6 m to 8 m deep and finished using square pile-caps.

The building’s design has prioritised the use of extensive glasswork, which hangs from slabs between concrete columns. The airy lobby features a triple-volume atrium complete with scenic glass double elevator from the ground to the first and second floors.

A core Raubex Building team of 40 staff has been on site, as part of a total complement of between 180 and 200 people, including subcontractors, at the peak of construction.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Raubex Building (construction).

Contact Details for Project Information
Gauteng Industrial Development Zone Company, tel +27 10 001 9120 or email info@gidz.co.za.
Gauteng Department of Economic Development, Phindile Kunene, cell +27 76 510 1534 or email Phindile.kunene@gauteng.gov.za.