South African business-to-business (B2B) online platform ScanZone, a 100% level one female-owned ICT company, has opened its doors to provide point-of-sale (POS) and auto identification solutions to the African market.
Two sales and service industry leaders joined forces to take on the POS and auto identification market in Africa: Anwar Khadir – repair operations manager, and Aslam Peerbacus – regional sales manager, are the driving forces behind ScanZone.
Between them, they have 40 years’ combined experience in the industry. Over the years, they have worked for some leading names in this industry, and will use their knowledge to set ScanZone on a sustainable growth path in this competitive trading environment.
ScanZone, part of Umklomelo Electronics and IT Solutions, says it will leverage its parent company’s existing client base to gain an immediate footprint in the African market.
Peerbacus explains the company is targeting the South African and Sub-Saharan African market, focusing on retail, transport and logistics, as well as the manufacturing and healthcare industries, offering a range of services, including onsite and in-house repair of POS and auto identification hardware, consultative services targeted towards Internet of things and cloud computing solutions.
“The OEM [original equipment manufacturer] vendors that we partner with already hold majority market share within these verticals in Africa. Our technology sets and solutions appeal to these targeted verticals, and will definitely offer quick return on investments to our clientele across these sectors,” says Peerbacus.
The company says it will take a different approach to the African market, adding its competitive-edge lies in its aggressive pricing structure with its OEM vendors, which is good news for its target market, the small to medium business sector.
“Armed with our aggressive pricing structure and value-added services, we will put our energy and focus into the small to medium business sector,” says Peerbacus.
He says the small to medium business sector demands the same service levels and offerings as the tier one clientele but at pricing structures catered towards the SME world. “To appeal to this market, we will focus on flexibility of credit solutions and financing for these SME businesses as the majority of risk will be held in-house by our organisation,” he adds.
Another competitive-edge for ScanZone will be its loyalty programme for its clientele, says the company.
To maximise support capabilities, it offers its B2B mobile apps which can be downloaded via the Apple or Google Play stores.
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