Manufacturing support services

The manufacturing support services market is a significant one, with the government spending about R182 million on it nationally. This market is relatively stable, with no year-on-year growth, which could indicate that it's a mature market with established players. With 167 suppliers competing for contracts across 27 different departments, it's a fairly crowded space, but there is still room for businesses with a strong black economic empowerment programme, given that about 41% of the allocation goes to black-owned businesses. Your business could potentially favour from this allocation if you have a good black economic empowerment level. If I were you, I'd focus on building a strong B-BBEE level to increase your chances of securing government contracts in this space.