What Newlyn Group does

Newlyn Group (legally Newlyn Investments (Pty) Ltd) is a privately held South African logistics and industrial infrastructure developer founded in 1996 and headquartered in Durban, with a regional office in Sandton, Johannesburg. The company develops and leases strategically located warehouse, distribution and bulk-handling facilities to logistics providers, supply chain operators and FMCG businesses across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape. As of the most recent disclosure, the portfolio comprises 29 properties, approximately 1,352,603 m² of gross lettable area and a 2,538,693 m² land bank anchored at major South African ports including Durban, Richards Bay, Coega and Saldanha.

The company's core technology centres on industrial property leasing as a recurring revenue stream, complemented by proprietary capital-project infrastructure: a silo-based, fully closed back-of-port mineral storage system featuring rotary tandem tippler unloading (up to 6,500 tons per hour), silo storage up to 100,000 tons per silo, sheeted gallery conveyors to jetty (up to 5,000 tons per hour for Panamax and Capesize vessels) and automated ship-loaders. Newlyn also pre-installs rooftop solar-ready infrastructure across its warehouse portfolio and new builds. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with negotiated, quote-based long-term leases, supported by an online property portal for listings and a client zone for existing tenant management. The company is a BBBEE Level 1 contributor and was publicly endorsed by President Ramaphosa at the April 2024 inauguration of the Newlyn PX Terminal, a R4 billion multi-modal rail terminal in Durban.

Name

Newlyn Group

Legal name

Newlyn Investments (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://newlyngroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Newlyn Group is a South African logistics and industrial infrastructure developer, founded in 1996, that leases 29 warehouse and port-adjacent properties (~1.35M m² GLA) to logistics, supply chain and FMCG businesses, and builds proprietary bulk-mineral handling and renewable energy infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Real Estate Leasing

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro primary industry

Temporary Construction Utilities & Logistics (Laydown Yards, Temporary Power, Transport) (EUAMAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Port Asset, Maintenance & Facilities Management (EAM/CMMS) (TLAHAOAK), Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations) (EUAEADAA)

Keywords

• Industrial property leasing
• Logistics warehousing
• Bulk mineral storage
• Warehouse distribution
• Industrial real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Durban

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Industrial Property Leasing: Long-term commercial leasing of logistics and industrial warehouse/distribution facilities to logistics, supply chain, and FMCG businesses. Properties are positioned near key coastal and inland logistics hubs throughout South Africa.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Newlyn Group develops, owns, and leases logistics and industrial warehouse and distribution facilities across South Africa, with a portfolio of 29 properties spanning 1,352,603 m² of gross lettable area. The company also delivers capital projects including proprietary silo-based back-of-port bulk mineral storage and handling infrastructure, and integrates rooftop solar capacity into its warehouse portfolio. Its facilities are positioned near key coastal and inland logistics hubs to serve logistics, supply chain, and FMCG tenants.

Product overview

Newlyn Group is a South African logistics and industrial infrastructure developer offering a portfolio of warehouse and distribution facilities for lease. The company operates as a single unified property development and management business rather than a platform-with-modules architecture. Their core offering consists of logistics and industrial properties across South Africa, complemented by capital projects including bulk storage infrastructure solutions (silo-based back-of-port facilities) and renewable energy (rooftop solar) services. The company manages 29 properties with approximately 1.35 million m² of gross lettable area (GLA) and a land bank of 2.54 million m², with properties located in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, and Western Cape. Current developments include Clayville (46,548 m² GLA) and Greenbushes (58,223 m² GLA) properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial and Logistics Property Leasing

Quantifiable outcome

• Train unloading rate of up to 6,500 tons per hour via rotary tandem tippler
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• South African Government (Presidency)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2024President Ramaphosa officially opened the Newlyn PX Terminal in April 2024, representing a R4 billion investment. The terminal and associated Tetra Pak manufacturing plant were launched as significant contributors to the South African economy, with the President unveiling the KZN terminal in a ceremony attended by government officials.
• TransnetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewlyn collaborates with Transnet, the public sector, and private sector participants to deliver world-class bulk material and container logistics storage and handling infrastructure. The company welcomes structural changes in the freight logistics sector guided by the National Freight Logistics Roadmap which has accelerated private sector participation in the port and rail sectors.
• Leading Global OEMs (Bulk Minerals Handling)coreTechnology or IntegrationNewlyn has established innovative and sustainable bulk material storage and handling partnerships with leading global OEMs to provide scalable, innovative developments in South Africa. These partnerships provide tried and tested bulk minerals handling solutions for world-first back-of-port storage facilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Growthpoint Properties: Largest South African REIT with a meaningful industrial and logistics property portfolio, directly comparable to Newlyn's leased warehouse and distribution asset base in the same domestic market.
• Equites Property Fund: JSE-listed REIT specializing in logistics and industrial property across South Africa, competing for the same tenant base and logistics-hub locations as Newlyn.
• Fortress Real Estate Investments: South African REIT with industrial and logistics exposure, operating a comparable leased-property model targeting supply chain and FMCG tenants.
• Redefine Properties: Large diversified JSE-listed REIT with industrial and logistics assets, competing for the same large-tenant logistics leases in South Africa's coastal and inland hubs.
• Vukile Property Fund: JSE-listed REIT with a focused industrial and logistics portfolio, providing similar long-lease, tenant-funded industrial real estate offerings to South African logistics and FMCG operators.
• Attacq Limited: JSE-listed property company with industrial and logistics holdings (including Waterfall/precinct developments), overlapping with Newlyn on large-scale logistics real estate in Gauteng and coastal nodes.
• African Logistics Properties: Pan-African developer and owner of grade-A logistics and industrial warehouses, pursuing a similar institutional-grade leased warehouse model across Africa and overlapping with Newlyn at the upper end of the tenant market.

Broad incumbents

• Transnet: South African state-owned port and rail operator; not a direct competitor but the dominant counterparty that determines throughput at Newlyn's port-adjacent mineral handling assets and a key partner/tenant under the National Freight Logistics Roadmap.
• DP World: Global port operator with growing South African presence (including its acquisition of Imperial Logistics); operates at the broader logistics-infrastructure layer that Newlyn's port-adjacent facilities plug into.

Regional players

• Imperial Logistics: Pan-African logistics business with significant South African operations and warehousing footprint; now part of DP World. Comparable as a large-scale occupier and adjacent logistics real estate operator in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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