Company History
Maverick’s 1st store was opened in July 2004 – at The Paddocks in Milnerton, Western Cape, under the ownership of Giancarlo Bruno.
Giancarlo’s brother, Franco Bruno, formerly of Hizone Traders 102cc (established in 2003) – was concerned about the Free State’s dependency on the Gold Mining Industry as the region’s major employer – hence a decision was made to open stores in other regions. The Western Cape was strategically identified and Maverick Trading 522cc came into being. Maverick quickly established a reputation for excellent service and rapid growth.
The company grew steadily up to 2010 at which point they were made an MTN Key Account. Shortly thereafter the first offer store process was concluded by MTN SP and Maverick Trading 522cc was awarded 10 offer stores – with a subsequent 6 additional stores in the second offer store process. The much-delayed merger with Hizone traders 102cc was finally completed in October 2012 allowing the organization to be categorized within MTN SP’s Branded retail channel structures as a National Account.
The business has grown significantly in the past 12 months and the future plans revolve around:
- The purchase of existing dealerships.
- The application for further offer stores should offerings occur.
- The opening of new strategic stores.
- Focusing extensively on the aggressive mining of the available information on our SME and consumer dealer database.
