South Africa: Heineken to launch a new South African brewery in June 2009

The construction of international brewer Heineken’s first South African brewery would be accelerated, building contractor Grinaker-LTA was quoted as saying by Engineering News on August 7.

The company, which formed part of the JSE-listed Aveng group, has been awarded the R549-million contract to build the brewery South East of Johannesburg.

According to a media statement, the building contractor Grinaker-LTA is working on a “fast-track construction programme” and the new brewery will be completed by June next year.

Heineken’s new 70 000 m2 brewery is designed to brew a range of Heineken and Diageo brands. Initially it completion was planned for the end of 2009.

Amm said that Grinaker-LTA’s building and civil engineering business units were undertaking the project in a 50:50 joint venture.

“The programme is very tight as process contractors are required to be given access to each building and sections of each building on sectional completion dates,” he stated.

The brewery would comprise production buildings and cool cellars, as well as a bottling and distribution warehouse for Heineken SupplyCo, the brewing and distribution company for beer brand Amstel.

07 August, 2008