WashWorks Premium Laundromat Business Plan — Company Overview, Vision & Values

WashWorks Premium Laundromat (Pty) Ltd is a private company to be based in Potchefstroom, North West Province, operating in the commercial laundry services…

Company Overview, Vision & Values

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WashWorks Premium Laundromat (Pty) Ltd is a private company to be based in Potchefstroom, North West Province, operating in the commercial laundry services sector as a combined business-to-consumer and business-to-business laundromat. It is designed as a premium, technology-driven, environmentally sustainable alternative to informal and dated laundry options, modern, convenient, digitally enabled and service-led.

Vision and mission

The vision is to become South Africa’s most trusted premium laundromat brand through innovation, convenience and exceptional customer service. The mission is to provide affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable laundry services that save customers time while delivering superior cleaning quality, starting with a flagship in Potchefstroom and expanding across the North West Province.

Objectives and core values

  • Establish the leading laundromat in Potchefstroom and achieve annual revenue exceeding R9 million within five years.
  • Secure more than 120 commercial laundry contracts and build a customer database exceeding 8,000 active clients.
  • Launch a mobile laundry-collection application and expand into two additional North West locations.

The business is built on innovation, convenience, reliability, sustainability and service excellence, the standards that define the WashWorks customer experience and brand.

Five-year objectives at a glance

Objective

Target

Timing

Leading Potchefstroom laundromat

Market leadership

Year 3

Annual revenue

> R9m (R10.05m planned)

Year 5

Commercial contracts

120+

Year 5

Active clients

8,000+

Year 5

Mobile app & delivery

Live & scaling

Years 2–3

Additional NW locations

2 further sites

Years 4–5

Ownership and leadership

Shareholder

Role

Ownership

Michael van der Merwe

Managing Director & CEO

40%

Sarah Jacobs

Finance Director

35%

Daniel Mokoena

Operations Director

25%

The founding team combines the three disciplines a capital-intensive service business needs. Michael van der Merwe, Managing Director and CEO, brings over fifteen years’ experience in retail operations, business development and customer-service management. Sarah Jacobs, Finance Director, is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in SME finance, budgeting, financial reporting and strategic planning. Daniel Mokoena, Operations Director, is an operations specialist with significant experience in logistics, facilities management and commercial service delivery. Together they hold 100% of the equity, aligning ownership directly with execution across commercial, financial and operational leadership.