Sunday, March 31, 2013

Services on the go

By Jaimes R. C. Sumbilon
To man, time is the equivalent of precious gold because with every second, time passes by, and you can't go back to change it. You must treasure every second of your life.
Time management is then crucial to conserve time and effort. Unfortunately, this is not enough to solve time inadequacy.
In today's fast-paced society, time indeed is gold, particularly for a working population that has little time to spend doing household chores such as cleaning and laundry. For these time-consuming tasks, we need the assistance of others in order to do them.
That is why the Global Quality Waters and Environment Solutions Technologies Inc. (GQWEST) launched its newest franchise concept called EntrepRises at the recent 11th Filipino Franchise show at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
GQWEST is the company that brought us brands such as Laundrybest, t
he oxygenated alkaline water brand Oxyplus and the country's leading water franchise and the company's flagship brand, Aquabest. These three brands form a revolutionary and integrated way of looking at the water franchise industry.
Through EntrepRises, franchisees are able to select different concepts that would allow them to create their ideal franchise business. And entrepreneurs can choose well as the GQWEST has unveiled three more franchise businesses that will change the market landscape.
Apart from Aquabest, Laundrybest and Oxyplus, the company has sought to further build upon its success by giving franchisees three add-on businesses to further increase their service offerings. These are the Maid for the Day, Best Mobile Wazzers and Hemmingbird.
EntrepRises also allows people to avail of five different services with just one phone call. The concept bundles water delivery, laundry, housekeeping, alteration and carwash into one store so you can avail these services from a single provider.


'Maid for hire'

For those who have no household help, the company's Maid for the Day is a pay-per-use housekeeping service for yuppies and on-the-go professionals who are unwilling or unable to retain full-time maids. With Maid for the Day, customers can choose from different cleaning packages and have their houses cleaned at a time of their choosing.
About the issue of some pseudo-house help that dupe their clients, the company has assured that all their maids are trustworthy and have good records.
"The uniform of our maid is thin that kung ano man ang isusuot nila sa loob, siguradong magbabakat. Their uniform has no pockets, so wala silang paglalagyan. Besides, those who applied to us, we make sure that they completed their credentials, from barangay permit, NBI and police clearances, etc. so talagang kinikilatis namin silang ng husto," Kendrick Go, GQWEST communications assistant, stressed.
Go added that if the customer is very cautious or has no trust at all, he can give the maid a designated area and instruction for where she is limited.
"Customers may give a specific area to them kung saan sila maglilinis at saan bawal sila pumunta. At kung talagang maingat sila, kung may oras sila puwede naman nilang bantayan ang ating mga maid for the day," he quipped.Unlike a full-time maid, which works six or seven days a week, Maid for the Day is available any day of the week, which is ideal for those on a budget.

Sewing needs? No problem
Most professionals today, especially men, will not take a slightly imperfect article of clothing into the tailor or fix it themselves. Another one-of-its-kind company concept, the GQWEST's Hemmingbird, aims to solve this problem. The Hemmingbird is an alteration service aimed at servicing clients who would like to have alterations done to their clothes while having them cleaned.

The service complements the Laundromat built into the store. Customers can simply have their clothes picked up and altered while it is being washed. The finished clothes can then be dropped off along with finished laundry.
"This service is very nice, especially for those who are not tailors. With this concept, they have the option kung ano yung ipapaayos sa mga sira nilang damit. Example, if there's an occasion na pupuntahan pero napansin mo ‘yung gown or tuxedo mo may punit o sira, kapag pinalabhan mo na ito, you can ask to fix the problem, kung may aayusin, puputulan, lagyan ng butones, or anything what you want them to do," Go said.
Go said Hemmingbird is an ideal service partner for those who have a laundry business.


Carwash delivery

The Best Mobile Wazzer
If you have no time to go to a carwash center, don't worry, the carwash will come to you!
The country's first carwash delivery service, the Best Mobile Wazzers, will give an efficient and quick carwash service anywhere, anytime with just a single dial.
This is done using a specially outfitted motorcycle which carries proprietary technology which enables it to carry an onboard water supply and equipment like pressure washers and vacuum cleaners.
The service offers several cleaning packages depending on the needs of the client which includes an Elite package which uses imported car care products from Meguairs. Best Mobile Wazzers can wash cars up to the size of a Starex van and will eventually offer waterless car wash and other services such as detailing.
Compared to regular carwashes, Best Mobile Wazzers promises its clients added convenience since the client can dictate the time and place of the car wash. Since the service serves only one customer at a time, the client can avoid queues allowing them to go about their regular activities and saving even more time.
"With the Best Mobile Wazzers, your car can be washed at your house, at your office, or anywhere you want. It has heavy duty pressure washer that can clean the toughest grime off your car making it look brand new," Paul Tan, assistant marketing manager, said.
The prices and other services may vary depend upon the size of the vehicle, which range from small, medium, large and extra-large.
Tan also assured the clients that what the quality of service of their Best Mobile Wazzers is the same what a regular carwash can offer.

All these concepts are designed to complement each other and will address the needs of the communities they are located in. The combination of all these concepts would allow franchisees to benefit from the synergies of these complementary concepts.
According to GQWEST chief executie officer Carson Tan, the new concept was developed in response to the changing industry landscape. This shift, he said, is occurring in all industries as companies seek to differentiate their products.
"We want to change the people's attitudes about water; it doesn't have to be just another commodity. You can actually make it better by adding value by introducing additional services. By diversifying our franchisees' product line, they can increase their returns. In line with this, we would like to shift our store (concept) from merely providing clean water to also providing other services like housekeeping, carwash and alterations," concluded the top executive.

For more information call (632) 332-222 or visit Web site at www.gqwest.com/ wwwinquiry@gqwest.com. -- Jaimes R. C. Sumbilon

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