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6 new cars coming to South Africa in 2020 to get excited about

January 23, 2020
new cars coming to South Africa in 2020 - Toyota Corolla

South African motoring enthusiasts can expect an absolute bumper year for new cars coming to South Africa in 2020. Whether it be a face-lift, a new variant, or an all-new model, there are some fantastic vehicles on the way. The vehicles expected to hit our shores over the course of the this year, includes best-sellers like the Toyota Corolla and the ever popular crowd-pleaser – the Golf 8. All the major German marks will launch new vehicles. Audi has promised at least three new ‘models’ and Porsche also has a cracker sedan up their sleeve for 2020. Here’s a look…

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Style

Street Style • The K-Way Puffer and Smart Tees

July 30, 2019
Smart Team Street Style • The K-Way Puffer and Smart Tees

Introducing the custom OFS K-Way Puffer and Smart Tees collection for 2019. It’s no secret. The Smart Team LOVES our brand. Smart, sassy and stylish. We live it. We breathe it… And we most certainly WEAR it. We believe our brand is not just what we do, but HOW we do it and WHO we are. That’s why, every year, we celebrate SMART by designing a custom Smart Team Street Style collection. Our very own gear that we, the Smartguys and Smartgirls of OFS, get to wear PROUDLY to work (and beyond 🙂) It’s a bit like wearing our hearts on our sleeve,…

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Smartlife

Happy 35th Birthday OFS Smart Repair

May 16, 2019
Happy 35th Birthday OFS Smart Repair

Hip hip hoooooooray, it’s our 35th Birthday! At OFS Smart Repair we LOVE birthdays and for our 35th birthday we decided to celebrate the special occasion in proper SMART style. We started the festivities by transforming our NEW reception area at the OFS Smart Repair HQ into a carnival of FUN – filled with red, white and blue balloons and a marvelous 3 tiered white chocolate birthday cake, baked our our lovely collab partner Jill Nowers of Jack & Jill Food co. Sweet treats for the day were:  Jack & Jill Food co. 3 tiered white chocolate mud cake covered with swiss meringue butter cream…

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Brainy Business

A look at the ‘sporty’ Toyota Hilux coming to South Africa later this year

April 15, 2019
limited edition Heroic Toyota Hilux GR Sport 2019

What?! Toyota is launching an even TOUGHER-ER Toyota Hilux? Toyota South Africa hosted its second ‘state of the motor industry’ (SOMI) event in Midrand earlier this year. As part of the event, the manufacturer revealed some of its plans for the local South African market in 2019. This will include the launch of the Corolla Hatch, the new RAV4, and the 2019 Prius. But the BIG news was undoubtedly Toyota planning to launch the limited edition Heroic Hilux GR Sport in South Africa later this year. The limited edition Toyota Hilux GR Sport features: Bespoke Gazoo Racing-themed decals A unique front grille design A…

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Brainy Business

The OFS Smart Team Building 2019

March 22, 2019
The OFS Smart Team Building 2019

Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people • Steve Jobs At OFS Smart Repair we believe in investing in our team. We understand that the whole is only is strong as the sum of it’s parts. Without our team, OFS would not be half the company we are today. Teamwork for us is ALL about collaboration. So, when we decided to create a SUPER fun witty think-out-of-the-box Team Building for the Smart Team this year, we knew just the local Bloemfontein creative lifestyle design crew to collaborate with. Brainstorming and putting…

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Smartlife

Best of Hello Smart Blog 2018

December 6, 2018
Best of Hello Smart Blog 2018

Can you believe it’s the end of the year? 2018 has certainly gone by in a wink of an eye and now it’s that time of year when everyone is thinking about beachy holidays, planning their Christmas shopping and wondering how on earth 2018 flew by so quickly? And what a year it’s been here at OFS Smart Repair and on Hello Smart Blog… We’ve had BIG developments and BIG changes, but most of all, we had the BEST time! We met kick butt women in business, Annette Griesel of Little, Margaret Whitfield a.k.a the lovely music maven DJ Magpie and our very own Director…

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Bright Sparks

Busi Maile • Smart Repair Group

September 25, 2018
Busi Maile • Smart Repair Group OFS Smart Repair C3 Auto Body Repair Academy

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower • Steve Jobs Meet Busi Maile. Intelligent, innovative and determined. Busi is as much a lady as she is a leader. Impeccably stylish and graciously smart, she is the dynamic CEO of C3 Auto Body Repair Academy, one of only three Merseta accredited auto body repair training centres county wide, as well as the Director of Stakeholder Relations & Procurement of OFS Smart Repair and the Smart Repair Group. A truly gifted and talented young professional, Busi started her first business in her 20s, a unique training program enabling disadvantaged youth to train and qualify as auto body repair…

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Cool Spots

Creative Edge

August 7, 2018
Cool Spots • Creative Edge Bloemfontein

Creative Edge Reizis Square, 1 Torbet street, Bloemfontein Creative Edge on Facebook Creativity is intelligence having fun – Albert Einstein Situated in the hipster cool Reizis Square in a loft on the corner of Andries Pretorius and Waverley road Bloemfontein is the bespoke furniture, lighting and furnishing accessories showroom Creative Edge. A trendy hub of contemporary design, a punch of bold colour and fabulous interior, Creative Edge is known for sourcing, supplying and manufacturing the most eclectic and exquisite designer furniture and homeware. Founded in 2008 in Bloemfontein by Norman and Hettie Bester as part of the Eclipse Group, Creative…

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Brainy Business

These are the best family cars in South Africa

June 21, 2018
These are the best family cars in South Africa • Land Rover Discovery 2018

From compact yet spacious hatches, to high-end luxury 4x4s, South Africans have a range of top family cars to choose from, says AutoTrader. The online automotive classifieds advertising website noted that selecting the right car for you will obviously depend on your family requirements. Therefore AutoTrader suggested considering the following points when shopping for family cars, starting with the number of occupants, both two and four-legged. Body style – you may have a passion for SUVs, for instance. Storage areas – from cup holders to the luggage capacity. Safety features – always important when transporting your loved ones. Economy – if…

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Cool Spots

The OFS Smart Repair Paint Shop

April 20, 2018
The OFS Smart Repair Paint Shop

The OFS Smart Repair Paint Shop 49 Fritz Stockenstrom street, East End, Bloemfontein ofssmartrepair.co.za Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do • Edgar Degas Welcome to the OFS Smart Repair Paint Shop. Located in one of the city’s top industrial areas, our 5 star Paint Shop is Bloemfontein’s coolest repair hub. Covering more than 1800 m² of our 5200 m² workshop, the OFS Paint Shop is a trendy space of friendly, highly skilled staff and ultra modern top-of-the-line technology and equipment. Did you know:  As a local market leader delivering firsts for over 34 years,…

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