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Maximum Group is developing a unique industrial, International Agri City and Fresh Produce Market in order to enable logistics, light industrial, food processing and production in Protea Glen, Soweto.
A new Industrial and International Agri City – West Rand Mega Park – will address these needs.
This facility will serve the immediate needs of Klerksdorp, Fochville and Western Gauteng – Westonaria, Randfontein, Krugersdorp as well as Lenasia, Eldorado Park.
Western Gauteng is known to be called ”the produce basket of the province” – as some 40% of all fresh produce supplied in Gauteng comes from this region.
Currently, there is no Industrial, Agricultural facility or Fresh Produce Market to meet the region’s needs.
City Deep Fresh Produce market is 40 kilometers away. The distance and time required to reach it adds significantly to the cost and delivery time and charges of the produce.
West Rand Mega Park has been designed with Industrial Symbiosis in mind
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What is Industrial Symbiosis?
In nature there are no land fills and thus Industrial Symbiosis is inspired by natural systems – One’s waste is another one’s resource.
It promotes resource efficiency and improves profitability for everyone’s benefit.
Industrial Symbiosis is a multiple win for everyone: it creates jobs, generates revenue, saves money, reduces waste!
Jobs & Education
Jobs & Education
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- 50 000 new job opportunities
- Farmer education
- Upskilling & training
- Food production & processing
- Digital interactive platform for training and guiding of small scale and emerging farmers
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Revenue
Revenue
- Industrialization of Soweto
- Inclusion of emerging farmers
- Saves Cost and time: Central hub for food storage, handling and processing
- Revitalization of marginalized areas
- HACCP compliant premises – opens up possibility for smaller and emerging
Farmers to export their produce to US and EU markets. - Enabling exporting of processed food rather than exporting raw food
Technology
Technology
- 10MW Solar Far
- Application of latest technology
– GPS Truck and vehicle tracking;
– Peer to Peer Sales;
– Blockchain metering and monitoring;
– Online Trading platform; - Freight Railway track on site – with
connections to Cape Town and Durban - ICT Fiber, Data and Connectivity
- Digital Connected Development
Vision
Vision
- Democratization of food production
- Catalytic project
- Active use of recycling economy
- Grey Water and effluent treatment
- Internal Gas Grid
- Circular Economy
- Inclusion of Green Economy
- Designed with Industrial Symbiosis in mind.
- Energy Positive Development: It will produce more energy than it will use
- All structures are Green efficient and designed with energy efficiency in mind
- Enabling economically sustainable and financially viable farmer’s cooperatives
- Securing management of food production
Phase 1
Phase 2
