About Kwikpavetm & Kwiktiletm (South Africa)
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1 About KwikPaveTM & KwikTileTM (South Africa) TM Originally founded in 2005, the brands KwikPave “THE CHALLENGE TM & KwikTile were born from a vision of South WAS TO MAKE THE African entrepreneurs to elevate the paving and BRANDS ACCESSIBLE decorative concrete edging industry in South TO YOUNG AND Africa to a new level. The challenge was to make INNOVATIVE the brands accessible to young and innovative ENTREPRENEURS entrepreneurs capable of adding value to both CAPABLE OF ADDING the brands and the industry as a whole. This goal VALUE TO BOTH THE is being achieved through national franchise BRANDS AND THE operations. INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE” KwikPaveTM (South Africa) is headed by Bruce Ehrlich, an entrepreneur from East London. The East London branch was opened in 2012. The Head Office is in East London. PLAYING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS 2 Services KwikPaveTM Decorative continuous concrete edging - applications: “SOLUTIONS-BASED o Garden borders o Garden features ADVICE AND REPORTING o Paving borders ON ALL ASPECTS OF o Car parks PAVING AND TILING o Driveway edging APPLICATIONS” Paving (concrete & clay pavers) o Domestic o Commercial o Industrial KwikTileTM Ceramic and porcelain tiles (supply and lay) Interior & exterior decorative tiling Domestic Commercial Industrial Value added services Project management of all major work Solutions-based advice and reporting on all aspects of paving & tiling applications 24 hour response for quotations 3 Franchise Operation “THE CHALLENGE The franchise operation was rolled out in 2013. THEN WAS TO Century21, a national estate agency franchise, DEVELOP FAIL-SAFE was given a sole mandate to market and sell franchises throughout South Africa. OPERATING SYSTEMS THAT WOULD TM KwikPave Business System ENABLE SOMEONE WITH LITTLE OR NO There are two key components to the business PREVIOUS system: EXPERIENCE IN THIS The product & equipment FIELD TO The operating systems SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE A BRANCH” The product and the equipment to manufacture the product were developed over a period of five years to a state of near perfection. The challenge then was to develop fail-safe operating systems that would enable someone with no previous experience in this field to successfully manage and operate a branch. This has indeed been accomplished. The KwikPaveTM Business System is a complete turn-key operation. Equipment & materials Staff and management training Administrative systems Work models Application and process systems Full franchise benefits and support The KwikTileTM operation is a value-added extra 4 Franchise Areas The following areas in SA have been identified for KwikPave branches: EASTERN CAPE PORT ELIZABETH (Various) EAST LONDON (Northern Suburbs) EAST COAST RESORTS & WILD COAST TRANSKEI (Various) GRAHAMSTOWN & PORT ALFRED KING WILLIAMS TOWN & SURROUNDS QUEENSTOWN & SURROUNDS MACLEAR / UGIE / ELLIOT / BARKLY EAST / INDWE / CALA DORDRECHT / MOLTENO / STERKSTROOM / ALIWAL NORTH WESTERN CAPE PLETTENBERG BAY & SURROUNDS KNYSNA / SEDGEFIELD & SURROUNDS GEORGE / WILDERNESS MOSSEL BAY RIVERSDALE / BREDASDORP / STILBAAI / SWELLENDAM CALEDON / HERMANUS / SOMERSET WEST CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CAPE TOWN SEABOARD PAARL / WORCESTER / MONTAGU CERES / MALMSBURY / MOREESBURG / FRANSCHHOEK SALDANHA & SURROUNDS FREE STATE BLOEMFONTEIN ZASTRON / SMITHFIELD / BOTSHABELO / ROUXVILLE LESOTHO (Various) GAUTENG JOHANNESBURG (Various) PRETORIA (Various) VANDERBIJLPARK / VEREENIGING / KLERKSDORP / NIGEL POLOKWANE TZANEEN / MOKOPANE / BELA BELA & SURROUNDS 5 Franchise Cost and Financing Our approach is simply that lack of access to financing from the formal sector should not prevent young entrepreneurs from the formerly disadvantaged sector from owning a KwikPave “...LACK OF ACCESS TO operation. In addition to support from Business Partners in the Eastern Cape, we have developed START-UP CAPITAL innovative ways of assistance in raising start-up FROM THE FORMAL capital. These include: SECTOR SHOULD NOT A ‘stokvel’ system of investors PREVENT YOUNG Family members who are prepared to ENTREPRENEURS FROM invest small amounts per individual Guarantees from KwikPave (SA) OWNING A KWIKPAVE OPERATION” The cost of a franchise varies according to the business potential of each particular area. A basic franchise package costs only R 299 000 in 2013. The Franchisee operates under an annually renewable Trademark License Agreement. There is no charge to renew the license. There are no royalties payable. Each Franchisee pays 3% of monthly turnover to KwikPave (SA) and 2% of monthly turnover to a collective advertising fund to be utilized by the Franchisees themselves to market and advertise the brand at national level. 6 Broad Based Empowerment & CSR Black Economic Empowerment should not be simply a moral initiative to redress the inequalities of the past. Young black entrepreneurs should be developed to become “BLACK ECONOMIC the backbone of South Africa’s economy. EMPOWERMENT KwikPave (SA) is committed to this philosophy and the majority shareholder and manager of the SHOULD NOT BE first KwikPave operation in East London is SIMPLY A MORAL Nkosekhaya Diphu, a 27 year old from Duncan Village. INITIATIVE TO The CEO of KwikPave (SA), who is a qualified Life REDRESS THE Coach, has developed and presents an ongoing INEQUALITIES OF THE Youth Leadership & Entrepreneurial Development Program in Duncan Village, East PAST” London, from which many present and future KwikPave employees are emerging. There is also ongoing training and development of KwikPave staff at all levels. PLAYING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS 7 The Future We have innovative and fresh ideas and plans to market the brand and franchise operation both regionally and nationally in 2013. In the short term we plan to have at least 25 “THE MEDIUM branches up and running in South Africa by the TERM PLAN IS TO end of 2014. EXPAND THE The former Transkei has marked potential for growing the brand, especially in rural areas. BRAND INTO The focus for 2013 is on the major urban areas of AFRICA” the Western Cape and Gauteng. The medium term plan is to expand the brand into Africa. We see tremendous potential in the markets of Nigeria, Angola, Kenya and Mozambique. PLAYING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS 8 Contact us CEO (Bruce Ehrlich) 073 818 9938 Franchise enquiries 079 766 0281 EL Branch Manager (Nkosekhaya Diphu) 083 316 0443 [email protected] www. kwikpave.co.za www.constructivesolutionsgroup.co.za Head Office: 2 Allenby Road, Selborne, East London SELECTED KWIKPAVE PROJECTS – 2012 .