An aerial view of a large industrial complex

About the zone

A private zone, run like a utility

Tradewind was set up to give northern manufacturers and exporters what they could not get one plot at a time: steady power, clean customs and land with paperwork that holds.

2019Zone licence granted

2021First tenant in production

41Enterprises licensed

Our job

We take the risk out of building in the north

The zone is owned by a group of northern investors and operated by a professional management team. We earn our keep from rent and service charges, so our interest is simple: keep tenants running, growing and exporting.

That means a zone engineer on call day and night, a customs office inside the gate, a fire station, water treatment and security that patrols the fence line. It also means saying no to projects that would harm the neighbours or the farmland around us.

Milestones

Seven years from bush to bonded zone

2019Licence
Free zone status granted and 230 hectares fenced.
2020Roads and power
Tradewind Avenue, the ring main and the first substation.
2021First tenant
A grain mill in Zone A begins production.
2023Dry port
The inland container depot opens with a rail siding.
2025Solar farm
12 MW of solar with batteries joins the grid feeder.

An aerial view of a construction site with new foundations

Standards

Built to a published plan, not a promise

Our master plan, design code and service levels are published and written into every lease. If we miss a service level for power or water, the service charge comes down. Example terms for this demo.

Leadership