Cape Town
CAPE TOWN OFFICE PHONE 021-140 3581 GM Pumps CC
Our Cape Town Sales and Marketing office is located in the Victoria and Albert Precinct, Cube Work Space, Corner of Dock and Portswood Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001
Please ensure you call before visiting to ensure we are actually in.
We do not keep any products at this office location, our warehouse in Cape Town is a Bond store which means there are procedures that need to be followed, we deliver directly to your door anywhere in the Cape Province via our courier service. We also have our own delivery capability for the greater Cape Town Metro area which can deliver on the same day service.
Cape Town is an amazing city, nestled in the shadow of one of the most recognised natural landmarks in the world, Table Mountain. The city named the World Design Capital for 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. In the same year, the American New York Times and the British Daily Telegraph named this multicultural city the best place in the world to visit.
Kaapstad, as the city is called by the Afrikaans speaking population, is the oldest established city in South Africa. Seat of the Parliament of South Africa located on the shore of Table bay, the city was established by the Dutch Each India Company (VOC) for supporting the Dutch ships sailing around the Cape on route to India, the East African coast as well as the Far East.
In 1952 on the 5th April, Jan van Riebeek arrived, establishing the first permanent European settlement, the city grew quickly being the economic and cultural foundation of what became known as the Cape Colony. The city remained the largest city in what is now known as the Republic of South Africa until the Gold Rush development and the city of Johannesburg sprung out of the plains of the Witwatersrand.
The surrounding plains and mountains have seen the development of some of the worlds finest vineyards. Access to world markets through the Cape Town harbour and the International Airport ensures International exposure. The city boasts a wealth of activities for tourism, the mountain cable car being a major attraction, beaches, hiking, deep sea fishing, surfing and cycling. The world famous Argus cycle tour attracts well over 50000 visitors to the city each year.
Economic growth
Cape Town is a key manufacturing centre for many products distributed both nationally and internationally. Since 1994 and the fall of apartheid, the city has predominantly been governed by the opposition party in South Africa, the DA. The progressive policies of the city have attracted many skills to the city resulting in huge growth both in population and in development of houses and other infrastructure. Unfortunately, the majority ANC government under president Zuma has imposed major restrictions on the development of water supplied to the city. The city is facing a crisis in 2018 with severe water restrictions threatening the tourism and agricultural sectors.
Industrial Development
With the explosion of economic development over the past 20 years, the city has also experienced the developments of the manufacturing sector. Diaphragm pumps have been a key component to may companies in their expansion plans due to the favourable benefits offered by this technology. Fluimac, distributed by GM PUmps is playing a major part in the development of this product into the local market.