The document provides a business and sales plan for a new Eastern and Central Division office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for Woodroc, a wooden furniture manufacturing company. The division aims to generate additional sales, develop new markets and products. Key objectives include doubling year 1 revenues by year 2 and achieving 50% of sales from government customers and 30% from high-end residential customers in year 1. The plan outlines market analysis, strategies, sales forecasts, management structure and financial projections to guide the new office in achieving its objectives over three years.
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Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary
II. Section One: The Business
o Description of Business
o Company Profile
o Company ownership
o Company Background
o Products/Services
o Market Analysis
o Marketing Plan
o Location
o Competition
o Management and Operations
o Personnel
o Application and Effect of Loan or Investment
III. Section Two: Financial Data
o Projected Financial Statements
• Income Statements
• Cash Flow Statements
• Balance Sheets
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• Assumptions to Projected Financial Statements
o Break Even Analysis
o Sources and Uses of Funds
IV. Section Three: Supporting Documents Historical financial statements,
o tax returns, resumes, reference letters, personal financial statements,
o facilities diagrams, letters of intent, purchase orders, contracts, etc.
V. References
4
List of figures
Figure 1. Potential client percentage. ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Figure 2. Beautat business park's location ............................................................................................................................... 2
Figure 3. Building's surroundings. ............................................................................................................................................. 2
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I. Executive Summary
The Enliven Architecture Intuition will be located in an office building placed along Al-Malik
road, Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. It is managed by the two architects Remaz Basrawi and Samaher
Bakhsh which focuses on two main types; architecture and environmental design with full services
including the execution phases through partnerships with other firms. Also, the type of projects
varying from single family homes to multi-family housing, affordable housing, and commercial
buildings.
II. Section One: The Business
A) Description of Business
1.Company Profile:
Enliven architecture institution is a collective of architects, designers and inspired thinkers dedicated to
improve the human experience. Our vision is to design a sustainable building that have a low negative
impact on the environment. We target home owners, developers, and contractors.
2.Company Ownership:
Business Partners:
Samaher Bakhsh
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Remaz Basrawi
It start-up company that will operate in the upcoming year of 2018 by the two architect Samaher
Bakhsh and Remaz Basrawi. The architects studied and graduated ...
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Pull & Bear was established in 1991 as a result of a market diversification initiated by the Inditex Group to provide a strategic response to its direct competitors.
The Brand initially catered to a younger generation between the age group of 15 to 30years, who demanded a fashion influenced by international trends that quickly adapted
to their needs, while maintaining the quality and price.
The fashion industry has traditionally met the growing demand of women’s fashion and has ignored men’s need of style and comfort. In early 2011, Pull&Bear launched the Heritage collection, a range which catered to men in thirties.
In order to gain market share in the mens wear segment and to maintain the increasing demand of men’s collection from our younger brand loyal customers, a two step medium
term marketing plan is formulated which focuses on:
The Marketing Audit, which analyses current organisation and marketing objectives,strategy, tactics, implementation targets. (The tool used in this step is SOSTAC to
give some structure to the plan).
The evaluation report, which details with the feasibility of the marketing plan in regards to segmentation, targeting, positioning (STP) and providing recommendation
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Business Plan
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Enliven Architecture institution
Samaher Bakhsh 1120069
Remaz Basrawi 1110138
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Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary
II. Section One: The Business
o Description of Business
o Company Profile
o Company ownership
o Company Background
o Products/Services
o Market Analysis
o Marketing Plan
o Location
o Competition
o Management and Operations
o Personnel
o Application and Effect of Loan or Investment
III. Section Two: Financial Data
o Projected Financial Statements
• Income Statements
• Cash Flow Statements
• Balance Sheets
3
• Assumptions to Projected Financial Statements
o Break Even Analysis
o Sources and Uses of Funds
IV. Section Three: Supporting Documents Historical financial statements,
o tax returns, resumes, reference letters, personal financial statements,
o facilities diagrams, letters of intent, purchase orders, contracts, etc.
V. References
4
List of figures
Figure 1. Potential client percentage. ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Figure 2. Beautat business park's location ............................................................................................................................... 2
Figure 3. Building's surroundings. ............................................................................................................................................. 2
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I. Executive Summary
The Enliven Architecture Intuition will be located in an office building placed along Al-Malik
road, Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. It is managed by the two architects Remaz Basrawi and Samaher
Bakhsh which focuses on two main types; architecture and environmental design with full services
including the execution phases through partnerships with other firms. Also, the type of projects
varying from single family homes to multi-family housing, affordable housing, and commercial
buildings.
II. Section One: The Business
A) Description of Business
1.Company Profile:
Enliven architecture institution is a collective of architects, designers and inspired thinkers dedicated to
improve the human experience. Our vision is to design a sustainable building that have a low negative
impact on the environment. We target home owners, developers, and contractors.
2.Company Ownership:
Business Partners:
Samaher Bakhsh
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Remaz Basrawi
It start-up company that will operate in the upcoming year of 2018 by the two architect Samaher
Bakhsh and Remaz Basrawi. The architects studied and graduated ...
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1. Business Sales and Marketing Plan
Eastern and Central Division
Preparedby Dr Andrew G Kimmance (DoP and BDM)
Reviewedby: Abdul Faisal Al-Amoudi (Managing Director)
Approved by:
Issue date: 20th
February 2012
Issue No: 01
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SALES PLAN CONTENTS
SECTIONS PAGES
PREFACE (company statement) 2
Central and Eastern Division Office 3
1. Executive Summary 4
Office Division Focus 4
Overview of the City of Riyadh 5
Shareholders’ Equity(charts & tables) 5
Office Division Objectives 5
Short Term (Aims) 6
Our Vision Statement 7
Our Mission Statement 7
Keys to Success 8
2. Business Summary 9
New Office Start-up Expenses (operating tables) 9
Division Office Locations and Facilities 12
Office Start-up Summary (tables & chart) 13
Start-Up Funding Summary (tables & chart 14
3. Products and Services 15
Business Planning and Fabrication (value chain) 16
Sourcing & Joint Ventures 17
Technology & Further Products Value 18
4. Marketing Analysis Summary 19
Riyadh Market (central Region) 20
Market Segmentation & Target Forecast (charts & tables) 21
Target Market (strategy) 22
Market Growth, Needs & Trends 2
Competitive Comparison (competition) 23
5. Strategy and Implementation Summary 24
Strengths and Competitive Advantage 25
6. Sales Plan Summary 26
Sales Strategy 26
Literature 27
Marketing& Advertising 28
Sale Forecast (charts & tables) 29
3 years Forecast (charts & tables) 33
Milestones (table) 35
Web-Site Marketing Plan 35
7. Management 36
Financial Plan 37
Breakeven Analysis 37
APPENXIX SECTION: FORMS, TEMPLATES, AUDITS 37
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Business Development and Sales Plan
Preface (Riyadh Central and Eastern Division)
i. Where We Are
Having been at the forefront of business excellence with the remarkable success of MIDROC
Holding Group, WOODROC was established from the extraordinary vision of Sheikh
Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi. “A prominent, and legendary businessman and owner of
MIDROC”, WHO; independently demonstrated that the application of persistence, patience and
vision can result in a diverse group of more than 70 successful businesses from every major
industry throughout the Middle East with locations in MENA, Africa and Europe, providing jobs
for more than 40,000 employees.
ii. MIDROC: A Global Group
Over a quarter of century has elapsed since the inception of MIDROC group. Since that
beginning, MIDROC has adopted four core principles:
1. Firstly, the creation of a business culture based on integrity, quality and financial prudence,
2. The second stresses fairness to employees, partners, suppliers and our customers,
3. The third is total commitment to maximising the utilisation of local resources and,
4. The forth is the prevention of the environment.
iii. Global Capabilities
The groups operations spread over many continents with a portfolio that includes a wide
spectrum of business sectors. As a group there main activates include, but not limited to,
petroleum, agriculture, real estate and construction, industrial engineering, civil engineering and
construction, manufacturing services, investment, tourism and trade.
In order to gain clients and win projects in this competitive, dynamic and ever changing business
environment, Woodroc will need to integrating their products with their processes, this requires
integrating the business sales initiatives with the innovative advertising and marketing
endeavours, as outlined in their Pre-qualification and Business Development Strategy (BDS).
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iv. Central and Eastern Division Office
In order to win proposals in a competitive, dynamic and ever changing business environment,
this business and sales plan incorporates the Riyadh Divisional Office approach to organisational
planning, marketing and sales, with emphasis on establishing relationship with existing and
potential clients, its awareness and knowledge of changing requirements and opportunities in the
furniture market, the way it identifies and reaches its customers, the quality and speed of service
it provides, marketing, advertising, and the selling, training, and management skills it commands.
As with the business strategy which focuses more on the corporate strategy, policy, method, pre-
qualification, etc., the business development plan (BDP) concentrates more on company
direction while developing tactics, target markets and trends, the procedure and processes for
undertaking the marketing assessments, in order to identify the markets, competitors, relationship
marketing, demand, lead generation and qualification, requirements, sales, customer and
competitive intelligence gathering, and ultimately procurement and proposal writing.
With this in mind, the Riyadh Office Division will have to position their self by implementing
the right business development, marketing, advertising and sales initiatives; if they are to
significantly increase their chances of winning clients, while reducing the risks of losing
projects.
The following business and sales plan structure is by its nature pragmatic; this is, fit for purpose
and concise, but is an important guide for generating the Central Division’s direction.
select which markets to focus on (e.g., strongest products performance, KPI)
determine what kind of people to recruit (competent and qualified)
decide what type of organizational structure to build (teamwork focused)
identify which customers to seek (top-end reputable clientele)
define types of products and services for development (wooden furniture, installation)
set challenging, but realistic long term financial goals (3 year business and sales plan)
This document presents Woodroc’s business development plan for setting-up a new Eastern and
Central Office Division in Riyadh, for the purpose of generating additional business sales, new
markets, product development and business initiatives, so as to ensure growth of sales and
maximization of company profits. The purpose of the business development and sales plan is to
demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the Systematic Techniques for Analysing the
Requirements (STAR Model) needed to succeed, and lead the company products into a
competitive, fast-paced, dynamic and ever changing business environment.
Note:
This document will be distributed to all concerned parties, and as contents is revised or pertinent
additional information becomes available, copies will be circulated for inclusion in the originally
distributed document. Each recipient of the distributed revision items is to remove the
superseded items and insert the revised items.
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Figure 1: Shows the many elements of the Business Development and Sales Plan
1. Executive Summary
The New Office Division in Riyadh shall be formed as a subsidiary of WOODROC, a prominent
furniture manufacturing company specializing in top quality wooden furniture products and
inspirational designs for the high-end, residential, business resort, education, leisure and
commercial markets. Its founders have extensive experience in the civil engineering,
construction, retail and manufacturing industries.
Pending office fit-out, the Riyadh Office Division will operate under the umbrella of Al-
Muwakaba Wooden Furniture & Industries Factory Co. Ltd., hereafter referred to as
WOODROC, a lucrative production and manufacturing company sharing staff, office space, and
administration costs. However, until the new office building has been established, and for the
purpose of business planning, with emphasis on generating new clients and product
development, we are treating the new Eastern and Central Office Division in Riyadh as a
separate business consultancy establishment.
1.1 Office Division Focus
Over several years of being involved with the manufacturing and sales of prestige furniture, the
company owners have seen a need for a creative product line with a broad selection of
inspirational design choices, high-end finishes, along with top-of-the line organization, customer
service, and quality. The new office division will continue to meet customer needs, while
providing an innovative consultancy service, with the purpose of building a strong market
position in the high-end Government and commercial business development segments, including
the residential and resort areas of Riyadh.
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1.2 Overview of the City of Riyadh
The city of Riyadh is situated in the centre of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, with a
population of approximately 5,254,560 people, and an urban central region with a population of
close to 7 million people. The city is divided into 15 municipal districts, managed by Riyadh
Municipality headed by the mayor of Riyadh, and the Riyadh Development Authority.
Currently, the furniture industry in Saudi Arabia is growing at a tremendous pace, with a further
consumption anticipated to grow at a compound annual rate (CAGR) of around 12% during
2011-2014, which will sustain the country’s attractiveness for domestic as well as foreign
investments. Much of this growth will take place in Riyadh, where the Saudi furniture and
interiors market is forecast to grow by a vast increase of US3.5 billion (dollars), every year, for
the next few years. Naturally, all this has created a wealth of investment opportunities for
wooden furniture and interiors design professionals from across the region, neighbouring GCC,
and the rest of the world.
In consequence, the Eastern and Central Office Division in Riyadh will be well positioned to
capture a respectable share of the wooden furniture business in this growing new residential
construction and government developments; including, education, leisure, business resort, and
commercial market areas. Building a strong market position in these areas, the Central Regional
Office can anticipate revenues to grow substantially between FY1 and FY3, and by way of
maintaining an average gross margin of over 20%, the Riyadh Office Division estimates
attractive net profits of over 15% by FY2.
1.3 Shareholders’ Equity
The company owners of MIDROC will provide 60% capital while WOODROC will provide
capital of 40% to cover the office start-up expenses in Riyadh. The Central Division currently
seeks a one year commercial loan to cover the operating expenses, which will be detailed and
explained in the start-up funding summary and business sales plan.
1.4 Office Division Objectives
The Eastern and Central Division objectives are:
To be a top seller and services provider of prominent furniture (supplier) to lucrative
(top-end) government, commercial and residential clients, in regional and KSA markets.
Revenues to double Year1 levels by the end of Year 2.
Generate revenue in accordance with company targets of 40,000,000 while meeting
company sales targets of 12 – 15% profits.
Aim to have 50% of door sales in high-end government customer segment within year 1.
Aim to have 30% of company sales in high-end residential segment within year 1.
Aim to have 10% of sales in mid-range commercial development segment within year 1.
Aim to have 10% of sales in mid-range residential and government customer segment.
To have a small showroom within year 1 in a prominent location and retail space.
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Chart 1: Highlights Showing Projected Year 1 Sales
1.5 Short Term (Aims)
Our immediate focus is to establish a fully operational business development office in
Riyadh with emphasis on:
To recruit and establish the most talented innovative business development team
that will provide a comprehensive marketing and sales platform, with the aim of
optimizing customer needs, and generate profitable results.
To improve current relations and communications with ABV-Roc, and develop new
relationships with clients, consultant, construction contractors and design
organizations, with focus on communications, honesty and commitment.
Evaluate existing markets with focus on implementing a new product development
range (e.g., steel frames),
Establish intimate partnerships and joint ventures with manufacturing and hardware
specialists and venders,
Aim to create a comprehensive customer database (project file) of at least 20 new
clients within the first 12 months.
Generate revenue in accordance with company sales targets of 40,000,000 year 1,
while meeting company targets of 12 – 15% net profits.
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1.6 Our Vision Statement
As a new company division we look to the future with a goal of educating each employee on the
importance of quality, with the purpose of establishing Woodroc as the leading furniture
manufacturer in the GCC. Our aim is to create a “Team First” environment and provide elegantly
styled, high quality value for money furniture products, supplied and installed, using innovative
state-of-the-art precision manufacturing while focusing on delivering exceptional customer
service.
Figure 2: Showing the Components of the Vision Plan
1.7 Mission Statement
To deliver high-quality products, on time, within budget, and to excellent standards, while
offering outstanding services, as well as providing a fast, error free sales and ordering system.
We at the new Riyadh division will also strive to enhance the quality of life of our customers
through the delivery of top quality services for clients throughout the Middle East, built upon a
foundation of trust, commitment, innovation and financial strength. Our aim is to provide
customer services in such a manner that distinguish us as the benchmark for excellence, and the
undisputed market leader in Saudi Arabia and into the GCC. We seek fair and responsible profit,
enough to keep the company financially healthy for the long term and to fairly compensate
owners and investors for their money and risk.
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Figure 3: Showing the essentials of the Mission Plan
1.8 Keys to Success
Uncompromising commitment to the quality of the end product: quality of wood, quality
of workmanship, quality of design, quality of end result. We need to offer customers
affordable quality furniture that will last; this includes customizing any item as requested
by a customer.
Successful niche marketing: we need to find the high–end quality conscious customer in
the right channels, and we need to make sure that customers can find us through well-
defined sales, advertising and networking system.
Focus on assembly and installation service with emphasis and attention to the installation
process: we cannot afford to ship fully-assembled furniture products, but our installation
assembly must be so efficient that it makes the customer feel better about the quality, not
worse.
Fully trained and experienced project team members who understand the needs and
requirements of the clients.
Effective Promotions and Advertising: We cannot sell products if we are not visible to
the market, client or construction contractors.
Thinking outside of the box; we will not limit ourselves to a single concept. New
opportunities will present themselves and we must watch for, and be open to, them.
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2 Business Summary
The Eastern and Central Office is a new company division of Woodroc operating out of Riyadh,
and will be responsible for providing additional marketing and selling support, expertise and
quality within the furniture suppliers market while meeting the demanding organizational,
planning, scheduling, and quality needs of customers, architects, owners, designers and
construction professionals.
2.1 Start-up New Office Summary
The Eastern and Central Division start-up costs consist mostly of new office premises, furniture,
office equipment and tools, stationery, computer hardware/software, and related labour expenses
are shown below. Our aim is to acquire premises that are large enough so as to incorporate a
good size showroom in a high visibility location. This we feel will give us exposure to new
business clients, architects, designers, contractor and home builders that are looking for our
products.
The co-owners of MIDROC and Woodroc will provide the bulk of the start-up financing. At the
same time, the Eastern and Central Division plans to receive a one year commercial loan facility,
which will help meet the general cash flow and set-up requirements.
Table 1: Showing Start-Up Operating Expenses
Al-Muwakaba Wooden Furniture & Industries Factory Co. Ltd.
Start Up Operating Expense Budget Riyadh Office
FY 2012
DEPARTMENT : BUSINESS and SALES - EAST & CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Telephone Expense 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 16,000
Vehicle Fuel,Oil & Repair 2,000 2 ,000 2,000 2,000 8,000
Office Supplies& Consumables 5,000 8,000 4,000 4,000 21,000
Printing& Stationery 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 16,000
Accomm. Rent - Mgr/Consultants -
Accommodation Rent - Staff -
RecruitmentExpense TBA TBA TBA TBA -
Security Expense 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 4,000
Land Rent/Office Rent 100,000 100,000 100,000 300,000
Travel & PerDiem 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 24,000
Training and Seminars
MiscellaneousAdminExpenses 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 8,000
Audit & Zakat Services
TOTALS 24,000 127,000 123,000 123,000 397,000
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OFFICE OVERHEAD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Office Building Maintenance
Spare Parts Cost
Cost of Electricity 2,000 2,000 2,000 6,000
Cost of Water Consumption 2,000 2,000 2,000 6,000
Cost of Insurance TBA TBA TBA -
Office Repairs &
Maintenance
20,000 5,000 5,000 30,500
TOTALS - 24,000 9,000 9,000 42,000
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Postage & CourierServices 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 8,000
Government RelatedExpense
Professional Fees
CanteenExpenses 500 500 500 500 2,000
Subscriptions
Entertainment
Garbage Collection 500 500 500 1,500
PestControl
Sewage Water TBA TBA TBA
Accommodation Supplies TBA TBA TBA
Accommodation Water TBA TBA TBA
Accommodation Repairs TBA TBA TBA
Bank Charges
Miscellaneous 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 8,000
TOTALS 4,500 5,000 5,000 5,000 19,500
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE 28,500 156,000 137,000 137,000 458,500
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Table 2: Temp Office Start-Up
TEMP OFFICE CAPITAL BUDGET
ASSET DESCRIPTION NOS. TOTAL Cost
A-0 Printer 1 7,000
ComputerDesktop 4 20,000
Desks,Chairs, and Cabinets 5 25,000
All in one A4-3 Printers 1 3,000
Photocopy Machine 1 15,000
MeetingRoom Table 1 3,200
MeetingRoom Chairs 6 4,800
TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET 78,000
NEW STAFF NOS. TOTAL Cost
Site Engineer(projectcoordinator and planner) 1 8,000
SalesEngineer(marketing,advertisingand sales)) 1 10,000
Project Manager (assistant) 1 12,000
Quantity Surveyor (designer,costingand procurement) 1 10,000
Cad Drawer 1 6,000
Secretary (businessandoffice affairs) 1 6,000
TOTAL 5 52,000
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2.2 Division Office Locations and Facilities
At present the Eastern and Central Office is located on the first floor of ABV-ROC head offices,
centrally positioned in a prominent section of the city. Our short term objective is to relocate to
new office premises which will provide close access to ABV-ROC new project developments
(e.g., KSU, Endowment, Medical City, and Faisal), with the benefit of providing also direct
access for both new customers and target markets.
Figure 4: Showing Map Directions and Location
2.3 Start- up Office Summary
The Eastern and Central Office is seeking a one year start-up loan for the purpose of acquiring
new office space/rent, starting inventory of administration expenses, utility connections and
office improvement, office equipment, working capital, miscellaneous start-up expenses, and
management – office staff.
Start-up costs are shown in three areas. The first is in the start-up table, the second is within the
cash flow assumptions and the third is in the P&L.
An approximate summary of our start-up requirements include the following year 1 expenses:
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Table 3: Central Division Start-Up Office Summary
Start-up Requirements SAR
Start-up Expenses
Administration 397,000
Temp Office 78,000
Office Overheads 42,000
New Employees(Min + Max/2) x 9 months 396,000
Miscellaneous 19,500
Total Start-up Expenses 932,500
Start-up Assets
Cash Required 60,000
New Office Inventory 30,000
Other Current Assets 10,000
Long-term Assets 20,000
Total Assets 120,000
Total Requirements 1,052,500
Chart 2: Summary of Start-up Funding
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
1,000,000
Expenses Assets Investment Loans
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2.3.1 Start-Up Funding Summary
Excluding the initial state-up loan, the following table exhibits a summary of funding required.
Table 4: Shows Start-Up Funding
Start-up Funding SAR
Start-up Expenses to Fund 932,500
Start-up Assets to Fund 120,000
Total Funding Required 1,052,500
Assets
Non-cash Assets from Start-up 60,000
Cash Requirements from Start-up 60,000
Additional Cash Raised $0
Cash Balance on Starting Date 60,000
Total Assets 120,000
Liabilities and Capital
Liabilities
Current Borrowing 3,000
Long-term Liabilities 0
Accounts Payable (Outstanding Bills) 0
Other Current Liabilities (interest-free) 0
Total Liabilities 3,000
Capital
Planned Investment
MIDROC 60% 559,500
Woodroc 40% 373,000
Other 0
Additional Investment Requirement 0
Total Planned Investment 932,500
Loss at Start-up (Start-up Expenses) (932,500)
Total Capital 0
Total Capital and Liabilities 120,000
Total Funding 1,042,500
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3. Products and Services
It is critical that all our employees are fully competent and trained in our business value chain,
from the mundane to the complex, so as to cope with our customers’ complete requirement needs
from tendering through to production; including procurement of projects, design, manufacturing
applications; cutting, wrapping, drilling, smoothing, sanding, assembly of finishing parts,
packaging, and installation procedures.
All team members will be able to offer customers a complete manufacturing service for
transforming their ideas in to the finished product. The assembly processes provided by our
company are rigorously inspected, and the continuous ability to supply these products to our
customers shall be a testimony to the quality of the customer service, which is the foundation of
the company’s philosophy.
All our products are essentially made with the very best material in our 45,000 M2 manufacturing
factory premises in Jeddah, and produces wooden furniture products for an extensive range of
environments such as living spaces, hospitality, and healthcare, office, and education settings.
More specifically, our quality furnishings and services include the following items;
Doors and Frame Systems
Fire Rated Door Systems
Bedrooms
Living rooms
Kitchens
Office Furniture
Wooden Decorative Panels (wall and ceiling)
Education and Classroom (chairs, benches and tables)
Laboratory Furniture (universities and Colleges)
Consultancy (advisors)
Conceptual Design (interior designs)
Installation Service
Hardware Commodities and High-Tec Appliances
Each product is specially made in our factory in Jeddah with the highest quality materials
available, in accordance with ISO 9001: 2008 International Quality Standards. Our team of
highly trained carpenters and factory experts ensures exceptional quality is maintained
throughout an exquisite combination of elegant furniture styles and superior functionality.
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3.1 BusinessPlanning and Fabrication
Our 45,000 M2 factory at Woodroc’s head office in Jeddah has the capacity to provide a
complete value added planning, design and fabrication process to meet all our customer needs.
The company philosophy is based on highly skilled staff, supported by a dedicated Quality
Management Department, all of which are fully committed to the complete business value supply
chain for providing Customer Satisfaction. Assurance of performance and quality of the products
starts in the factory when the raw material is delivered; components are designed, fabricated,
assembled, packed and finally distributed and installed.
Careful procurement of materials, precise door and cabinet making techniques, and continuously
improving quality control and assurance procedures, all performed on carefully selected timber,
using innovative technology are only the first steps toward achieving total quality satisfaction.
To achieve and maintain company targets, the Eastern and Central division in Riyadh will
procure projects while taking many actions, including the numerous decisions that will
characterize our business value chain and development process, reassuring our customers that we
stand out from all of our competitors.
Figure 5: Eastern and Central Office Business Value Chain
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3.2 Sourcing
Our current temporary office is situated on the first floor in our sister company ABV-ROC
headquarters in Riyadh. It is ideally located close to various large government projects, given
that our sister company ABV-ROC has been contracted to undertaking several of these projects,
some of which include the Medical City, Faisal, KSU education and university developments. As
a consequence, our current location offers a distinct advantage over many of our competitors, on
account of various steel frame and installation contractors, furniture, hardware and raw material
suppliers, are becoming aware of this relationship between Woodroc and ABV-ROC, providing a
constant source of potential joint ventures or partnership opportunities. Accordingly, we have a
better chance of purchasing higher quality materials and/or attaining required services than most
of our competitors. Furthermore, as our sales over the last few months are beginning to improve,
we have been able to buy at better prices, because of higher volumes.
We have also established several strategic partnerships and joint ventures, and currently work
with a number of specialty manufacturers in veneer and woodworking for door and furniture
fittings, solid wooden core panels, particleboards, high density fibreboards (MDF), and various
other manufactured soft and hardwood accessories, and related purchases. Many of these have
been in business for a long time, and are giving us good advice, custom, service and good prices,
in addition to being experienced, respectable and stable suppliers.
Strategic Partnerships
Establishing JointVentures
ITCC (construction) - Installation Specialist With large Timber Workshop
HALSPAN - (Insulation products, fire specifications)
HAFELE - Hardware Specialist (American and European: door, kitchen, office)
Uni-trade – Paints, Solvents, Shipping
Metalco - Steel Product Specialists and Timber Door Manufacturer
Union Veneer - Veneer, Ply-board Specialist
Golf Timber Co – Timber Merchant: Hardwood, MDF Specialist
Glutz - Furniture Technology Specialist: Doors and Kitchen Commodities
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3.3 Technology
Our anticipated sales target will depend largely on our factory production and assembly
performance in Jeddah, as these are the real sellers, and also our dominance of the latest in
technology of ergonomics, combined with traditional, classical and contemporary design
elements of fine quality wooden furniture products. We must remain on top of new technologies
in display, input and output, and communication, which is a vital element in achieving our sales
target. For example, our latest door, kitchen and office models are already assuming the latest in
quality hardware EN 14001 standards, LED lighting technology, and interlocking systems for
office and education applications.
Our assembly and installation process is an important competitive edge. We consider that no
other competitor can match the way we install a door or kitchen; given that, we have to assemble
and install a product, into a feature, thus all our carpenters are fully experienced. Our customer
feedback reveals that customers take the assembly and/or installation process as an enhancement
to the sense of quality.
3.4 Future Products and Value Position
At present, we are introducing a new office and education line based on the market analysis,
trends and future demands, currently being generated through diverse social and physical
infrastructure developments in such areas as government, education, commercial and residential
housing sectors. The new furniture has a different duel integrated configuration to assume easy
access and interlocking features, and can easily be transformed into a variety of practical
learning applications. The dual purpose of these products gives it added value by combining two
distinct and useful functions, each of which can stand on its own in the marketplace.
Our new range also provides students of all ages with the equipment needed to study in a safe,
comfortable learning environment whether they are in schools, colleges or laboratories, and with
employees spending more time at work than in any other environment, it is extremely important
that office furniture is functional and comforting.
Because of the nature of our large workshop in Jeddah, many different products could be
fabricated with little extra cost. We are therefore currently evaluating market trends and
opportunities for introducing a new interlocking wooden floor product range and wall/ceiling
panels, with the goal of implementing towards the latter part of year 1. Wooden floor and
laminated floor/wall panel systems are extensively used throughout Europe and many other
international regions and with the market research analysis and product evaluation will positively
identify any areas for concern.
However, since this is a start-up business, it has been decided that our strongest products, the
door sets and kitchen, will be sufficient until we have determined whether or not our marketing
development plans are effective.
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4. Market Analysis Summary
In general, the performance of Saudi Arabia’s economy has been remarkable in recent years,
especially since 2002 with the national economy more than doubling to approximately US49
billion owing mainly to rising oil revenues. The combination of additional government spending
toward the on-going program of economic liberalization and greater foreign participation in the
economy has sparked numerous investment projects. Saudi Arabia recently announced a US400-
billion plan over the next five years aimed at upgrading energy projects, and the social and
physical infrastructure in such areas as power, water, transportation, education and residential
housing.
The Saudi economy did experience a period of nervousness in 2009 but has rebounded strongly,
driven by the mammoth government stimulus spending. While the economy is not dependent on
government spending, the boost is clearly leveraging growth that is being seen across the board.
This has prompted the government to revise their real GDP growth forecasts to 6.3% in 2011 and
4.3% for 2012. The booming expenditure on the social and physical infrastructure projects,
figures published by the National Commercial Bank show the government awarded 84.2bn SAR
(US22.5bn) in contracts during 2011, more than double the 33.0bn SAR allocated in the same
period of 2010, a figure, which is set to double in the coming year, according to market research.
Despite the economic slowdown, the industry sustained its growth rate and achieved positive
year-on-year growth throughout this term. The Saudi Arabia furniture market, and furniture
consumption has rapidly expanded over the past 3 years on the back of rising affluence,
influence of western culture, infrastructure, education and tourism developments. Moreover, the
furniture consumption is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 12% during 2011-2013, and
projected to maintain this growth throughout 2014, making the Kingdom one of the most
attractive furniture markets in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia’s population has quadrupled to 27 million over the past 40 years, of which 60% is
under 30. As a result, an estimated 1.65 million new residential units will be needed by 2015 to
meet the ever growing demand. This was acknowledged by King Abdullah, who announced in
the second quarter of 2011 that he would be investing in the construction of 500,000 new homes.
This continuing demand for housing units will create business for many construction and
furniture manufacturing companies, suppliers, investors, property managers, real estate firms and
lenders.
Accordingly, the Saudi Arabian furniture industry has come up as one of the most vibrant
segments of the retail industry over the past few years. Despite the 2009 economic turmoil, the
Saudi furniture industry witnessed remarkable growth opportunities and became one of the
fastest growing industries in the Middle East region. With the entry of a number of giant real-
estate and construction developers, and increasing demand for residential property, the housing
and residential industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the past 3 years, fueled by several
multi-billion dollar plans. Over a period of time, young population-base, government and
education funding, a booming economy, together with other secondary factors provides the
preferred platform to the furniture industry for developing new horizons.
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Besides the increase in infrastructure and education government funded developments such as
the KSU Endowment Towers, Medical City, and the Economic-Financial City, market analysis
has also identified that the Saudi Arabia hotel industry has emerged as one of the flexible pillars
of economic development. Despite challenges of oversupply in the commercial short to medium
term markets, investors in the hotel industry are optimistic about future prospects with a
paradigm shift from development to investment-led market. Institutional Investors are
increasingly focusing on stable, secure, and more predictable income streams as opposed to
short-term capital gains, which favor the hotel sector and offers them a range of income
producing assets.
Market analysis has also revealed that currently, the Saudi Arabian furniture industry is
witnessing a huge demand-supply gap due to the massive in-efficient and underdeveloped wood
products industry. Therefore, domestic furniture manufacturers are facing a shortage of furniture
raw material and parts and hence, huge imports are becoming inevitable. However, it is expected
that dependence on imports will reduce in the near future as many international furniture
companies are establishing their roots in the Kingdom and raw material supply is also receiving
government attention.
4.1 Riyadh Market
On the regional front, the Central region is considered a major hub for the country’s furniture
manufacturing industry. Riyadh, Qasim, Hail, etc., are the most preferred regions for
manufacturing furniture in the Kingdom. The area comprises of uplands, broad valleys, and dry
rivers. Qasim and Kharj areas are famous for agriculture production and wood work is becoming
a growing opportunity throughout these regions. Amid most favorable regulatory policies and
suitable business environments, the region has showed a substantial increase in prominent
developments in the furniture industry.
Furthermore, with the construction of several mega projects in the government sector, in addition
to the residential, hotel and office segments are expected to fuel the growth of furniture demand
in the coming years. The proposed construction of six economic cities in the Kingdom in
addition to the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh is also expected to boost the industry
developments in the coming years, providing opportunities for both construction contractor and
furniture manufacturers.
Moreover, it is expected that projects worth more than US350 billion are either under way and/or
planned for execution over the next few years. In both household and office market variants, the
country is all set to witness one of world’s fastest demand growth for furniture products, which
will inevitably lure international majors to enter the market.
Taking all this into consideration, it is feasible to forecast that it will provide current and
futuristic opportunities for many construction, interior design and fit-out contractors; in addition
to increasing the industry spending for retail, office, residential, education, and hotels sectors,
which is making Saudi Arabia a very attractive destination for furniture industry manufacturers.
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Target Market Forecast
70% Government Projects
(large developments)
20% Private Projects
(residential, hotel)
10% Other Projects
(hospital, education, office)
4.2 Market Segmentation
The growth of affordable furniture products in the Central region is critical to the success of the Eastern
and Central Office Division. After careful evaluation of the market analysis research, our target market
will focus on the government sector, such as consultants, architects, owners, and contractors in the
regional areas who are involved in high-end government (university and education) projects, but not
overlooking the residential, resort, and the private commercial-business development segments.
We will aggressively market our target customers who live in the Eastern and Central areas of
Riyadh through the following distribution channels:
Business to Government
Business to Residential
Business to Commercial Business
Our main target market is the client who wants to have the finest furniture, on time, within
budget, and to exceptional quality standards, using the latest in technology, combined with an
old fashioned sense of fine woods and fine woodworking. This person can be in the Ministry of
Interior, Education, Health, Corporate Towers, Medium Business, or in a home office. The
common bond is the appreciation of quality, and the lack of price constraints.
Chart 3: Targets
Table 5: Showing Projected 4 Year Target Market Forecast
Market Forecast
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Potential Customers Growth CAGR
High-end Government 9% 2 3 4 5 11.00%
Mid-Range Private 8% 3 4 5 6 8.00%
Commercial development 9% 2 3 5 6 9.00%
Total 8.55% 7 10 14 17 9.55%
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4.3 Target Market Segment Strategy
The central office will focus on contacting and meeting contractors, designers and architects that
deal with the large government projects, interior, education, hospitals and residential markets.
Making ourselves known to these entities will generate some strong leads with respect to the
private clients, along with getting personal recommendations to the commercial business and
hotel owners. There are plans to upgrade our new office space to a showroom in a high visibility
location. This will give us exposure to new customers, contractors, and builders that are looking
for our product.
Our segment definition is of itself strategic. We are not intending to satisfy all customers of our
furniture intended for use with personal, but, rather, only those who are most demanding. We are
definitely out to address the needs of the high-end buyer, who is willing to pay more for quality.
In our particular market, we also seek the buyer who appreciates two attributes: the quality of
furniture workmanship and the excellence of design, with an understanding of technology and
ergonomics built in.
4.4 Market Needs
We understand that our target market requires more than just wooden products. The needs grew
out of the special requirements and personal services to each and every customer, when
combined with our door, kitchen, bedroom, and office furniture. For example, doors or kitchen
installation at the correct high, integrated LED light technologies, innovative appliances such as
cooker and fridge comforts, and other hardware commodities. Our target customer wants to have
all of that plus good quality furniture for a competitive price. Consequently, there is a need for
top quality, reassurance of design, materials, installation, and good workmanship. We do not just
sell wooden furniture; we sell the whole door, bedroom, kitchen, and office environment, this
includes concept design, hardware, installation and workmanship.
4.5 Market Growth
According to market research, the Middle East annual growth rate, the construction sector, which
was estimated at around 20% from 2010 to 2014, will also benefit from the many hi-tech
architectural projects currently ongoing. These projects are characterized by flawless design and
refined materials. Further to the growth of domestic and foreign investments in the construction
& fenestration-door industry in the Kingdom over the last 3 years, has led to the demand increase
of 7% for window and door market substantially. Furniture consumption is anticipated to grow at
a CAGR of around 12% during 2011-2013, and projected to maintain this growth throughout
2014, making the Kingdom one of the most attractive furniture markets in the Middle East.
4.6 Market Trends
Market research has indicated that customers are beginning to recognize the disparity between
most of the standard door, kitchen, education or office furniture sold through other channels, and
our own products. The development of top class hotels, education buildings, apartments, and the
high-end office worker, office owners, and business executive is an important trend for us.
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We now have people who are using modern technologies, appliances, computers and
commodities who also appreciate the old-fashioned workmanship of good furniture.
4.7 Competition and Buying Patterns
The high-end furniture (door, kitchen, bedroom, office, etc.) market understands the concept of
service and support, and is more likely to pay for it when the offering is clearly stated.
There are many competitors in the local market. Although each of them delivers a quality
product, we feel they fail to deliver a full turnkey package. There are four factors that govern the
cost of all our projects: Scope, Product, Design, and Services. Most people mistakenly think that
the size of the project and the choice of brand name products will make for the best results. But it
is the design and a company’s service that will have the greatest impact on the quality and value
of the customer’s investment.
4.8 CompetitiveComparison
Within our target niche market we currently have 5 significant competitors, these include:
1. United Wood Products Co (UWP): Established in 1988 in Riyadh, UWP is a high class
manufacturer of doors and wood works in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and provides a
complete design and installation service. With over 75,000 square meters of factory space
and state-of–the-art automated equipment similar to that of Woodroc. UWP are one of the
leading manufacturers of flush doors and specialists in wardrobes and wooden product
supplementary wood panels, and bedroom furniture.
2. Riyadh Furniture Industries (RFI): Established in 1975 in Riyadh, RFI has become one
of Saudi Arabia’s leading manufacturers of contract furniture. With over 170,000 square
meter of factory area and a full complement of “State-of-the-art” computerized
manufacturing equipment, RFI is able to produce a complete range of high quality furniture
using steel, wood or plastic for commercial, residential and institutional projects of any
scale.
3. Metalco Middle East Wood & Metal Industries Co. Ltd: Founded in 1997, started as a
door manufacturer for the local market in Riyadh. Through the years METALCO has
expanded its horizons to the GCC, Middle East and Africa. It is considered to be one of the
leading door manufacturers in the Middle East. METALCO manufactures standard and fire
rated hollow metal doors, normal and fire rated wooden doors, and a combination of wood
leaf with steel frame.
4. Sultan Allied Industries Co: Established in 1980 in Al-Qassim province, Sultan Allied
Industries produce high class timber doors, complete with design, supply and installation
service. With over 25,000 square meters of factory space and state-of–the-art automated
equipment, Sultan Allied specialize in wood joinery for hotels and decorative doors, as well
as hollow steel door and frame, and aluminum assemble process.
5. Saudi Binladin Group (SBG): The biggest construction company in Saudi Arabia, with
various manufacturing factories through the kingdom offering a complete wooden furniture
supply and installation service. SBG general supplies their own contracts and rarely tender
for single furniture projects.
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Apart from the wholesaler giants and leading competitors listed above, there are also several
smaller furniture manufacturers who have the ability to produce large quantities of door products
at a competitive price. As a consequence, have the capability to compete against our company at
certain levels. In general, however, this competition is not in our niche target market. We
compete against the large, top end furniture manufacturers, who have the capability of producing
mass quantities of doors, kitchens, bedrooms, and cabinets, etc., at a competitive price, and to
good quality standards, although we will be evaluating their capabilities and services, so as to
appraise possible future joint ventures.
It isn’t that clients will choose the competitors instead of our products, it is that they will choose
our top quality furniture and hardware items, along with the first-rate service we provide, instead
of lesser quality, mainstream products and material items they offer.
5. Strategy and Implementation Summary
Riyadh is currently experiencing a substantial growth in the high-end residential, education and
health markets, and there is a general consensus of continued growth in these areas. Taking part
in this growth, while providing attention to the design development, ordering process, project
management, and installation will put us on the road to success. The furniture industry has also
undergone a great deal of change in this decade. The growth of the furniture superstores-
wholesalers has made a few large brands dominant. They produce relatively inexpensive
furniture that makes compromises in order to stay at the low price level.
Our overall strategy will be based on a continuous improvement process of setting objectives,
measuring results, and utilizing feedback to facilitate further growth and progress. The Central
office plans to rapidly develop marketing alliances with furniture and industry based leaders and
pursue new sales of its services with focus on large Ministry of Interior, Health and Education
Developments, not forgetting large residential and commercial contractors. Our marketing
strategy assumes that we need to go into specialty channels to address our target customer’s
needs. Thus, our market approach is to capitalize on Furniture World’s alliances by securing
City, National, and Government contracts. We position as the highest quality, offering status and
prestige levels of purchase, for the buyer who wants the best quality regardless of price.
The product strategy is also based on quality, in this case the intersection of technical
understanding with very high quality decorative woodworking, specialized materials, and
professional workmanship. We will focus on the special kind of customer, who wants very high
quality furniture customised to work beautifully with modern design, highest quality timber,
materials and technology, including high-tech items such as LED lights, kitchen appliances and
hardware commodities. What is important to the customer is elegance, fine workmanship, ease of
use, ergonomics, and practicality of service.
5.1 Strategy Pyramid
Our main strategy at the central office division is to position ourselves at the top of the quality
scale, featuring our combination of superb state-of-the-art manufacturing, technology,
installation, and fine old-fashioned decorative woodworking, for the buyer who wants the best
quality regardless of price.
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Tactics underneath that strategy include market analysis and research development related to
new products, designs, and new technology, choosing the right channels of distribution, and
communicating our quality position to the target market. Programs are mainly those listed below,
some of which include new design programs, new equipment and software to keep up with
design, channel networking development, channel marketing programs, our direct sales, and our
continued presence in high-end catalogue channels, and new presence in the web.
5.2 Strengths and Competitive Advantage
In view of our temporary office being situated on the first floor of ABV-ROC’s headquarters in
Riyadh; a large reputable civil and construction engineering company, contracted to undertaking
several Ministry of Interior, Health and Education projects, our current circumstances offers a
distinct advantage over many of our competitors, with regards to being owned by “Sheikh
Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi”. A prominent businessman and owner of ABV-ROC and
MIDROC, a diverse group of more than 70 successful businesses from every major industry
throughout the Middle East with locations in MENA, Africa and Europe, providing jobs for more
than 40,000 employees.
In addition to the opportunities provided from our sister company ABV-ROC and MIDROC, we
believe our competitive edge is our ability to provide high volumes and flexibility in style from
our company facilities in Jeddah, while maintaining a commitment to quality products backed by
excellent service.
Figure 6: Summary of our Strengths and Competitive Advantage
Joint Ventures
NewProduct Range
Creative Designs
Lean Manufacturing
Training Programs
Greater Services
Built-In Quality
Market AnalysisAutomated Machinery
Qualified Personnel
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6. Sales Plan Summary
The sales plan provides a brief account on how the central office will market, advertise and sell
Woodroc’s furniture products, and how the sales intends to meet the marketing objectives for
2012. The sales plan focuses on the furniture market in Riyadh; in what way this differs from the
competition, and the steps that shall be taken, in order to meet the marketing objectives. The
central office sales are based on attaining company revenue of 40 million SAR in the first year
while achieving a minimum profit margin of 15%; that is, assuming 40 million is reached, the
company is looking to make 6 million profits to achieve its goal. The plan will serve as our
tactical sales process and company direction for achieving marketing objectives; it looks at
market focus, sales strategy, and forecast, in order to evaluate possible areas for making revenue
with the primary target of achieving extra business.
Figure 7: Showing Riyadh Division Tactical Sales Process
6.1 Sales Strategy
We will first focus on maintaining identity with the high-end buyer who appreciates the best
available quality, but is also very demanding with regards to providing a full design, supply and
installation service. Our strategy is to make ourselves known through the many marketing,
mailing, printing and advertising concepts listed in the sales section below. This also includes
direct sales through personal contact with clients, consultants, architects and contractors who are
primarily involved with the design and construction of large government, commercial and
residential developments.
Our sales strategy is to offer a value engineering approach by way of providing a FREE concept
design, to include shop drawings, product samples (3 alternatives: high, median, low), product
mock-up (on-site installation), material take off (MTO) and quotation (competitive price), and
finally the contract agreement for the supply and installation of our product and services. Our
services currently include design, manufacture, installation, hardware, appliances and other
commodities as required by the client.
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Having a showroom in a prominent location will be a sales tool in itself. A showroom will give
us exposure to the general public, new arrivals to the area, government clients, manufacturing
hardware suppliers and construction professionals.
Our general sales program is as follows:
Create contacts with government personnel, residential and commercial clients,
architects, contractors, designers, and business developers.
Direct contact with developers of private residential and commercial properties.
Contact and training with new “company approved” warranty installation contractors,
commodity and hardware suppliers of doors, kitchens and other furniture products.
Set up advertising for local and national programs, and participate at national and
regional trade shows, exhibitions, see below. .
Special advertising efforts will be implemented through the many media channels and our
own new Website using online Internet advertising technologies and applications.
Employment of company sales representatives.
Contact major architectural firms.
Word of mouth and Networking
The Eastern and Central division sees business networking as the way for us to make the maxim,
“as it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. We will also network through our new website,
which is due to be launch in the coming months.
6.2 Sales Literature
The Eastern and Central division will provide a complete product portfolio for the target
customers, which will include various catalogues, brochures, prequalification, specification
sheets, and documentary of our company to facilitate business to:
For business-to-government project (B2G) sales (from large government projects)
For business-to-consumer (B2C) sales to private customers (residential, commercial)
For business-to-business (B2B) sales, including hardware specialists, kitchen appliances,
commodities, installation, and other furniture companies.
The catalogues will describe our products; brochure will list the features and benefits to clients,
consumers, contractors, while the prequalification and product fact sheets will give the retail
business necessary information regarding design, manufacturing, other products and accessories,
company facilities and details.
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6.3 Selling, Marketing and Advertising
Our sales process will be used as our guideline, and when planned correctly can be effective, if
used suitably for developing futuristic business opportunities, and delivers business growth via:
New products or services to existing customers,
Existing products or services to new customers, or
New products or services to new customers.
The following list of global and local advertising ideas, which with a little creativity and
selective ingenuity will be carefully evaluated and developed into an effective local advertising
campaign, providing a continuous pipeline of new business opportunities:
We plan to open a selective show room in a prominent location.
Promotional stall at local exhibition shows or open days, for example a stall or leafleting
presence at a local relevant furniture gathering or event.
Reciprocal referral arrangements with other good local suppliers or partners, especially
those who serve our target audience with different products and services (this will enable us
to be a little more helpful with regards to our customers when asked to recommend other
related services).
Offering existing customers, employees, partners and/or local agent’s incentives (e.g.,
commission or gift of some sort, or money off their next purchase order) for introducing a
new customer or project.
Speaking or facilitating at a public event, local school, college or donating something - for
example with economic or business education and preparing youngsters for the world of
work (which gives you publicity and builds reputation).
Brochures/posters/leaflets in shop windows, on notice boards, in staff rooms of local
businesses, and local trade directories - typically monthly publications distributed to the
local community.
Regularly giving news bulletins and interesting pictures or company documentary about our
work to media or local newspapers (see PR below), or perhaps even writing a regular
column relating to our specialism in the local free newspaper or parish magazine.
Targeting special offers at local big employers, through their PR and/or HR/social activities.
Launching our Website with Internet directories and specialist search engines, which are an
increasingly effective way to advertise and market our products and services.
We also have a number of current clients that we are sure will contribute in further establishing
our reputation with regard to providing an excellent service, some of which include government
agencies, healthcare, education, and hospitality establishments, as well as various other
businesses. Our team will strive to provide an excellent service for our elegantly-designed,
expertly-made, wood furniture in an attractive, practical manner. The commitment to quality
does not end at invoice but also extends to comprehensive after sales services.
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6.4 SalesForecast
As this is our first year as a new office division, our sales forecast assumes no change in costs or
prices, which is a reasonable assumption for the first year trading. Market research has indicated
that our strongest product is our door range, which includes a complete design, supply,
installation and hardware service.
The central office division will begin by utilizing its existing contacts with several major
construction companies and consultants to leverage contracts through direct sales methods and
onsite sample demonstrations. A number of these companies have expressed an interest in
purchasing the proposed products of Woodroc. The division’s extensive advertising campaign
will be used to promote company brand and create product awareness through the use of direct
marketing and advertising, and other means, as described above. At some future date, the
company will seek to entice major advertising and media specialists to carry Woodroc’s brand
and products once the Central division has established a firm reputation. The establishment of a
new sales joint venture program will provide additional sales opportunities with customers for
marketing new office and education products.
We are expecting to increase door sales enthusiastically in the next year, which is about trebling
in size with current sales. The growth forecast is in line with our last year company sales, and is
relatively high for our industry, especially as we are a new division, establishing new contacts,
clients and developing new product openings. We are projecting significant change in the
product line, or in the proportion between different project lines. The key to our growth is the
growth of the new product and sale servicing channels, with our main door range and hardware.
Using a single door with frame example, and a standard price range from 2,500 (low) – 4,000
(Median), and 8,000 (high) SAR the yearly forecast shows a direct result of the anticipated
compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 12% during 2012-2014, estimated 45% gross
profit before company deductions, and projected 11% sales growth rate for year 2012. The
following chart gives product projections on a monthly basis, and the table provides a yearly
estimate. The variety in sales comes from the nature of projects with regards to manufacturing,
supplying, and scheduling installation programs for this type of product.
The following table shows projected 1 year “standard price” forecasts for our strongest product
(the door) and services provided. Costs for offering a complete service package, to include
design, supply, installation, and hardware accessories are also presented. Prices have been taken
from the company material purchase database and sales figures for the last year, and are subject
to product type, quality design, size of purchase (amount), veneer grade/type, raw materials used,
and company appraisal. Products do however; include all production facilities and delivery costs.
The first two months focused mainly on establishing the central office and will concentrated on
existing projects with ABV-ROC. We have since turned our marketing efforts to new customers.
The following tables outline sales forecast data for the year 2012.
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Table 6: Listing Standard Unit Cost Forecast
ID Standard Unit Price Solid Semi Flush Fire Kitchen 2011 2012 2013
Growth Rate % 11% 8%
1 Beach wood door/frame 5,000 4,000 2,500 5,700 20,000 5,000 5,250 5,565
2 Mahogany door/frame 6,000 4,500 3,000 6,500 22,000 6,000 6,300 7,000
3 Meranti door/frame 5,000 4,000 2,500 5,500 5,000 5,250 5,565
4 Oak door/frame 7,500 7,000 5,00 8,000 8,000 8,400 8,900
5 Cherry door/frame 8,000 8,000 5,000 9,000 9,000 9,450 10,000
6 Steel Door 3,000 2,000 1,500 3,000
7 Hardware Accessories 3,000 2,500 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,150 3,350
8 Installation 750 600 500 1,000 750 800 900
9 Design/Sample (single) 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,500 5,000 5,000 5,500
Consultation Free Free Free Free Free Free Free
The following table outlines our current on-going projects with ABV-ROC, with focus on our
wood/steel doors and kitchen sales for year 2012.
Table 7: Projected Sales from Current on-going Project
Item Projects Wood Door Steel Door Kitchen Chairs Tables Others Totals
KSU Medical City
1 Dental College 044 775 215 990
2 Diabetic Centre 029 625 135 760
3 Medical College 042 535 118 653
4 Cardiac Centre 041 274 1,318 1,422
5 Family Medical 043 228 64 292
6 Other Medical Bldg. 224 110 335
Ministry of Education
7 University for Girls 80 15 95
Endowment Building
8 VIP Meeting Rooms 23 1 1 25
Prince Sultan University
9 PYD Building 22 350 372
King Faisal University
10 Al-Faisal Building 80 80
Endowment Projects
11 Tower 09-10 378 53 431
12 Tower 011 390 37 427
Other Projects
13 Mock-ups & Samples 46 46
Commodities
14 Door Hardware 2387 1960 4347
15 Kitchen Appliances 1 1
16 (Installation Service) (3554) (2400) (1) (40) (5995)
17 Conceptual Design 4 3 1 2 10
Total Unit Sales 3558 2403 3 80 15 49 6108
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Taking our standard prices into consideration, the following table outlines our anticipated
products and service unit sales forecast for current project proposals, and includes wooden and
steel doors, education tables and chairs, kitchen, and office sales, hardware, design and
installation for the year 2012.
Table 8: Anticipated Unit Prices for Current Proposals
Sales ForecastSAR (on-going projects Material Type Unit Rate Total Unit Price
Amount Wood Steel Wood Steel Wood Steel
Unit Sales and Prices Products Units (000) SAR
KSU Medical Project
1 Dental College 044 (Semi door) 990 775 215 4,000 3,000 3,100 645
2 Diabetic Centre 029 (flush door) 760 625 135 4,000 3,000 2,500 405
3 Medical College 042 (flush door) 653 535 118 4,000 3,000 2,140 354
4 Cardiac Centre 041 (flush door) 1,422 274 1,318 4,000 3,000 1,028 3,954
5 Family Medical 043 (flush door) 292 228 64 5,000 3,000 1,140 195
6 Other Medical Buildings 335 224 110 5,000 3,000 1,120 330
Prince Sultan University
7 PYD Building 372 22 350 10,000 4,000 220 1,400
Endowment Building
8 Endowment VIP (Solid Doors) 25 25 10,000 250
9 Endowment VIP (Kitchen) 20 20 33,000 660
King Faisal University
10 Al-Faisal Building (flush doors) 80 31 49 2,500 3,000 78 147
Endowment Project
11 Tower 09-10( solid wood door) 431 378 53 4,000 3,000 1,512 159
12 Tower 011(solid wood door) 423 390 37 4,000 3,000 1,560 111
Ministry of Education (tables & chairs)
13 University of Girls (table/chairs) 18,000 10,000 8000 400 1,200 4,000 9,600
Other Small Projects
14 Mock-ups & Samples 46 46 34
Door Hardware Sales & Unit Prices
15 Medical City (Hafele Hardware) 4347 2387 1960 3,000 3,000 7,161 5,880
Installation Sales (progress cost)
16 (Installation Services) (5995) (3554) 2400 750 800 2,666 1,920
Conceptual Design
17 Shop Drawing Services 6 5 3 5,000 5,000 25 15
TOTALS
TOTAL UNIT COST 29,194 25,115
ESTIMATED TOTAL SALES COST for 2012 54,309,000
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Mar-12 April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 13-Jan Feb Total
Volume/Quantity of unit product/service sold 60 150 200 250 350 400 450 500 510 520 500 500 4,390 volume/quantity
DOOR Unit Price of Product/Service Sold 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 113,000 unit price of pro
Total Unit Sales 540,000 1,350,000 1,800,000 2,250,000 3,150,000 3,600,000 4,050,000 5,000,000 5,100,000 5,200,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 42,040,000 total sales
Unit cost of product/materials Sold or Used 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 60,000 unit cost of prod
Costs of sales (COS) - (cost of products used/sold) 300,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 1,750,000 2,000,000 2,250,000 2,500,000 2,550,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 21,950,000 Costs of sales (C
Gross profit (sales minus cost of sales) 240,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 2,500,000 2,550,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 20,090,000 Gross profit (sale
Percentage gross profit 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 48% Percentage gros
Employee costs (salaries ) 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 666,000 Employee costs
Premises costs (New Offices) 500 500 500 500 500 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 702,500 Premises total
Rates, heating, lighting, water, services 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 22,400 Rates, heating, l
Repairs 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000 20,000 20,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 64,000 Repairs
Phone 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 7,000 Phone
Post 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 16,000 Post
Stationery 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 12,000 Stationery
Computer and internet charges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Computer and in
Samples and sundries 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 9,000 Samples and su
Motor expenses inc fuel 100 100 500 100 100 100 1,000 100 100 100 1,000 100 3,400 Motor expenses
Travel and parking 500 500 500 500 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 10,000 Travel and park
Subsistence and accommodation 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 36,000 Subsistence and
Advertising and promotion 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 6,000 Advertising and
Legal and professional 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 6,000 Legal and profe
Insurance 0 0 0 0 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 8,000 Insurance
Bad debts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Bad debts
Interest and other finance charges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Interest and othe
Depreciation (write-down of assets) 10,000 10,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 310,000 Depreciation (w
Other expenses 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 60,000 Other expenses
Total Fixed Costs (Overheads) 67,100 67,100 77,500 78,100 80,100 203,800 235,700 234,800 215,800 225,800 226,700 225,800 1,938,300 Total Fixed Cost
Profit before (tax) and company repayments 172,900 532,900 722,500 921,900 1,319,900 1,396,200 1,564,300 2,265,200 2,334,200 2,374,200 2,273,300 2,274,200 18,151,700 Profit before tax
Trading Forecast Summary(Profit and Loss Account Example) for Central Division Sales Units transaction (assume a standardised price SAR rate for all items combined)
SALESFixedCosts(Overheads)Table 9: Showing Estimated Sales Forecast for the year 2012, and (subject to available company data)
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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Gross Profit (000) SAR
Total Unit sales (000) SAR
Chart 4: Projected Unit Sales Forecast for the 2012
6.4.1 Three Year Sales Forecast
As the new regional division gets established in the marketplace, we anticipate strong sales
growth over the next three years. In view of this, contingencies will need to be in place in order
to backup all products and services offered in the event of personnel issues, equipment failure,
and poor material or workmanship. Direct and fixed costs, and company overheads in the Sales
Forecast table reflect some of these outsourced manufacturing costs, after initial design, others
include materials, hardware, metal working and fire insulation manufacturing. Consequently, one
of our main goals is to establish joint ventures with other reputable furniture manufacturers, with
the intention of manufacturing certain products externally, although under our umbrella and
direct supervision, allowing our factory machinery, equipment and labor resources to be utilized
on more profitable work. This will help with delivering our anticipated strong sales growth; on
time, within budget, and to excellent standards, while considering all our clients requirements.
Our main source of strong sales growth in the next 3 years is anticipated to come from the
following projects:
Project Name Client Product Type Unit Sales
KSU Endowment Towers ABV-ROC (3 ) Doors & Kitchens 12,000
King Faisal University ABV-ROC (2) Doors Sets 3,000
New Medical City Development ABV-ROC (6) Doors Sets 50,000
Ministry of Education Ministry of Education Office Furniture (various) 10,000
Total Unit Sales Forecast 75,000
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20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
140,000,000
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Total Forecast Sales
Direct Cost
Profit Foercast
Table 10: Projected Unit Sales Forecast for the Next 3 Years
Sales Forecast SAR
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Unit Sales
Furniture Products (000) 48,040 70,000 90,000
Other (hardware) (000) 15,100 20,500 30,500
Total Sales 63,140,000 90,500,000 120,500,000
Direct Cost of Sales Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Furniture Products (000) 26,422 38,500 49,500
Other (30% profit) (000) 10,570 14,350 21,350
Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales 36,992,000 52,850,000 70,850,000
Chart 5: Unit Sales Forecast for the Next 3 Years (figures subject to company financial data)
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6.5 Milestones
The accompanying table lists important program milestones, with dates and personnel
responsible, and budgets for each activity. The milestone schedule indicates our emphasis on
planning for implementation.
Important Milestone Dates (SAR)
Milestone Start Date End Date Budget Manager Department
Set-up Temp Office 1/01/2012 3/01/2012 20,000 Dr Andrew Business
Pre-qualification 4/01/2012 10/02/2012 15,000 Dr Andrew Business
Business & Sales Plan 16/01/2012 20/02/2012 15,000 Dr Andrews Business/Sales
Employ Sale/Site Eng. 15/01/2012 1/04/2012 20,000 (M) Dr Andrews Sales
Acquire New Offices 15/01/2012 10/04/2012 75,000 (Quar) Tareq Amoudi Administration
Establish New Office 10/04/2012 25/04/2012 10,000 Andrew/Tareq Department
Establish Showroom 2/25/2012 4/31/2012 35,000 Tareq Amoudi Marketing
Totals (approx.) 190,000
6.6 StrategicAlliances
The company plans to rapidly develop marketing alliances with industry leaders and pursue new
sales of its services to government, residential and commercial clients, builders and designers.
This also includes setting up joint ventures with hardware specialists and established furniture
manufacturers, with a view of increasing sales, while reducing risk and time to market.
6.7 Web Plan Summary
Our Web-based marketing plan is essentially the same for all Woodroc divisions, with the
exception of how each division targets its clients. Our intention is to add our services offered into
the marketplaces, with the aim of getting day to day information and feedback from the various
paid ads we place in industrial trade magazines and Web advertising agencies, as well as other
websites. The proposed Web plan is to link our products and services with as many affiliate sites
as possible. When established, these marketplaces and affiliate sites will serve as a cost effective
marketing tool for all the company divisions, keeping in mind that each division’s approach will
be tailored towards its intended potential clients. Each division will have dedicated websites
operating under the Woodroc logo and brand. With a customer database available at all times via
our servers, we can easily track our marketing expenditures and customer demographics.
6.8 Website Marketing Strategy
The Central Division, once established, will develop and manage as many industrial
marketplaces as possible, seeking out niche marketing that drives customers to our products and
service sites. Also, we intend to embed ourselves into as many other Web sites utilizing search
engine technology, affiliate marketing programs, and paid banner or commission ads.
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7. Management Summary
The Eastern and Central Division will be managed by Dr Andrew Kimmance. Dr Andrews is a
talented professional who holds a Bachelor of Civil and Construction Engineering Degree,
Masters of Manufacturing Engineering, and a Doctors of Project Management from
Loughborough University that he obtained while working full-time in the construction
management field. Dr Andrews entered the world of construction in 1978 as a means to pay for
his education. He quickly gained a reputation for quality and creative work. He started his
apprenticeship and early training as a Builder soon progressing into Management. He later
relocated to Civil Engineering and Project Management in 1992 and has worked exclusively in
Construction, Manufacturing, and Business for the past 20 years.
Important issues that will need to be addressed include the following:
Organisational Structure
Management/Office Team
Management Team Gaps
Personnel Responsibilities
As the central division grows, we plan to take on the following staff:
NEW STAFF NOS. TOTAL Cost
Site Engineer(projectcoordinator and planner) 1 10,000
SalesEngineer(marketing,advertisingand sales)) 1 10,000
Assistant ProjectManager (Department Head) 1 15,000
Quantity Surveyor (designer,costingand procurement) 1 10,000
Cad Drawer 1 7,000
Administration/showroomassistant (office affairs) 1 6,000
TOTAL 5 58,000
7.1 Personnel Plan
The personnel plan for the Eastern and Central Office shall be completed by the department
Head. Office salaries will be completed by the Financial Department. Salaries will be kept to a
minimum so as to help the growth of the central division. Monthly details for this year can be
found in the appendix.
7.2 Financial Plan
The financial plan will be completed by the Financial Executive. Below are the initial financial
goals for the central division:
Obtain an operating line of credit from the owners so as to establish all platforms.
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Finance growth through retained earnings.
Operate on a 25-30% gross margin.
The financial plan for the Eastern and Central Division will be outlined in the following sections.
General Assumptions
Projected Profit and Loss (pro-forma)
Projected Cash Flow (we do not expect to have major problems with cash flow as most of
our contracts will require a 50% deposit upon signing.
Projected Balance Sheet
Business Ratios
7.3 Break-even Analysis
Break-Even Analysis
A break-even analysis predicts the sales volume, at a given price, required to recover total costs.
In other words, it’s the sales level that is the dividing line between operating at a loss and
operating at a profit.
Expressed as a formula, break-even is:
Breakeven Sales = Fixed Cost
1 – Variable Cost
(Where fixed costs are expressed in SAR Value, but Variable Costs is expressed as a percentage
% value of total sales.).
Total Expenses =
Fixed =
Variable =
Include any assumptions upon which your break-even calculation is based.
As the business settles in and start-up/showroom costs are met, average monthly operating costs
will increase and then stabilize. The essential insight here is that our sales level will need to be
running comfortably above break-even.
Appendix Section
The appendix section will show all relevant forms, charts, tables and information associated with
the Eastern and Central Division’s Business and Sales/Marketing Plan.