Pro Installer October 2013 - Issue 07 | Page 61

61 PRO INSTALLER OCTOBER 2013 PRO BUSINESS @proinstaller1 hitting the right note In the September issue of PRO Installer Graham Jones, Managing Director of MPL, asked, “If you own a glass shop, a showroom, a trade counter or a depot… read on.” You did! Graham tells us, “The response to the appeal in last month’s edition has been outstanding, and has proven to that the MPL Approved Stockist model has hit the right note with the industry. “I believe that becoming an MPL stockist is one of the most exciting, cost effective and profitable opportunities in the market at the minute.” Graham explains, “To recap, MPL is a supplier of multi-point locks; more accurately we are the supplier of all the multi-point locks the industry has ever seen, with an incredible range of stock unrivalled in the field. Our business is very simple, to supply replacements door locks (along with window hardware) to the industry for where original installations have broken down or are at the end of their natural life cycle and need replacing.” He continues, “The replacement lock market is one of MPL is a supplier of all the multi-point locks the industry has ever seen… s... Share in our succes Approved Stockist Opportunities ultipointlocks.co.uk .co.uk | graham@m www .multipointlocks | 01924 360444 | 07951 ‘the replacement lock market is one of the fastest growing sectors in the industry’ 922 331 the fastest growing sectors in the industry. At MPL’s existing trade counters and via our Internet sales, we are continuing to see a rapidly rising trend towards people needing to replace their door and window hardware due to failure and breakdown of the original components. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, the industry is now in a mature phase, and door and window hardware was never designed to have a lifetime guarantee. ADD PROFITABILITY TO YOUR EXISTING SHOWROOM OR TRADE COUNTER? The MPL prospectus contains fully costed business models showing turnover and profitability levels So, if you would like more information about becoming an MPL Approves Stockist please get in touch with them. They will be happy to send you a free of charge prospectus by return, which contains fully costed business models so you can see exactly what the opportunities are. ‘The big thing is to have as many locally based outlets as possible’ “There is a real growth spurt in this area and what is really interesting is that it is not just the trade lads who come to MPL counters, it is also members of the public who bring their existing locks and ask if we can replace them. The big thing for us now is to have as many locally based outlets as possible.” “It is for these reasons that we have developed the MPL Approved Stockist model. If you are the owner of existing premises and want to increase your profitability then you should be talking to them. Your only investment is in stock, and MPL will do the rest. The market is already created, it is the natural next phase of an industry that has been going for 30+ years, and becoming an MPL Approved Stockist will give you a profitable business stream for many years to come,” Graham concludes. DO YOU WANT TO It is made clear in the prospectus what levels of business and profitability you should reas ???????????????????????????)???????????????????????)??????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)???5A0??????(+?a???????????)5A0??????)M?????????????)?????????????)????????????)???????????)????????d()????????????????????(????????????$$)?????????????????)????()]??e????????????????)???????????????????)??????????????????+??? ??????????????????????)?????????????????????)????????+???e??????????????????)?????????????+???=???????????????????)????????????????????)????????+??????????????????????+?????????????????????)????????????+???=????????????????)???????+???9?????????????????????)????5A0???????M???????()Q??????????????????????????????)5A0???????M???????????????)?????????????????????????????)?????????????????)??????(??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????((0