Namibian sleeper factory

[John Ashworth]

NAMIBIAN SLEEPER FACTORY

Railways Africa On October 5, 2011 In Namibia

Namibian Deputy Prime Minister Marco Hausiku has formally inaugurated the N$50 million GPT-TransNamib concrete sleeper factory, with capacity to produce 120,000 railway sleepers annually. TransNamib, Namibia GPT Infraprojects Limited, India and Dorros Investments invested approximately N$50 million in the project. According to GPT group chairman Dwarika Prasad Tantia, to date the factory has produced 7,000 sleepers for Namibia’s railway system. The GPT joint venture currently employs 70 workers and this might increase to 100.”

The GPT plant in Tsumeb was commissioned in September 2010 by Namibian Deputy Minister of Works and Transport Chief Ankama.