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Our Vision
We want to be the prime wholesale pharmacy in South Africa - not in size but in quality of service to the veterinary establishment. We want to lead by our example and our reputation. We have already extended our business reach from our beginnings in Gauteng to Mpumalanga and we are in the process of expanding our reach to the other provinces to operate as a national business. We do not limit our attention to urban practices and believe that there is a lot that could be done to support rural practices. Our primary aim is to link to our clients to the brand as franchises to let everyone enjoy the marketing and purchasing benefits of a strong and widely recognised quality brand. We also gladly serve clients who have not joined the franchise.
Our team
We are a family owned and managed business – just like most of our clients.
This means that in our business our key management has the same dedication as you do in your practice to delivering a great service.
Ben Kunz is our managing director and has 23 years experience in the pharmacy and health care environment, having worked as an entrepreneur in this industry.
Ben established the RingFarm Franchise group in Gauteng and helped a pharmacist friend and business associate to establish the Pharmanet franchise group on a national basis. Ben was also a director of Medikredit for 18 years and established Interpharm Data Systems. At Interpharm he worked with Gerhard Slabbert of Pharmarama and Home Medication Services (HMS), the biggest postal chronic medicine pharmacy in the southern hemisphere.
Some of these companies were and is still owned today by Smith Kline Beecham S A, Medscheme, Ring Wholesale Pharmacy as well a Transpharm.
Ben has now embarked on bringing to the veterinary industry the benefits that he has helped to unlock in the pharmacy industry in South Africa.
Ben is supported in the business by his wife Wilna (responsible for the warehouse management and client service), his son Pieter (responsible for operations and IT) and Dewald Joubert, his son-in-law. Dewald resides in the Isle of Man, was a partner in the law firm Maitland Advisory until July 2008 and is now a business partner for a South African owned private investment group. He is a business law and tax expert and serves our business in a non-executive capacity.
Our business
Vetvalue built the VetvalueShop brand and franchise model around its wholesale pharmacy. The business is complimented by the online business platform, which accommodates wholesaling to our franchisees and non-franchised veterinary practices, and our online retailing platform (VetvalueShop.co.za), which we operate for the benefit of our franchisees.
Through these facets of our business we aim to introduce well organised and convenient interfaces with our clients and their clients, the public, to have a distinct and positive influence on the veterinary market.
Through our wholesale pharmacy and franchise model we share our business experience in effective retailing to help vets to be more business wise and competitive and to help them to adapt to the demands of a fast changing business environment.
Through our online shop we give our clients access to a wide range of stock that can be sold through a veterinary practice without the need for the practice to increase stock levels on its shelves. All sales in the geographical area of every franchised practice are for the credit of the Vet. Even items he/she do not carry in stock!
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