Fast Facts
The East London Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) was first established in 2002 when the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), which manages South Africa’s IDZ programme, awarded the zone its provisional license.
In only five years, the East London IDZ (Pty) Ltd Company has transformed a 430 hectare greenfields site into a world-class best practice industrial park in which 10 investors are already operating.
Location
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Objective
The IDZ programme is part of the national government’s strategy to position the country in a global economy through the export of manufactured products which add value to the country’s resources.
Major features
- Customs Control Area
- Automotive Supplier Park
- Centralized on-site logistics
Other features
- Dedicated electricity supply
- 24 hour security
- IDZ road network accommodates 22/24-m trucks/trailers
- Shared canteen facilities
- On-site medical services
Size
430 hectares
Accredited
- ISO 14001 certified
- OHSA 18001 certified
Target sectors
- Automotive
- Agro-industry
- ICT services/ICT components
Proximity to transport network
- 2km from the airport
- 5,8km from the city’s port
Infrastructure investment
R600 million (internal infrastructure, tenant superstructures)
Investors 2005/6
- Milltrans (Logistics)
- Seatek (Agro-industry)
- Foxtec-Ikhwezi (Automotive)
Investors 2006/7
- TI Tanks (Automotive)
- JCI (Automotive)
- Feltex carpets (Automotive)
- Feltex Futuris (Automotive)
- Feltex Fehrer (Automotive)
- Eurofit (Automotive)
- Carcoustics (Automotive)
Investors 2007
- Feltex Caravelle (Automotive
- Molan Pino South Africa (Automotive
- Bigfoot Express Freight (Logistics)
- TI Automotive (Automotive)
- Murray and Roberts Steel (Construction)
Logistics supplier
Uti
Truck staging/Container yard
Grindrod J&J
Total investor investment
R769 million
Jobs created by investors
818
Jobs created by zone development
4,267
ELIDZ employees
36
Ownership
- Eastern Cape Development Corporation (74%)
- Buffalo City Municipality (26%)
Executive team
- Chairman: Zola Tini
- Chief Executive Office: Simphiwe Kondlo
- General Manager Business Development: Themba Zweni
- General Manager Technical Services: Johan Burger
- General Manager Investor Services: Thando Gwintsa
- Chief Financial Officer: Ntombizine Mayibi
Contact details
Telephone 27 43 702 8200
Telefax 27 43 736 6405
www.elidz.co.za
