Marketing campaign for Ile Soleil launched |18 October 2013

The marketing campaign for Ile Soleil was officially launched in a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon at the Seychelles Trading Company (STC) conference room.
Launching the campaign, the managing director of 2020 Development Company (2020DC) Barry Faure said:

“We launch today the second phase of the marketing effort to sell all the remaining private properties on Ile Soleil and the government has provided for the best possible mix of opportunities and public infrastructure on the reclaimed island.”

Present at the launch were ministers Jean-Paul Adam, Peter Sinon and Christian Lionnet, government officials, 2020DC board members and representatives from the private sectors.

Mr Faure said all developments on the island, including the public projects that will eventually materialise, must, should and will be premised on the model of ‘Nouvo zil, Nouvo Lavenir’, the dynamic vision of 2020 articulated by President James Michel at the launch of the Expo 2020 in March 2011.

Hervé Chang Yun, the general manager for Switch (Pty) Ltd – the company contracted to promote the campaign drive – presented the marketing campaign to those present.
People can get more information about the island at the following website:  www.ilesoleil.sc .  

Mr Chang Yun said the tender for the different plots will be open from October 23 to December 23, 2013. There will be a sales office at the International Conference Centre Seychelles, Room 10, 2nd floor that will be opened Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 5pm and on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.

Adverts on television, radio and print media will also be shown throughout October to December.

There will be road shows on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue, as well as forums to promote the campaign and the dates for these will be set soon.

The plots of land available for tender include seven commercial and 47 residential. Other benefits that the project will bring about are employment for inhabitants of the surrounding region, business opportunities for various sectors of the economy such as construction, etc.

For more information members of the public can visit the sales office or the website or call 2500888.
Ile Soleil’s website describes the project as such:

“Spread out across 123,000 square metres of reclaimed land off Mahé’s eastern coast, Ile Soleil is a residential and commercial development for Seychellois that is meant to rekindle a sense of community and belonging for its residents and patrons,” says its website.

“Using the latest green technologies, together with a carefully designed development plan, the island aims to overcome the pitfalls of piecemeal development, while serving as a platform for homes, businesses and civic attractions to co-exist in harmony with nature.

“A village of the future that pays homage to our rich cultural past, Ile Soleil is where the resourcefulness and economy of Creole tradition, together with modern technologies, merge toward one common footprint for an ecologically sound lifestyle.”