About Flash Franchisee

Flash Europe has the pleasure to welcome onboard a new member of our Franchise Network in Turkey!

Ugur Devecl and Gürcan Duran have joined the Flash Franchise family with the responsibility to develop premium freight services in the territory Izmir, Turkey. They signed the contract on 1st, Aug. Their company is named JESSE LOJİSTİK ve Dış Ticaret LTD. ŞTİ.

WHO ARE THEY?

Gürcan is a logistics expert. He has been engaging in sales and marketing for 18 years in İzmir and Manisa. He founded a company specialized in import and sales business. Ugur has experience in marketing. They are different characters but when it comes to business they have the same spirit and focus. With the experience of Ugur in marketing, Gürcan will develop the business more rapidly.

WHAT’S THE PLAN?

The first steps will be contacting existing customers to let them know that now they are working directly as Flash-brand licensed Franchisee and that they now can provide professional premium freight as an additional service. The aim would be to expand and spread the message to more companies in the region. They already designed a brochure to do advertisements.

The beginning is never easy, but the team is motivated. They will never take a step back from any initiative they start. Even though it’s a tough time regarding the pandemic, they will try their best to develop new customers. Nowadays, they are learning new skills through the Flash e-learning platform called GeniusAcademy, as part of the intensive integration period.

We will closely follow the development of the Franchise Unit and keep you updated on their progress. Let’s see where they will get!

INTERVIEW

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your team

UGUR DEVECİ : My partner Mr.Gürcan and myself worked on different types of jobs. I have worked in the advertising sector before. I studied Food Engineering. My partner Gürcan has exported and imported for a long time. He traded many different products. He also worked in the logistics sector for a while. I’m really confident in his experience and my own energy. We are really different kinds of people but we are on the same page every time.
GÜRCAN DURAN : I have been engaging in sales and marketing for 18 years in İzmir and Manisa. I founded my own company, imported packaging, and occupational safety materials from 5 Far East countries, and sold goods to my customers from various cities in Turkey. I worked for approximately 6 months in the logistics sector.

2. From which city are you going to work? Have you already worked there?

UGUR DEVECİ : We were working in İzmir before, and we will continue to work in İzmir.
GÜRCAN DURAN : I will work in İzmir. I have had many customers from various sectors in İzmir and Manisa during my sales and marketing activities for 18 years.

3. What kind of customers have you supported before? Will you develop new customers after joining Flash? 

UGUR DEVECİ :  We have a variety of customers from different sectors, like household goods, packing, automotive, and agriculture. Some of them need premium freight services. I will also visit the companies I worked for in my previous job.
GÜRCAN DURAN : I met and worked with various companies in various sectors before. With Flash Lojistik, I will get in contact with all my customers, with whom I used to keep contact.

4. Why did you decide to start in the premium freight sector with Flash? 

UGUR DEVECİ :  I was looking for a new and energetic job. My partner told me about the logistics industry and Flash. I wanted to enter the logistics sector. I saw that Flash is the safest way to get a franchise and enter into the logistics sector.
GÜRCAN DURAN : The logistics sector has been the sector that I liked the most amongst others I have worked so far. I am impressed by the position of Flash both in Europe and in Turkey. Today, it is of paramount importance to cooperate with a big trademark systematically and in an integrated way. I am convinced I can cooperate with Flash in this regard successfully. Besides, Mr. Hakan Ertemel, who is the Master Franchisee in Turkey, and I are on the same wavelength.

5. Did you know Flash before you became a part of our family?

UGUR DEVECİ : No. Just my partner, Mr.Gürcan knew Flash.
GÜRCAN DURAN : Logistics industry constitutes approx 10-15% of the total global GDP and is an integral portion of Turkey’s economy. I have heard that minivan express service has really grown in the logistics sector in Turkey since 2015, however I had not heard of Flash until I saw the company on Instagram.

6. How did you find Flash? 

GÜRCAN DURAN : I have found Flash on Instagram. It is an energetic company with clear, ambitious but realistic goals.

7. What are the first steps now to begin this journey?

UGUR DEVECİ : We will meet customers we have worked with before and where we expect these customers to have a need for premium freight services. Also, we are currently meeting with suppliers in Izmir to get to know the right suppliers and further extend the supplier portfolio. Immediately afterward, we will contact our customers in line with our sales goals and start explaining the value and quality of our services and the savings they can make.
GÜRCAN DURAN : To meet companies in İzmir that can supply minivan solutions to Flash and start sales as soon as possible.

8. What are the biggest challenges?

UGUR DEVECİ : Pandemic process (covid)
GÜRCAN DURAN : To find time and people who know their business amongst customers. Besides, pandemic, affecting our negotiations negatively.

9. Make a bet: where do you see yourself and your team in 3 years.

UGUR DEVECİ : We hope to be a company that has reached the turnover in line with our goals, and is known to the whole business world in Izmir.
GÜRCAN DURAN : We will be the most known company in our territory. And we will be an indispensable solution partner of the Flash Franchise Network in Turkey.

10. I heard that you are in the Master Franchisee’s office today, how do you feel during the conversation?   

UGUR DEVECİ : There is a pleasant, comfortable environment. I am learning new things which are very helpful, like marketing examples, how to manage the carriers, how to dispatch, how to use the Flash systems (especially the Transportation Management Tool, called R: tech). They are very open to teaching.

Contacts
Unit Franchise Izmir
UGUR DEVECİ
u.deveci@flash-global.solutions
GÜRCAN DURAN
g.duran@flash-global.solutions

Master Franchise Turkey
HAKAN ERTEMEL
h.ertemel@flash-global.net

The FLASH branded franchise community continues to expand.  We welcome another new Unit franchisee in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 

This time, the investors are Miriam Logistika, a company with 15 years of experience in specialized freight solutions with a total of 13 employees.

Miriam Logistika’s has invested in the Flash franchise to broaden its service portfolio and develop a complementary new service next to their historically grown specialism in complex ADR shipments.

Premium freight is all about taking good care of client requirements and to that extent there are similarities with ADR shipments who also require a well-managed shipment on the operational execution level.

Additionally, the Flash Brand  will help the company become a more established global player in their local market. Miriam Logistika has recognized that it would take much longer to achieve their goals alone. The ability to join the Brand of a global player is very much facilitated through a professional partnership, with an already established high-end IT system and service capabilities. 

Nenad Kovacic, owner of Miriam Logistika is enthusiastic about the new venture and believes Flash is the perfect partner for them. Mr. Kovacic: “After 4 weeks of intensive training and integration, we went live this week. To have access to this expertise and systems based on many years of market leadership, can only excite us. On top the level of personal support and commitment strengthen and determine us to go at maximal speed for this development mission”

Q – What is your background?

A – Over the past 15 years, I have been working in many functions in the food sector (distribution), partly employed and partly as owner running my own business. I even had my own food stores. Originally, I am a professional veterinarian.

The food sector is a very interesting and challenging business in Turkey, but after so many years in this sector, I was looking for a new challenge. Flash Europe just came to me at the right moment in time.

     Q – How did you get in contact with Flash?

A – It is a rather peculiar story. In fact, it was my wife who drew my attention to this Franchise opportunity. She is a managing partner of the Franchise Company, who currently supports Flash Europe in recruiting Unit Franchisees for other Territories. Turkey has been divided into more than 25 Unit Territories, at the moment four Territories are active (Istanbul, Bursa, Tekirdag, Ankara). After meeting the Master Franchisee Hakan Ertemel, I was fully convinced this was a unique opportunity I had to go for.

     Q – Why have you decided to become part of the Flash Europe Franchise Network?

A – For me it was obvious that the premium freight services Flash offers all across Europe can be of great added value to the Ankara region. Instead of paying high air freight rates, customers need to be aware of the alternatives we can offer through fast and dedicated road solutions. This really saves them money, with lead times being pretty close to airfreight (door-to-door). Many customers are just not aware of this alternative and it is my mission to inform and convince them. Due to my previous activities I have a large network of business contacts in the Ankara region. So, it is really the combination of the Group’s support, systems and vehicles on the one hand, and my regional network on the other that will make this into a success.

    Q -What did you do to prepare your decision?

A – Due to my previous activities in the food distribution, I was familiar with transport. But not with the specifics of premium freight. Thus, I decided to join a driver, we did a shipment from Ankara to Ulm in Germany. This was a helpful experience, because you get a good idea of what problems the drivers can be faced with: customs, communication with Flash, Easy2Trace (the app Flash developed for communication and track & trace), issues the driver is facing at loading and delivery address etc.

    Q – How have you been supported by the Franchisor and Master Franchisee?

A – My main counterpart of course is the Master Franchisee. Hakan Ertemel has been highly supportive from the very beginning: training on site in the Istanbul office, joint customer visits, guidance in my office. Also, the e-learning platform of Flash – GeniusAcademy – helped to understand processes and systems.

Flash as a Franchisor is never far away and always willing to help. Quite recently, I was invited to the first Annual Franchise event, organized by Flash: a great opportunity to meet other franchisees of the network and exchange views and experiences.

Interested in becoming a Flash franchisee? Check out our dedicated franchise website for more information and get in touch!

Flash is the European leader of the Premium Freight market. We have a vast choice of road and air transport solutions. We answer every need of our customers with tailor-made solutions. We believe in addressing the customers’ needs with simple, clear and fast solutions using digital modern tools.

As the European Leader of Premium Freight, Flash is always looking for new possibilities to expand its market. This is why we are proud to announce the beginning of our Franchisee project, with already our first Master Franchisee in Turkey. Hakan Ertemel has entrusted our expertise and teamed up with Flash to grow his business

“I’m quite confident taking on this new challenge as an entrepreneur. There is a growing market for Premium Freight and I have the support of the European market leader .”

Hakan Ertemel
Turkey Master Franchisee
Flash Europe

Flash Franchise business is quickly growing, our Master Franchisor in Turkey is proud to announce the acquisition of two units! The two units will soon start to work in Bursa and Istanbul run by the Master Franchisee.