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ABOUT 

MCB Manco is the franchisor of the HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters brand of specialist panel shops. HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters originated as a family owned business with a legacy dating back to 1969. Our top-quality service has established HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters as a leader in the industry and we are proud to be a preferred supplier for the all major insurance companies.

At HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters we know that your vehicle is one of your biggest purchases and therefor aims to protect our customer's investment, through the use of latest technology and the most advance equipment available to ensure that each vehicle is repaired to its factory specification. We know a vehicle accident is not a pleasant experience and therefor aim to offer personalised service throughout the process, keeping you informed every step of the way.

In addition to growing our national footprint through the business format of franchising our growth strategy includes expanding our business into rural areas where there is a shortage of insurance approved, professional panel beaters providing quality service.

With more than 50 years' experience as a premier panel beating workshop in Gauteng, we are now offering our extensive knowledge and experience to franchisees joining our team. Franchisees can rely on the experienced team of HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters to help you grow your repair shop, providing training, mentoring and technical support to ensure that your business become a success and subscribe to the same values and technical excellence for which our brand has become known.

While insurers are focused on providing volume-based deals to a small number of repairers, with the promise of cost saving, the challenge for the Motor Body Repair Sector is to find synergy between its current industry models and practices and the vision and efforts of government to drive economic transformation. We fully subscribe to the transformation aims within the industry and wish to be instrumental in uplifting promising candidates within the industry.

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MEET THE TEAM

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Tiaan Bosch — Business Development Manager

Tiaan has been part of the HJ Bosch family business since 2000, when at age 19 he started working side-by-side with his father and co-founder of the business, Hennie Bosch. Sadly, Hennie passed away in 2011. As of 2020 he joined MCB Manco as Business Development Manager. Tiaan is a visionary entrepreneur with exceptional business skills and it is his primary goal to expand the operations of HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters throughout southern Africa and Africa. He is a Certified Microsoft Systems Engineer with expertise in networking, web design, servers and open drive data recovery.
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Yvette Jonker — Director / Franchisee Liason Administrator

Yvette joined MCB Manco in 2020 as Franchisee Liason Administrator and oversees the smoothing running of the HJ Bosch and Sons Group. Yvette enhanced her natural flair for business by completing a Business Administration National Diploma, obtained from Technikon Pretoria in 1997. She joined HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters in 1999 and together with her brother took over the family business in 2011. They have since developed and implemented quality accredited training programmes, aiming to create opportunities for students to gain work experience by integrating them in a real-life work learning methodology
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Peter Lombard — Chief Financial Officer

Peter is a qualified Chartered Accountant and brings a wealth of experience to the franchise group through his 25 years being involved with multinationals right through to SMMEs in the motor- and agricultural supply chain industry. Peter is passionate about being a partner and go-to guy to assist businesses achieving their true potential.

OUR CULTURE & VALUES

At HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters we are guided by the values of honesty, transparency and uncompromising integrity. Because we are passionate about transformation our franchise model was designed to not be discriminatory or exclusive in nature, and is underpinned by enterprise development and procurement mechanisms that ensure equitable participation in the mainstream economy for previously disadvantaged franchisees. Our business principles are aligned with the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), as well as the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act.

OUR FRANCHISE OFFERING

Whether you want to open a new store or convert your existing store, we offer a full turnkey franchise opportunity to help make your dream a reality. Franchising affords franchisees the opportunity to retain their independence and express their individuality and independence while enjoying the support of a group of like-minded individuals. 

While franchisees will initially be limited to repairing out of warranty vehicles, once they have been accredited on the various automotive brand panels, have developed the necessary skills and have acquired all the necessary tools prescribed by each brand they will also be able to take on in warranty vehicles. This will require additional investment from the franchisee but is not a requirement for the initial setup of the franchise.

For existing panel beater shops, joining our network is an opportunity to preserve what they have built and to strengthen it by locking arms with one of the best and most well-respected names in the industry while also benefiting from the buying power of the group. 

Franchisee’s benefit from the group’s buying power and our relationships with accredited suppliers. Rebates on the network’s collective purchases from our accredited suppliers used to fund our regional and national marketing campaigns aimed at increasing our brand exposure.

Our franchise model embraces a culture of continuous learning that includes supervised in-service training for all employees and training of apprentices in conjunction with merSETA.

Average store turnover per store is around R12-million per annum. 

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION

It is our mission to establish a service-oriented agreement with our customers and to deliver quality workmanship at a fair and reasonable price and we employ the latest technology to repair customers’ vehicles.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Our business philosophy prioritises our commitment to assisting our customers. Using the Audatex computerised quotation system that accurately estimates prices allows us to meet reasonable quotation standards and also ensures that the labour and parts supplied are in line with Automotive Body Repair Industry standards.

Our service offering:
  • Major structural Repair
  • Non-structural repair
  • Minor dent and scratch repair
  • Paintless dent repair
  • Plastic bumper repairs
  • Rim repair
  • Digital assessments
  • Hail damage
  • Spray painting
  • Towing service

MARKET TRENDS & TARGET MARKET

While the HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters target market is insured vehicles out of warranty, with around 70% of all vehicles in South Africa being uninsured, we also service this market. 

BECOME A FRANCHISEE

While franchisees do not require automotive repair experience to be successful as an HJ Bosch & Sons franchisee, a desire to ensure that customers receive the best and most professional service will stand them in good stead. Preference will be given to owner-operator franchisees with a background in business management and franchisees will benefit from a system- and detail-oriented approach and strong admin skills. 

In line with HJ Bosch & Sons commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to historically disadvantaged applicants.

ESTABLISHMENT COST

Setup cost and projections available on request. Please phone Felicia van Schalkwyk on 012 460 2345 for more information.

LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

Finding the right location creates market potential and our outstanding business model actualizes the potential. An HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters outlet typically occupy between 1,500m² and 2,000m² of which approximately 1,500m² must be under roof in an industrial and preferably rural area. The site must have 3 phase electricity, excellent road access, great visibility, sufficient passing traffic and the right demographics. 

STAFFING REQUIREMENTS

Each HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters outlet will employ a team of approximately 40 staff members including suitably skilled and qualified spray painters and automotive body repairers, operations manager, office manager, a branch manager, customer service team and receptionist. 

TRAINING

Our comprehensive training ensures that franchises are able to deliver the level of service and standard of workmanship customers have come to expect from HJ Bosch & Sons. 

The automotive industry is constantly changing and presenting us with new challenges. We consider education and training an important aspect of our franchise offering and likewise staying at the forefront of development in this ever-evolving industry should be important to our franchisees. 

FRANCHISOR SUPPORT

All franchisees must become a MerSETA (Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority) training provider. The facilitation of the training process by MerSETA includes the paying of discretionary grants which will enable the franchisee to train. We will assist with the discretionary grant application process as well as offering guidance and assistance with the recruitment of apprentices, submission of the Workplace Skills plan and Annual Training Report to MerSETA. In addition, franchisees will benefit greatly from our established relationships with insurance companies and original equipment manufacturers (OEM). We also provide guidance with regard to site selection and lease negotiations. 

TERMS OF AGREEMENT

Agreement term
5 Years
Management services fee
Available on request
Marketing fee
Available on request

COMPANY INFORMATION

Registered name
MCB Manco (Pty) Ltd
Registration number
2016/179398/07
Shareholding
  • MC Bosch - 45%
  • JCW Trust - 45%
  • De Padre Vostro Trust - 5% 
  • AJJ Loubser - 5%
Head office address
Lombardy Corporate Park, Shere
Postal address
PO Box 48274, Hercules, Pretoria, 0030
Phone
+27 82 552 8911

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS & ACCOLADES

HJ Bosch & Sons Panel Beaters is a proud member of:
  1. The Collision Repairer Association (CRA)
  2. National Employers Association of South Africa (NEASA)
  3. The Towing Association of South Africa (UTASA)
Our awards include:
  1. Apprentice (Monique Swanepoel) was awarded 1st place in the R-M Best Painter contest 2016 and attended the Work Skills Competition in France in November 2016
  2. Renault Tshwane & Surrounds Top Achievers Award 2015
  3. The Kia Top Achievers Award 2014 
  4. Volkswagen Best Biannual Re-evaluation Audit 2013

FAQ's

What is franchising?

Franchising is defined as an arrangement where one party (the franchiser) grants another party (the franchisee) the right to use its trademark and/or trade name as well as certain business systems and processes, to produce and market goods or service according to certain specifications. The franchisee usually pays a one-time franchise fee as well as a percentage of turnover as royalty or management services fee. For this the franchisee gains immediate name recognition, tried and tested products, standard building design and décor, detailed techniques for running and promoting the business, training of employees, and ongoing assistance in promoting and upgrading of the products.

Am I suited to franchising?

While franchises are growing in popularity, the sad reality is that many people enter into franchise agreements thinking it’s a fool-proof plan for success, but the fact is that franchises still fail. The very essence of a franchise is consistency. If you’re not happy to follow someone else’s blueprint, you may be better suited to a different type of venture.

How do I evaluate a franchise opportunity?

FASA has issued a publication entitled How to Evaluate a Franchise and franchisees are encouraged to refer to this publication. FASA will also assist a potential franchisee in evaluating a franchise opportunity.

How data-hungry is the application process?

The bandwidth required to complete the application, excluding the uploading of source documents, is less than that of a single high-resolution photograph.

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