Guard Risk - 100% black owned and operated panel shop launches at Oliver Thambo

Africa’s first airport based panel shop is 100% black owned and operated

Given South Africans total reliance on their cars, not having a car, even for a few hours, can be a major problem.

As such, imagine the convenience of having all the nicks, dents and scratches removed from your vehicle while you’re in Durban or Cape Town on business for the day.

This is exactly what Ntuthuko Shezi and Nhlanhla Mbele, owners of Scratch Mobile, had in mind when establishing a 24 hour mobile panel beating and spray painting company at Oliver Thambo International Airport.

“We realized that the only time people don’t need their cars is when they fly out of town for a day or two” says Shezi.

Shezi and Mbele saw that if they located a boutique panel shop at Oliver Thambo airport they would be able to repair cars at the one time that it was not an inconvenience for their owners to be without them.

This also removes the hassle of having to drive the car to a repair shop while arranging to be taken to, and picked up from, work.

Jabulani Khambule, Retail Manager at the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), explained that “when Ntuthuko and Nhlanhla approached us with this idea we immediately recognised the value of this service to the thousands of people who use our airport and car park facilities on a daily basis.”

Moeketsi Wa Mitane, President of the National African Association of Automobile Service Providers (NAASP) added that “as a repair concept new to South Africa this was an ideal empowerment vehicle for the South African auto repair industry.”

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.

“We realized that the only time people don’t need their cars is when they fly out of town for a day or two” says Shezi.

Shezi and Mbele saw that if they located a boutique panel shop at Oliver Thambo airport they would be able to repair cars at the one time that it was not an inconvenience for their owners to be without them.

This also removes the hassle of having to drive the car to a repair shop while arranging to be taken to, and picked up from, work.

Jabulani Khambule, Retail Manager at the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), explained that “when Ntuthuko and Nhlanhla approached us with this idea we immediately recognised the value of this service to the thousands of people who use our airport and car park facilities on a daily basis.”

Moeketsi Wa Mitane, President of the National African Association of Automobile Service Providers (NAASP) added that “as a repair concept new to South Africa this was an ideal empowerment vehicle for the South African auto repair industry.”

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.

This is exactly what Ntuthuko Shezi and Nhlanhla Mbele, owners of Scratch Mobile, had in mind when establishing a 24 hour mobile panel beating and spray painting company at Oliver Thambo International Airport.

“We realized that the only time people don’t need their cars is when they fly out of town for a day or two” says Shezi.

Shezi and Mbele saw that if they located a boutique panel shop at Oliver Thambo airport they would be able to repair cars at the one time that it was not an inconvenience for their owners to be without them.

This also removes the hassle of having to drive the car to a repair shop while arranging to be taken to, and picked up from, work.

Jabulani Khambule, Retail Manager at the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), explained that “when Ntuthuko and Nhlanhla approached us with this idea we immediately recognised the value of this service to the thousands of people who use our airport and car park facilities on a daily basis.”

Moeketsi Wa Mitane, President of the National African Association of Automobile Service Providers (NAASP) added that “as a repair concept new to South Africa this was an ideal empowerment vehicle for the South African auto repair industry.”

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.

“We realized that the only time people don’t need their cars is when they fly out of town for a day or two” says Shezi.

Shezi and Mbele saw that if they located a boutique panel shop at Oliver Thambo airport they would be able to repair cars at the one time that it was not an inconvenience for their owners to be without them.

This also removes the hassle of having to drive the car to a repair shop while arranging to be taken to, and picked up from, work.

Jabulani Khambule, Retail Manager at the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), explained that “when Ntuthuko and Nhlanhla approached us with this idea we immediately recognised the value of this service to the thousands of people who use our airport and car park facilities on a daily basis.”

Moeketsi Wa Mitane, President of the National African Association of Automobile Service Providers (NAASP) added that “as a repair concept new to South Africa this was an ideal empowerment vehicle for the South African auto repair industry.”

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.

Wa Mitane was also “delighted that Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk had, yet again, come on board as an empowerment partners - providing expertise and financial support to Scratch Mobile.”

Scratch mobile is the fourth panel shop to be supported by Alexander Forbes and Guard Risk in their ‘Adopt a Shop’ initiative - aimed at transforming the vehicle repair industry in South Africa. More panel shops, in other parts of the country, are being prepared for launch later in 2009.