About Us

SPARESBOYZ ARE SPECIALISTS IN NEW & USED SPARES, WHICH HAS,

ALLOWED US TO BECOME LEADING SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE MOTOR INDUSTRY.

WE SPECIALISE IN PARTS SUITABLE FOR:

BMW, MERCEDES, HONDA, HYUNDAI, TATA, KIA, SSYANGYONG & DAEWOO

SPARESBOYZ IS YOUR ONE STOP SHOP THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH ALL SPARES

FROM “BUMPER TO BUMPER”, ORIGINAL - OEM PARTS OR AFTERMARKET PARTS.

BACKGROUND

The entrepreneurs, John Hunt & Paul Shannon have been in business together since 1988, having started and owned a number of successful businesses. In 1990, they both started a company called Merbeda, which specialized in Mercedes Benz parts only. In 1991 they expanded the product range by opening a specialised company for Volkswagon called Volksie .The following year they started a company called Beemer/ B + O which specialised in BMW parts.

These companies started opening branches in Johannesburg, East London and Port Elizabeth, resulting in 12 branches countrywide.

They allowed for expansions in these companies, Honda was added to the Mercedes range, Audi was added to the VW range and Opel was added to the BMW range. These companies are still highly successful till today.

The exsisiting brands of companies viz “ SPARESBOYZ”, was started in 2004 as well as “KOREAN BOYZ”, which was later added & the newest being “EUROBOYZ”.

The company initially specialized in used Mercedes, BMW ,Honda and TaTa spares. This was later expanded to include various Korean makes including Daewoo, Hyundai, Kia & Ssangyong. It’s solely owned branches in Capetown and Durban having sold of its branches in Port Elizabeth & East London.

THE PRODUCT

The range supplied include all the fast moving items for car brands such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Honda and a variety of car brand parts from Korea e.g. Daewoo. Products are largely split into two broad categories:

Private / Panel beater items

Ø Headlights and taillights

Ø Body panels

Ø Bonnets

Ø Bumpers, fenders

Ø Door handles

Service / Mechanical items

Ø Air filters, oil filters

Ø Brake pads, brake discs

Ø Control arms

Ø Engine mountings

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

AWARDS / ACCREDITATION

HIGHLIGHTS:

ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY

True entrepreneurial flair grows from strength to strength and the necessary traits are hard work, self motivation, initiative, perseverance and commitment. John Hunt and Paul Shanon are all of this.

They attribute their success to sheer determination and a long term outlook on their goals.

Paul has demonstrated his entrepreneurial flair by successfully operating a number of businesses throughout his work career. He has spent 16 years in the motor spares industry and is technically very knowledgeable about the industry and about all aspects of the company. This experience has resulted in excellent leadership qualities. He shows high levels of interpersonal skills and is easy to get along with. He is also very competent about financial matters and can analyse and interpret financial information easily.

John has demonstrated his entrepreneurial abilities by successfully operating a number of his own businesses. He too has over 16 years of experience in motor spares industry and is technically very knowledgeable about the industry and about all aspects of the company. He has very good marketing skills and has always had a flair for selling. He has excellent leadership qualities and is easy to get along with. He is financially competent.

MARKETING SKILLS

The market for automotive spares is huge. A number of companies in South Africa import and sell new motor parts, but very few of them specialise in a particular make of vehicle. By choosing to specialise, this enables them to carry a much larger range of spares for a particular vehicle.

The decision to specialise in Honda, BMW and Mercedes Benz vehicles came after much market research and investigation. The popularity of these vehicles has increased substantially over recent years and there is great demand for replacement parts. The businesses run an extensive marketing campaign, including publications like Autotrader, Freeway, Junkmail, local newspapers and regional papers such as the Daily News and the Mercury. They also employ staff whose sole responsibility is to distribute pamphlets. They distribute in excess of 10 000 pamphlets each month.

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

CHALLENGES FACED:

The motor industry is ever evolving in South Africa. The present climate is no exception. Sparesboyz have always listened to constant talk in the industry and tried to engineer solutions to prevent rather than repair problems. The development of the range of products available to the customer. By adding new products to this range and not adding to your overheads in general has been one way of facing challenges. More accurate systems of determining their customer’s needs have been another.

John Hunt and Paul Shanon both believe that the beauty about Africa is their unique ability to solve problems. They and their company strive and are motivated by this. “

KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESS:

The Entrpreneurs attribute their success to constantly remaining innovative and responsive in the industry they operate in. Versatility is key in their environment and the need to provide diverse good quality end products at quick turn-around times, with no minimum quantity required, are key to remaining the supplier of choice.

They believe that the people of the community and proudly attributes a major part of the business’ success to the dedicated, loyal and hard-working staff in his employ.

Round pegs for round holes. Key areas need key personnel. The identification of these areas and facilitation of training of staff to fill these positions has been a major factor in our success. We are a team and energy link in the chain is vital to out success.

Constant training for all members to the team is vital. Listening to all the input from all members is even more vital to them.

Lastly, the ability to empower our company via listening to “constructive criticism” about our organization (complaints).

These are the company’s basic “Keys”.

For the company in particular this has resulted in our spares business offering the range of customers from private individuals, Panel beaters , Assessors, workshops etc. etc.

The Freedom to choose the right part to match their requirement, price and quality.

They offer

-Used

-New original

-Aftermarket

As well as the ability to source any part from the network set-up over the last 20 years of being in the business.

There are very few financial houses that are willing to take a chance on an entrepreneur. This is where the role of Business Partners is highly appreciated in providing the capital needed when growth called for it. The name speaks for itself.

JOB CREATION

The main focus of the company is to enrich all team members’ lives by stimulating the growth of our sole provider “the company”. All employees have started at the basic entry level and with the help of the company have grown in all areas of the company. This helps stability and prevents skills loss in the organization.

Training is constant and growth throughout all areas of the company is positive, resulting in happy, successful workers “Top to Bottom”.

A present they have approximately

-21 Employees in the Workshop

-6 Employees in Sales

-8 Employees in Admin

About 80% of their Managers started as basic labourers.

This is the result of constant growth and forward movement of a motivated company.

The Entrepreneurs John Hunt and Paul Shanon have sound management skills which are borne out by the smooth running of their business operations. They are charismatic leaders who are in full control of their staff and business. They enjoys an excellent informal relationship with their staff and continue to empower them. They are very disciplined when it comes to planning and organizing their business activities as this is done on a daily basis.

EXPANSION PROGRAM

The Entrepreneurs are enthusiastic about the future. At present their expansion programme is well structured and based on solid research.

They believe that not all expansion is outwardly based. (Development of future product/brands)’ but more inwardly based. Tightening up of all the systems and the facilitating of a more productive/ cost effective “supply chain”.

They call it our “multi prong” approach. “Set your sails for storms”.

This allows for solid forward growth and at worst, having to move goals only slightly.

It is their intention to grow both our business and our team members to their full potential. Fun and profit is how they best describe their companies.

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