PME Projects (Pty) Ltd
| Business Location: | Rural area - Villages |
| Province | Limpopo |
| Branch: | Mopani |
| Business Start Date: | 2023-01-01 |
| Busniess Type: | Company |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
Manufacturing Bricks and Sand supply.
Challenges/Needs:
When the client visited Sedfa, PME Bricks was facing difficulties identified as follows:
• They needed assistance with access to funding but didn’t know how and where they could be funded.
• The business was faced with operational issues such as poor product quality and low productivity.
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
After conducting a business assessment, the following recommendations were made and implemented:
• Sedfa developed a detailed business plan which was completed and forwarded to the Technology Transfer Assistance (TTA) to seek financial assistance for a brick manufacturing plant.
• It was also recommended that the business be assisted with product testing intervention for the bricks to comply with SABS requirements.
• The client was selected to participate in the workplace challenge offered by Productivity SA with the objective of assisting them to enhance their productivity.
• Sedfa developed a detailed business plan which was completed and forwarded to the Technology Transfer Assistance (TTA) to seek financial assistance for a brick manufacturing plant.
• It was also recommended that the business be assisted with product testing intervention for the bricks to comply with SABS requirements.
• The client was selected to participate in the workplace challenge offered by Productivity SA with the objective of assisting them to enhance their productivity.
Outcome Details:
The business experienced the following outcomes after the intervention:
• An amount of R801 186 was approved through Sedfa‘s Technology Transfer Assistance (TTA). The funding was used to purchase a new fully-fledged dual brickmaking plant with pan mixer, conveyer belt and moulds.
• The market for PME Bricks has grown significantly. Most of the customers are residents and businesses in building construction.
• The bricks are in the process of being tested to comply with the requirements and standards outlined by the SABS.
• Its revenue has risen by 97%, from R815 238 to R1 604 379 pa.
• The number of permanent employees increased from ten (10) to thirteen (13), including the owner.
• An amount of R801 186 was approved through Sedfa‘s Technology Transfer Assistance (TTA). The funding was used to purchase a new fully-fledged dual brickmaking plant with pan mixer, conveyer belt and moulds.
• The market for PME Bricks has grown significantly. Most of the customers are residents and businesses in building construction.
• The bricks are in the process of being tested to comply with the requirements and standards outlined by the SABS.
• Its revenue has risen by 97%, from R815 238 to R1 604 379 pa.
• The number of permanent employees increased from ten (10) to thirteen (13), including the owner.
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
QUOTE/ SMME’s comment
“We are so grateful to have received such a helping hand in Sedfa, this journey must continue to help other struggling entrepreneurs”
“We are so grateful to have received such a helping hand in Sedfa, this journey must continue to help other struggling entrepreneurs”
