1925 General dealer opens at

Ausspannplatz in Windhoek

1952 First Branch opens in Aranos,

under the Building and Engineering Division

2004 Oshakati & Oshikango branches

opens

2007 Builders Warehouse acquisition – footprint expands

to Rundu, Windhoek North, Katutura and Swakopmund

1962 Windhoek Central & Walvis Bay branches

open 2002 Swakopmund &

Oranjemund Branches Open

PUPKEWITZ MEGABUILD MILESTONES

Harold Pupkewitz establishes the Pupkewitz Builders’ Merchant – The Building and Engineering

Division

1954 Otjiwarongo

branch opens

Pupkewitz Group – A legacy rooted in Namibia

Grounded in a rich history of entrepreneurship, the Pupkewitz Group is one of the oldest family-owned businesses in Namibia and a recognised contributor to key sectors of the Namibian economy.

Founded on the ethos of “Customer Satisfaction Through Service Excellence”, the Group is uniquely positioned by its diverse and decentralised business divisions operating in the building material, electrical, motor retail, agricultural, catering supply and online trading sectors.

With a national footprint in 27 towns and one village, we create career opportunities with attractive benefits for roughly 1 800 employees.

Max Pupkewitz arrives in Namibia and opens a

wagon building workshop in Okahandja

1959 Keetmanshoop branch opens 2001 Tsumeb branch

opens

2002 Swakopmund & Oranjemund branches

open

2003 M&Z Acquisition leads to the establish-

ment of Windhoek Central Yard &

Lüderitz branch opens1975 Gobabis branch opens

1994 The Building and Engineering Division is

rebranded to Pupkewitz Megabuild

Katima Mulilo branch opens & SME Department is established

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OUR BACKGROUND

OUR TEAM – CENTRAL TO OUR SUCCESS

BUILDING ON TRUST SINCE 1946

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At Pupkewitz Megabuild we promote a performance culture by encouraging independent and entrepreneurial thinking among all our employees and managers. Through this management style we not only value the contribution of every one of our 680-plus employees, but also cultivate a culture of accountability.

To live up to our client service-centred business focus, ongoing staff training is central to our success and legacy. We invest more than N$1.5 million annually to ensure that all our employees are fully trained for their positions.

Besides product-specific training for all sales staff, we also actively seek out industry experts to head specialist departments, ranging from our internal estimations and tender department, to our group horticulturalist and dedicated interior coordinator.

Pupkewitz Megabuild is the oldest and largest building material and hardware supplier in Namibia, providing a large variety of products at competitive prices.

We take great pride in understanding industry needs and fulfilling client desires, but most of all we value strong business partnerships. Our unique business approach revolves around providing an efficient, cost-effective and customised solution to meet individual customers’ needs. This includes specialist advice, finance, logistical support, information technology and stockholding.

As firm believers in industry trends, we change merchandise as often as needed to ensure that every product remains relevant. This philosophy is not only evident in our range of products, but also in the evolution of our shopping experience. Testimony to this is the launch of the Megabuild Lifestyle retail outlet as Namibia’s leading lifestyle shop in 2014.

We seek to actively empower previously disadvantaged small business owners in rural Namibia through our enterprise development programmes to stimulate economic growth and job creation in underdeveloped communities. Through our intern graduate trainee programme, launched in 2019, we actively seek to identify and develop talent among school leavers.

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• Products from foundation to roof – We supply the widest range of building supplies, and a whole lot more, including hardware and tools, roofing material, wall and floor materials, boards and joinery materials, steel and timber, paint, plumbing and sanitaryware, electrical, gas, garden and outdoor, and even camping equipment.

• Deliveries – We deliver, or arrange delivery of products to any destination in Namibia.

• Credit facilities – We offer credit facilities to approved customers, corporate and private.

• Estimation – We price bills of quantity to tight deadlines for the complete construction of any project, from major projects for contractors to home plans for private customers.

• Advice – We offer technical expertise in many fields and even have our own professional in-house interior coordinator and horticulturalist to assist.

SUPERIOR SERVICE AND EXPERT ADVICE Pupkewitz Megabuild stocks more than 20 000 line items and caters to contractors, mines, industrialists, resellers, parastatals, the public sector, households and DIY home improvement enthusiasts.

OUR FOOTPRINT & ASSOCIATED BRANDS

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Located in all major towns throughout Namibia, Pupkewitz Megabuild boasts a network of 17 branches in 14 different towns. The first Pupkewitz Megabuild branch was opened in 1952 at Aranos under the Building and Engineering Division.

Builders Warehouse, acquired in 2007 and also part of the Pupkewitz Megabuild brand, is a specialist building material shop located in Katutura, Windhoek. The store has specialized product lines and offers a complete, one-stop solution to builders.

Our footprint is further extended through our associated agricultural services provider, Kaap Agri Namibia, with 13 branches throughout Namibia. Kaap Agri Namibia understands the agriculture sector’s unique characteristics and requirements, which forms the basis of their service offering.

Pupkewitz Megabuild is especially proud of the fact that we pioneered Namibia’s largest and premier retail outlet that inspires living – Megabuild Lifestyle, established in Windhoek in 2014. Innovative, sophisticated and contemporary, Megabuild Lifestyle is proof that traditional hardware stores can be so much more. This unique shopping experience offers a wide range of products, ranging from gardening to home appliances and the latest in home-improvement trends.

The first-of-its-kind in Namibia, Pupkewitz MegaBoards was established in Windhoek in 2019 as a one-stop shop for wood-based products and hardware, offering high-end cutting and edging services. Whether you are a joiner, cupboard manufacturer, furniture maker or shop fitting company, we will deliver to your exact specifications.

Through a partnership with Cajaka Furniture, Pupkewitz Megabuild also provides our customers with specialist expertise in custom-made furniture and joinery. We offer free consultation, floor planning and 3D design, assistance with material selection and professional installation.

Lüderitz

Keetmanshoop

Oranjemund

Walvis Bay

Swakopmund

Grootfontein

Tsumeb

Rundu

Katima MuliloOshakati

Ondangwa

OtjiwarongoOutjo

Windhoek

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In 2008, a specialised department was established at Pupkewitz Megabuild and Builders Warehouse to assist and develop small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Namibia.

Pupkewitz Megabuild currently focuses on three development programmes:

Micro-to-Mega The Pupkewitz Megabuild Micro-to-Mega programme is an enterprise development programme that focuses on empowering previously disadvantaged owners of small and medium-sized businesses in rural villages and small settlements. We currently have four Micro-to-Mega partners.

In order to qualify, the prospective SME needs to be owner managed and must sell building material in its local community. Through this initiative, the ultimate goal of the programme is not only to uplift the shop owner, but also the community by growing business in the village, creating jobs and increasing the social welfare of the rural areas of Namibia.

All Micro-to-Mega outlets offer the same products as any Pupkewitz Megabuild branch across Namibia. To effectively manage the project, we make use of sophisticated software to keep track of every item in stock or sold and create quotations and invoices from the database.

In addition, owners not only receive training in basic business and employee management, but are also exposed to merchandising, shop layout and handling of software systems at nearby branches of Pupkewitz Megabuild.

SME Building Contractors The second development programme focuses on small contractors who are either starting up a business or have completed small projects in the industry. Qualified Pupkewitz Megabuild employees are assigned to mentor these contractors by providing ongoing training, both practical and theoretical, as well as regular site inspections and advice.

Commercial Advancement Training Scheme Pupkewitz Megabuild is proud to participate in the Commercial Advancement Training Scheme (CATS) in cooperation with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). The two-year programme promotes on-the-job training for school leavers who are immersed in the working environment under the guidance of a mentor and supervisor. This dual training system not only gives students theoretical broad-based learning, but emphasises hands-on practical training in the workplace.

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PROTECT THE EARTH TODAY FOR OUR CHILDREN TOMORROW 2016-2020In wildlife conservation we have made an impact with donations of all-terrain vehicles to the Legal Assistance Centre and the Protected Resources Unit of the Namibian Police Force, and a Nissan NP300 to the AfriCat Foundation.

In environmental education our aim is to increase awareness and promote greater tolerance of large carnivores in order to find practical solutions to human-wildlife conflict. Furthermore, this initiative will support crucial desert research focusing on measuring the environmental footprint of energy, water, waste and biodiversity. Our environmental education programme reaches 30 000 children and young adults every year. We continue to assist in establishing community gardens countrywide since 2011. TOTAL INVESTMENT: N$1 944 000.00

EDUCATION IS OUR PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE2016-2020Annual funding is targeted at improving national teaching standards in science and mathematics through the Annual Maths Congress. We provide good foundational preparation to Grade 10 and 12 pupils in the Erongo and Khomas regions for the high-stakes external examinations in mathematics and science through the annual Pupkewitz Maths Spring Schools. We provide afterschool care and support for Grade 10 to Grade 12 children from vulnerable communities. Through our Classroom Building Programme we have built 18 classrooms and five storerooms, eliminating the double-session system at five schools in the last four years. The Pupkewitz Foundation has been instrumental in supporting platforms for disadvantaged children, such as afterschool centres to prevent school dropouts. Two organisations transforming the lives of our young people through their afterschool centres are the Katutura Youth Enterprise Centre (KAYEC) and Physically Active Youth (PAY). We maintain school buildings through our school renovation programme and we support opportunities for vocational education and training (VET). We address the literacy and numeracy challenge through digital libraries introduced at 11 schools in the country as part of the pilot study.TOTAL INVESTMENT: N$11 137 800.00 THE GREATEST WEALTH IS HEALTH

2016-2020We are involved in initiatives that provide access to healthcare, especially in remote regions, through recommended projects such as the UNICEF/Ministry of Health and Social Services Health Community Workers programme which provides basic clinic services. Another flagship project is the Otjomuru Community Clinic and nurses’ home in the Kunene Region, a project of Dr. Libertina Amathila and funded by the Pupkewitz Foundation. The community clinic provides health services to 1000 members of a marginalised community living in the Zebra Mountains.

We address sound mental development through improved nutrition in early childhood development, as well as improving sanitation for schoolchildren. The Namibian Children’s Heart Research Foundation was founded by the late Mr. Harold Pupkewitz, together with cardiologists and heart surgeons, to benefit 30 000 children annually. TOTAL INVESTMENT N$3 355 000.00

COMMUNITY CARE, LOCALS SUPPORTING LOCALS2016-2020The Pupkewitz Foundation partnered with two other private-sector entities, the FNB Foundation and Ohorongo Cement, each donating N$1 million every year for three years (2016-2019) to the Shack Dwellers Federation for the building of 364 houses countrywide.

The Ethel Pupkewitz Feeding Scheme is a Pupkewitz Foundation initiative promoting early childhood development through nutritious feeding once a week. Staff volunteers deliver milk, eggs and fruit to 3 000 children in towns where we have branches. The Ethel Pupkewitz Feeding Scheme will celebrate its fourth birthday in July 2019 and the Pupkewitz Foundation has allocated N$4 million to be spent on nutritious food over a period of four years. TOTAL INVESTMENT: N$8 690 000.00

PUPKEWITZ FOUNDATION Key to the Pupkewitz Foundation’s strategy are deliberate partnerships with government and reputable non-profit organisations whose development goals are aimed at viable, innovative and sustainable solutions in response to national and global priorities. The Foundation’s projects are therefore aimed at addressing social and economic disparities and responding to the government’s developmental priorities. Programmes are implemented within the following focus areas: Education, Health, Community Care, Environment, Culture & Sport.

We influence the lives of one million Namibians through our investment in 43 projects. The Pupkewitz Foundation is funded by our businesses and the Pupkewitz family.

SPORT PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE MAKEUP OF A SOUND MIND2016-2020The Pupkewitz Foundation remains committed to the development of sport in Namibia through sponsorship of the annual Pupkewitz Jetty Mile, now in its 11th year, the Pupkewitz Cross Country Marathon, in its fourth year and the Pupkewitz Interschool Gala, in its 49th year. In 2017 we added the Open Athletics Championships, attracting participation from the SADC region. During this event Breyton Poole, under-eighteen world champion, broke the outdoor and indoor high jump record.TOTAL INVESTMENT: N$1 723 000.00

STRONG ALONEUNSTOPPABLE TOGETHER

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