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Compu-Coms (Pty) Ltd - IT, LAN, WAN, Computer Data Cable Installation Specialists, Southern Africa

 

 

Overview

 

Founded by Roger Finch in 1987
Private Company - (Pty) Ltd


Current staff complement (23) ______________________________________________
 - 5 x Senior Team leaders (Average length of service > 10 years)
 - 10 x Certified Installers (Average length of service > 5 years)


NB! To be successful in this business you need to be hands on (owner managed business)

References (1,000 points+) _________________________________________________


Bearingman (1989 – Current)
 - > 100 branches nationally
 - Nationwide branches including remote areas such as Springbok, Oranjemund, Kuruman and Tzaneen.


Transwerk Railway Workshops - Nationwide (1992)
 - Cabling costs > R 3 million


Brandhouse Beverages (1992)
 - Relocation to new offices – Melrose Arch (JHB), Durban and Cape Town
 - Entire branch WAN and LAN infrastructure


Sandown Motors (From 1990 – Current)
 - Relocation to new premises – Constantia (JHB), Peter Place (JHB) and South Road (JHB)

PG Bison (From 1988 – Current)
 - Entire national infrastructure


Kerridge Computers (from 1989 – Current) (Relocation to Randburg (JHB))
   Complete Data Centre relocation:
      - Installation of all data/electrical and telephone points
      - Relocation of entire server infrastructure
      - Complete refurbishment of computer room
           * Security access control
           * Air-conditioning
           * Fire protection
           * Environment monitoring
           * Standby power and UPS systems

ICL
For the period (1993 – 1998) Compu-Coms was the sole data reticulation, power and wide area network service provider for ICL (nationwide)
  Projects included:
    - Fibre optic network (Skukuza – National Parks)
    - Kruger Park
  Reason for termination
    -
 ICL company was discontinued



Certifications ____________________________________________________________


Certified Molex registered installer (July 1998)


Experience

   - MLA (UPS)
   - Meisner (UPS)
   - Cisco (Routers and Switches)
   - Deutz (Generators)
   - Fluke (Testers and Network analysers)
   - ATC (Fibre optic installation, splicing and testing)
   - Trane (Air conditioning systems)
   - Heavy electrical distribution (FTC)

Response times __________________________________________________________

Quotation turn around time
   - Always dependent on the scope of work
       * Existing site extensions (< 1 hour / telephone) (May be subject to site inspection)
       * Medium site (< 50 points) (from inspection) (< 2 hours)
       * Large site (from inspection) (> 50 points) (Next business day)

Delivery of service on site
   - From receipt of confirmed order (always dependent on the size and complexity of the site)
       * Maximum of 5 working days to "on site"

Follow up process ________________________________________________________


Quality Assurance
   - During installation
       * Supervision (Team Leader)
       * Personal supervision


Post installation
       * Commissioning certificate
       * Cable certifications


Problem solving
   - Call centre
       * MTTR (next business day)

Scope and Pricing Strategy _________________________________________________

Pricing factors
   - Material costs
   - Physical Location of the site
   - Volume (No. of points)
   - Degree of difficulty (complexity)

Black Economic Empowerment ______________________________________________

Equity

   -

Currently negotiating an equity transaction to place 25.1% of the company with Sithabile  Technology Group (Black owned)

   -

As part of the STG transaction CC is also in the process of setting up an Empowerment Trust to cater for those long term black employees of the company.

 

Skills Development
   - Development of Team Leaders / Senior Managers
   - Development of certified installers


BEE Procurement
   - Support BEE suppliers

 

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