Imboni yezokwakha yaseBrithani izozamazama kakhulu ngemuva kwevoti elikhulu ePhalamende lokwandisa iHeathrow. Uhlu olufushane lwezindawo ezibhidayo ezizosiza ekwakheni isikhumulo sezindiza esinwetshiwe ngaphandle kwesiza ngangokunokwenzeka luzomenyezelwa ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo, njengoba ithimba le-Heathrow seliqedile ukuvakashela zonke iziza ezingama-65 ezisohlwini olude.
Ngonyaka odlule, i-Heathrow imema izinhlangano ezweni lonke ukuthi zibonise ukuthi indawo yazo ingaba negalelo kanjani ekulethweni kwephrojekthi eyodwa yengqalasizinda emikhulu yase-UK. Amazwi okuqala angu-121 okuthakaselayo ancishiselwa ohlwini olude lwezindawo ezingaba khona ezingu-65, zonke eziye zavakashelwa abamele i-Heathrow ezinyangeni ezingu-6 ezedlule. Ukuvakasha kuzwelonke kuphetha eMidlands nethimba le-Heathrow elivakashela izindawo ezivela e-Balfour Beatty, SEGRO kanye nase-Prologis etholakala e-Tamworth, eDerby nase-Daventry.
Isigaba esilandelayo senqubo yokukhetha sizoba uhlu lwemibuzo lwangaphambi kweziqu (PQQ) oluzovulwa ekwindla kulo nyaka. Uhlu olufushane lwama-Logistics Hubs olungaba khona luzomenyezelwa ekuqaleni kuka-2019, ngaphambi kokuthi iziza ezine zokugcina zimenyezelwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi onyakeni, kanti ukwakhiwa kuzoqala kulezi zindawo ngo-2021.
Lezi zindawo ziyingxenye yezinhlelo zesikhumulo sezindiza zokuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke amagumbi ase-UK ayazuza ekwandiseni i-Heathrow, okusiza ukusabalalisa ukudalwa kwamathuba emisebenzi kanye nezinzuzo zezomnotho ezweni lonke. Ukwakhiwa ngaphandle kwendawo nakho kuzosiza ekwenzeni iphrojekthi ikwazi ukuthengeka kakhulu futhi isimeme -ngokuthutha izingxenye ezihlanganisiwe zibe yimithwalo ehlanganisiwe.
Ukwandiswa kwe-Heathrow kuyithuba lokucabangela indlela entsha yokwakhiwa kwengqalasizinda emikhulu futhi kuzoba ngeyokuqala yalesi sikali ukusebenzisa le ndlela - ngenhloso yokukhuthaza amanye amaphrojekthi amakhulu ukuhlola ukwakhiwa ngaphandle kwendawo. Ucwaningo oluvela ku-WPI Economics lubonisa ukuthi, uma yamukelwa kabanzi, le ndlela ingase ikhuthaze ukukhula kokwakhiwa ngaphandle kwendawo futhi iholele ekuthuthukisweni kokukhiqiza okubiza amabhiliyoni angama-30 embonini engaphandle kwaseLondon ngo-2020.
U-Emma Gilthorpe, uMqondisi Omkhulu Wokwandiswa kwa-Heathrow uthe:
“Ukwanda kwe-Heathrow kungaphezulu kakhulu kokulethwa komzila wezindiza omusha waseBrithani. Ukunwetshwa kuyithuba elilodwa esizukulwaneni lokuguqula ukwakhiwa kweBritish njengoba izwe lilungiselela impilo yangemva kweBrexit. Lolu hambo lwezwe lonke lusibonise amathuba okunikezwayo okwakhiwa ngaphandle kwendawo futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukumemezela uhlu olufushane ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo.”
UNgqongqoshe Wezamabhizinisi Nezimboni uRichard Harrington uthe:
“Sifuna i-UK ihole uguquko lwamabhayithi kanye nodaka endaweni okwakhiwe kuyo futhi Isivumelwano Somkhakha Wezokwakha sibeka isisekelo sokusebenzisa la mathuba – sithuthukisa ukukhiqiza, sidale amathuba emisebenzi angcono futhi sikhulise ubuchwepheshe obusha bokukhiqiza ngaphandle kwezindawo ukuze kusheshiswe ukwakhiwa.
“I-Heathrow Logistics Hub inethuba lokuba yisibonelo salokhu kwakhiwa kwesimanje okusebenzayo, okuhlanganisa izimiso Zesu Lethu Lemboni futhi kuzuzisa izigidi ngokuvumela amabhizinisi kulo lonke elase-UK ukuthi asebenzise amandla ezifunda zawo ukuze alethe iphrojekthi yengqalasizinda eyingqopha-mlando. ”
UMarie-Claude Hemming, uMqondisi Wezindaba Zangaphandle kwa-CECA
“I-CECA kade yathi ukukhulisa umthamo wethu wezindiza kubalulekile ekuvikeleni ukukhula komnotho esikhathini esizayo kulo lonke elase-UK, futhi sikweseka ngokugcwele ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Heathrow komzila wesithathu wezindiza.
“Njengabagqugquzeli abaqinile bokulungisa umnotho, siyasamukela isinqumo sikaHeathrow sokusebenzisa izindawo ezizothuthukisa ukusebenza kwephrojekthi, zithuthukise inhlalakahle yezindawo futhi zibambe iqhaza ekukhuliseni umnotho isikhathi eside ngaphandle kwaseLondon naseNingizimu East.”
