South Africa - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

At Mapco ENG, we are not only just maintaining fleets; we are shaping a cleaner and more sustainable tomorrow.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Mapco Eng is more than just a diesel mechanical engineering company. We are revolutionising fleet management and maintenance within the diesel machinery industry through our unwavering commitment to enhancing mobility and sustainability for our valued clients and the environment. Our journey began with a vision to minimise downtime and carbon emissions while delivering exceptional service to our clients through wide range of innovative solutions tailored to meet their needs.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

We plan to reduce harmful carbon emissions that are dangerous to humans and the environment, as we our industries are heavily rely on diesel. Unexpected break downs, inconsistent maintenance and servicing schedule leading to major issues, lack of acurate timely technical advisory and consultancy.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

Quick response time, in ensuring that the asset can actualize production, Emission reduction services that will ensure that there is enough fuel optimization, dpf regeneration and EGR replacements. Thus ensuring that our preventative maintenance plans create longevity and productivity. We also ensure that we remove all the hassles of a queue and paper work, but with the same expertise as you would find at a workshop.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

We are aimed at mining companies, transport and logistics companies, construction companies and food distributors, Municipalities, oil and gas distributers as well as power generation industries. As well our local and surrounding communities through comprehensive skills development and entry to mechanical engineering career.

01.05 When was your company established?

2023-05-05

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

1

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

With 8 years and more of experience in commercial vehicles, industrial and mining equipment mechanical engineering and fully acreditted trade test including PRO-TECH Certifications. As our Chief Engineering Officer he leads our technical approach with a deep understanding of client's challenges. His deep technical knowledge has enabled him to master the intricacies of commercial vehicles and mining equipment, thus his innovative spirit drives the development of groundbreaking solutions.

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://web.facebook.com/Matlamobility

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

e) Secondary commodities (cars and parts, consumer durables and apparel, retail)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

Comining from a poverty and crime ridden community, we sought to use our skills for the betterment of our loved ones lives, but more over we have a high vision of creating equitable employment for the youth in our communities by ensuring that we promote STEAMIE participation from our youth. With this we hope to have more engineers and innovative thinkers that will use their skills to empower themselves as well as their communities.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

With this start-up we have already reduced hunger in our lives, thus we are on par to ensure that we can be able to grow this start up to be able to hire adittional staff, and with this we hope to end hunger through skills development, equitable employment, internships and other workplace. readiness initiatives.

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

With sufficient knowledge and skills we have realised that people are prone to be conscious of their health and well-being, thus we have safety policy in place that ensure that we can have safe and healthy production operations. This makes sure that the operator and tech is both safe when using or maintaining the machinery. With good mechanical engineering skills people will be able to afford good health and well-being.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

This is of paramount importance in our start-up as we believe that continuous career development is pivotal to a healthy brain and sustainable career as you will be privy of industry trends and be adaptable, thus we ensure that learning takes place on a daily basis as a basis of improvement and preparededness for projects. We are also heavily involved at the local school of Freedom Park Primary school to ensure that we form a partnership with educators to actualize quality education and extramural activities that increase confidence, awareness and lifeskills.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

We are mandated to provide equal opportunities as we dont discriminate against gender nor race, as we start to employ we will impleement an equitable employment strategy that makes us diversify this male dominated industry.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

With our methods of disposal of old used oil we ensure that it does not end up in the water and sanitation as we have people accredited to collect it and recycle it. It is our commitment in ensuring that we do not contaminate the water systems.

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

With our cutting edge diesel power generators service and maintenance we ensure that there can be clean air as we regulate it to be at optimum performance to reduce the green house gases that it emits. We are ravished by loadshedding this service offering ensures that production does not halt due lack of access to affordable and clean energy.

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

We strongly agree as we are in an industry that requires much more than skills but expertise, as such we plan to create jobs that are specialised, decent and offer immense economic growth. As we will be hiring from vetted colleges and universities to ensure work readiness preparations and upskilling working hand in hand with civil society organizations and the government.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

With the Gauteng Development Plan of 2030 which is inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 2030, we plan to revitalize the local industrial area of Devland by creating an Innovation in Engineering Workshop that will enable research and development in the areas of mechanical engineering while also servicing the local area with repairs and services for commercial vehicles, this will also enable us to offer training and work readiness for incumbant students from local and surrounding areas. This workshop infrastructure will also enable storage and adequate waste facilities.

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

Living in the most unequal country, we have ensured that our clients be it small-medium get the same service and expertise that corporates would receive to ensure competitiveness thrives.

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

As we tackle the harmful particulants we would like to create habitable clean cities and communities, our important industries rely on diesel machinery, thus making our cities inhabitable and damaging the ozone layer. Our Carbon Emission Reduction services enables this.

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

Reducing consumption is pertinant to cutting costs and our ability to be able to recycle has enabled us to turn trash into treasure for ourselves and the local corporatives we have selected to be our waste partners. Creating certainty around waste management pivotal in our fight against Climate Change.

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

We are at War with Particulant matter and soot this our main goal to reduce their harmful effects to the climate and the environment, not forgetting the amount of harm they cause to the humans. Our services are aimed reducing the effects of diesel powered machinery on the climate and environment.

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

By making sure we are cautious with our waste, it gives me peace of mind knowing that non of our waste is going to end up in a nearby stream which then flows into our water eco-system to degrade the water and create problems for the living eco system down below water.

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

oil that is discarded from oil leaks creates damage to the environment, that we detect and seal them up to reduce further damage to the soil. We also ensure that we recycle all the waste oil.

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

We a company that is governed under the jurisdiction of South Africa thus will abide by it Laws and Constitution to ensure full compliance with industry requirements. This has then enabled us to work with transparency and honesty when serving our customers and sourcing parts and accessories.

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

Civil society organizations advocating for the sustainable development goals are at key to our partnership as they share pertinent policy advice that enables us to make partnerships with corporatives in the waste recycling and management industries. And encourage our corporate partner to takee part in altruism that will uplift the community to create a formidable trustworthy workforce.

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

4

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

5

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

3

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.08 Justification for my startup

With the current climate crisis we are facing we figured that South Africa is Africa's highest emitter and has vast industries relying on deisel powered machinery to actualize production, as Diesel emits very dangerous carbon emissions that are bad for the environment and humans. Studies show that particulate matter from diesel engines causes systematic inflamation that causes disease of every kind. With our cutting-edge service offerings of engine optimization, emission reduction services, fleet preventative maintenance and Servicing. This then enables the clients fleet to reach near zero or minimum carbon emission to reduce environmental impact, assist them in saving money from fuel costs and unplanned breakdowns.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Our closest potential competitors are TurboCity and Sebenza Diesel engineering services. We provide tailored made client centric fleet management and maintenance that include 24/7 roadside assistance , on-site and off-site service and maintenance notwithstanding the fact that we offer mechanical repairs, Diagnostics and fault code clearing and printing.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?