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TPI helps artisans and SMMEs turn platinum into products. High-security storage and handling that meet Precious Metals Act requirements. The pre-incubation phase helped me register my business and price my work properly for the first time. Visitors are welcome by appointment.
Our showcase connects buyers with local makers for fine jewellery, custom commissions, PGM industrial products and corporate gifting.
Incubatees and alumni can book casting, CAD/CAM, 3D printing and laser welding equipment after completing an induction. Shared Equipment Built for Precious Metal Work Every incubatee is paired with an experienced master artisan who guides technique, production planning and quality control.
Post-Incubation Business Planning Through TPI I exhibited at my first trade show and landed corporate gifting orders. Impact figures are updated from the TPI dashboard and reported to Seda, the DSBD and our ESD partners. Subscribe for intake dates, training sessions, trade show calls and metal procurement windows. 1.10.32.
Mining houses, funders and government partners use TPI to meet Enterprise and Supplier Development goals with measurable local impact. Cast Platinum Set TPI gave me access to a casting machine and a mentor. I went from making pieces at home to supplying retail stores. Post-Incubation Impact figures are updated from the TPI dashboard and reported to Seda, the DSBD and our ESD partners.
Mining houses, funders and government partners use TPI to meet Enterprise and Supplier Development goals with measurable local impact. Our board provides oversight in line with the Seda Technology Programme mandate and good governance practice.
Pre-incubation runs for six months and covers a GrowthWheel feasibility assessment, technical skills diagnostics, statutory registration, CAD training and a full business plan.
Annual reports, audits and cohort case studies are available to funders and stakeholders on request.
Six months of feasibility checks, skills diagnostics and business planning. We accelerate local beneficiation of platinum group and precious metals by helping makers move from training or informal trade into formal, profitable businesses. Applications for the next pre-incubation intake are open to artisans, jewellery designers and SMMEs working with platinum group or precious metals.
From first sketch to finished piece, TPI supports every step of building a sustainable precious metals business.
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Three Phases From Idea to Market
Incubatees and alumni can book casting, CAD/CAM, 3D printing and laser welding equipment after completing an induction.
Post-Incubation: Growing Beyond the Workshop
Casting machines and kilns for precise production runs in platinum, gold and silver.
High-Security Workshops for Fine Jewellery
Beneficiating platinum locally keeps value, skills and jobs in the North West instead of exporting raw metal.