INDUSTRY.co.id - Since its establishment in 1989, PT Jababeka Tbk has continued to build its reputation as an industrial developer. For 27 years, Jababeka succeeded in developing the largest industrial park in Southeast Asia, namely, Jababeka City in Cikarang, West Java with 5,600 ha, which has become a fully integrated township.
The city of Jababeka Cikarang, currently has as many as 1,650 local and multinational companies from 30 countries. These companies employ over 700 thousand local workers and 4,300 expatriates.
In order to spoil its customers in conducting business, Jababeka provides supporting facilities, such as Commercial and Residential facilities under the name Jabebeka Residence which is a subsidiary of PT Jababeka Tbk, then, infrastructure facilities such as Water Treatment, Waste & Area Management Services managed by subsidiaries Company, PT Jababeka Infrastruktur.
In order to ensure the electricity supply in Jababeka City, the Company has a subsidiary of PT Bekasi Power (BP) which is responsible for ensuring the stability of electricity supply, and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
The company has Cikarang Dry Port (CDP) in Kota Jababeka Cikarang. This is the first and only one-time Integrated Customs Service Area (KPPT) in Indonesia.
CDP provides a one stop facility for cargo handling and logistics solutions for international exports and imports, as well as domestic distribution. CDP provides integrated ports and logistics services with multiple logistics and supply chain actors, such as exporters, importers, carriers, terminal operators, container transport stations, warehouses, transportation, third party logistics (3PL), empty container depots, and banks and other supporting facilities.
The comfort of doing business and investing in Jababeka City is more complete with the availability of other supporting and entertainment facilities namely Jababeka Golf & Country Club and President University, an international standardized college located in the heart of Jababeka Cikarang City.
In addition to Cikarang, Jababeka also has several investment properties and assets, including the management and operation of hotels and villas in Tanjung Lesung and Morotai, which focus on hospitality surrounding villa sales, resort operations and other tourism support facilities. Tanjung Lesung & Morotai is a Special Economic Area (KEK), specifically for KEK Tanjung Lesung located in Banten, this area has been inaugurated directly by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in February 2015 ago.
In addition, Jababeka recently, precisely in November 2016 has also executed its expansion in Kendal Industrial Estate (KIK) of Central Java. In collaboration with Sembcorp Development Indonesia Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Sembcorp (Singapore), Jababeka developed Kendal industrial area (KIK) which is designed to be an international standard industrial area with mixed-use development covering industrial and residential and commercial areas.
The area that stands above 803 Ha (phase1) of the total land area of 2700 Ha is located about 21 km west of Semarang, and 20 km from Ahmad Yani International Airport, and 25 km from the Port of Tanjung Emas.
The area was inaugurated by two heads of state, namely, President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister (PM) Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, and attended by 1200 entrepreneurs from various national and multinational companies. So far, already dozens of investors who have invested in the area that has the tagline Park by The Bay is.
Seeing these achievements, when in human terms, Jababeka is currently a well-established youth with high productivity levels, also popular. Not counting the number of works and achievements made since the company began to take part in the universe of urban development industry, 27 years ago.
It is not wrong if Jababeka is called the Don King in the industrial estate business, mainly because of its role in building by absorbing one million jobs in Cikarang and will continue to be done in several other cities in Indonesia.
Midas Touch Behind the Success of Jababeka
All of Jababeka's success is certainly not easy to achieve, it takes hard work and tears. It is SD Darmono and Hadi Rahardja who play a role and have a great service to bring up Jababeka to become like now.
For nearly 27 years Jababeka menahkodai, Darmono has devoted his time, energy and ability to build Jababeka from the originally just an industrial area, transformed into an integrated city that is integrated between industrial, commercial and residential areas.
Editorial Industry.co.id tries to talk with Founder and Chairman of PT Jababeka Tbk, SD Darmono about the strategy and hope surrounding Jababeka Group's future plans.
SD Darmono, said that Jababeka Group plans, if Cikarang grows 1 million jobs, 100 new independent cities will generate 100 million jobs.
We are experienced and have good credibility, we are needed by the people and supported by the government, we will build 100 independent cities throughout Indonesia, he said.
To realize that vision, according to him, the partnership becomes very important, because the development of the region is a very difficult thing because it is long-term, full of risk and capital intensive.
27 years ago Jababeka's business form was a Gotong Royong or Arisan business. Starting from 21 shareholders until now still so let alone as a public company, its shareholders tens of thousands of people, he said.
And when touched on what business philosophy and leadership skills gained from where. Darmono replied, his ability to lead due to the giving of nature, parenting education and meet and be taught by great people in his life journey including from his wife.
I hold the Giving Back philosophy. Must fear God, Love all the people and work hard for beloved Indonesia. I feel endowed with so much ease in life. What I want she does not give, but what she gives is always better than what I want," he concluded.
