PLANET DESIGN

COMPANY PROFILE

PLANET DESIGN
P. O. BOX -----------,
LOWER KOLOLO, WAMPEWO AVENUE,
KAMPALA,
UGANDA.
Cell Phone: +256-752 412 352/703-044 331
EMail: planetdesign7@gmail.com

MAY 2017
COMPANY PROFILE

Overview

PLANET DESIGN is an architectural, interior, planning & landscape design

consultancy firm known for the quality and uniqueness of its design work, and for
its attentiveness to client needs.

Specializing in well-designed & finely crafted institutional, commercial and

residential projects, PLANET DESIGN commissions span over a variety of building
types including schools, hospitals, banks, retail outlets, office buildings and
residences as well as corporate & residential interiors. The firm provides a full scope
of services: feasibility and zoning studies, architectural design, interior design and
furnishings, site planning and landscape design. We also participate in large-scale
planning and urban design projects.

Clients with various interests and different needs keep the design process exciting
for us, and inspire us to create an ever-growing range of architectural expression.
Our projects do not follow any specific stylistic trends but instead tend to respond to
the clients needs and aspirations developing their own individual vocabulary.

Our effort is to provide design solutions that are responsive to their context and are
appropriate to budgetary limitations. We seek to respond diligently to
environmental and climatic concerns. In every project, our intention is to provide a
service of the highest quality.

We feel fortunate to have an exceptionally talented group of interior design and

landscape architectural professionals in our firm who bring knowledge, experience
and genuine enthusiasm to the design process. We collaborate together on projects
with local as well as international associates, assembling in teams to accomplish the
services that our clients and projects require.

Knowing that our ultimate responsibility is to our clients, we design and provide
services that satisfy the needs of each clients building program, schedule and
budget. With each project, our firm continues to grow in breadth and depth,
responsiveness and flexibility.

At PLANET DESIGN, we seek to honour the best of timeless building traditions

while staying at the cutting edge of twenty-first-century building technology and
design.

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The approach to promote PLANET DESIGN is through establishing relationships
with key people in the community and then through referral activities once a
significant client base is established. PLANET DESIGNalso focuses on developing
solid and loyal client relationships offering design solutions based on the Client's
taste, budget, use, and goals for the space. The additional selection, accessibility of
product, design services, and value-based pricing will always differentiate PLANET
DESIGN from the other options in the area.

Our Vision Statement

DREAM. DESIGN. SUCCEED.

The people of PLANET DESIGN are your greatest asset. Our people have a passion
for delivering successful design and construction services for home interiors and
outdoor garden landscapes that is evident in our responsiveness to clients and in the
quality of our design process and solutions. We work in partnership with clients,
consultants and construction professionals throughout the design process, believing
that collaboration creates the best design solution. The long-lasting relationships we
create are a treatment to our process that entails our ability to listen and collaborate
(DREAM); to create (DESIGN); and to foster a collaborative environment to meet
your goals (SUCCEED).

Our Mission Statement

We will provide client-focused, high-quality and fiscally responsible Architecture,

Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, planning and program management
services in an environmentally sustainable manner.

We will set the benchmarks of excellence in our marketplace for those services by
recruiting, training, and retaining leading passionate professionals who are socially
and ethically responsible.

We will strive for relationships among colleagues, clients, consultants, construction

professionals, and the public that are imaginative, innovative, enjoyable and
professionally satisfying.

Keys to Success

The primary keys to success for Barton Interiors will be based on the following
factors:-

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 Provide the highest quality architectural, interior, planning & landscape
design consulting experience possible.
Sell specially selected products to these clients to further meet their
architectural, interior, planning & landscape design needs.
Communicate with our client base through personalized communication
techniques.
Retain clients to generate repeat purchases and initiate referrals.

Company Ownership

PLANET DESIGN is a Ugandan-registered and owned company located in

Kampala, Uganda. PLANET DESIGN was incorporated in the Republic of Uganda
as a limited liability company on the --------- day of ---------- 2011 and has two
shareholding directors owning 100 per cent of the shares between them. The two
Company owners are: Mr. Abel Tumuhairwe and Ms. Martha Gwenyonga who
are both Ugandan nationals.

Company Locations & Facilities

The business office of PLANET DESIGN is located at Wampewo Avenue, Lower

Kololo in Kampala. A room is dedicated to support a work area, a client contact
work center, and display samples of design concepts, products, and past work.

Our Business Structure

PLANET DESIGN is an interior design company that started small about five years
ago in Kampala, but hope to grow big in order to compete favorably with leading
interior design companies in the industry both in Uganda and even on a regional
stage. We are aware of the importance of building a solid business structure that can
support the picture of the kind of world class business we want to own. This is why
we are committed to only hire the best hands within our area of operations.

At PLANET DESIGN, we will ensure that we hire people that are qualified,
hardworking, creative, customer-centric and are ready to work to help us build a
prosperous business that will benefit all the stake holders (the owners, workforce,
and customers).

As a matter of fact, a profit-sharing arrangement will always be made available to all

our senior management staff and it will be based on their performance for a period
of five years or more as agreed by the board of directors of the company. In view of
the above, we have decided to hire qualified and competent hands to occupy the
following positions;
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 Chief Executive Officer
Creative Director
Human Resources and Admin Manager
Sales and Marketing Executive
Accountant
Interior Designer
Client Service Executive

Roles and Responsibilities

Chief Executive Officer CEO:

Increases managements effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting,
training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating
values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning,
monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a
climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational
opportunities.
Responsible for providing direction for the business.
Creating, communicating, and implementing the organizations vision,
mission, and overall direction i.e. leading the development and
implementation of the overall organizations strategy.
Responsible for signing checks and documents on behalf of the company.
Evaluates the success of the organization.

Creative Director:
Serve as project manager of the organization; works directly with employees.
Responsible for designing concepts for home makeover and facility uplifts
needs for client.
Develops strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities;
presenting assumptions; recommending objectives.
Accomplishes subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and
results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-
course corrections.
Coordinates efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field,
and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with
corporate staff.
Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government,
community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business
practices.
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization
standards.

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 Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational
workshops; reviewing professional publications / journals; establishing
personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in
professional societies.
Makes certain that production and development departments perform
efficiently, coordinate employee efforts, and facilitate communications
between management and interior designers.
Ensures that the organization work in line with international best practices.

Human Resources and Admin Manager

Responsible for overseeing the smooth running of HR and administrative
tasks for the organization.
Defines job positions for recruitment and managing interviewing process.
Carries out staff induction for new team members.
Responsible for training, evaluation and assessment of employees.
Responsible for arranging travel, meetings and appointments.
Oversees the smooth running of the daily office and factory activities.

Sales and Marketing Manager

Manage external research and coordinate all the internal sources of
information to retain the organizations best customers and attract new ones.
Model demographic information and analyze the volumes of transactional
data generated by customer.
Identifies development opportunities; follows up on development leads and
contacts; participates in the structuring and financing of projects; assures the
completion of development projects.
Writing winning proposal documents, negotiate fees and rates in line with
organizations policy.
Responsible for handling business research, market surveys and feasibility
studies for clients.
Responsible for supervising implementation, advocate for the customers
needs, and communicate with clients.
Develop, execute and evaluate new plans for expanding increase sales.
Create new markets cum businesses for the organization.
Empower and motivates the sales team to meet and surpass agreed targets.

Accountant / Cashier:
Responsible for preparing financial reports, budgets, and financial statements
for the organization.
Provides managements with financial analyses, development budgets, and
accounting reports; analyzes financial feasibility for the most complex

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 proposed projects; conducts market research to forecast trends and business
conditions.
Responsible for financial forecasting and risks analysis.
Performs cash management, general ledger accounting, and financial
reporting for one or more properties.
Responsible for developing and managing financial systems and policies.
Responsible for administering payrolls.
Ensures compliance with taxation legislation.

Interior Designers (4)

Liaises with clients to determine their requirement and budget.
Working to a brief, which details what the space will be used for, and finding
out the clients personal ideas and requirements.
Responsible for inspecting and surveying buildings.
Responsible for negotiating fees and setting schedules for the project.
Responsible for researching and drawing up rough plans.
Responsible for developing detailed designs and choosing materials.
Responsible for supervising the work as it is carried out.
Responsible for preparing drafts or material based on an agreement brief.
Researches and advice the organization on style, genre and other trendy info
as it relates to interior design.

Client Service Executive

Welcomes clients and visitors by greeting them in person or on the telephone;
answering or directing inquiries.
Ensures that all contacts with clients (e-mail, walk-In center, SMS or phone)
provides the client with a personalized customer service experience of the
highest level.
Through interaction with clients on the phone, uses every opportunity to
build clients interest in the companys products and services.
Manages administrative duties assigned by the HR manager in an effective
and timely manner.
Consistently stays abreast of any new information on the organizations
products, promotional campaigns etc. to ensure accurate and helpful
information is supplied to potential clients when they make enquiries.

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

PLANET DESIGN was established with the aim of maximizing profits in the
interior design-cum-landscape architecture industry. We want to compete
favourably with the leading interior design and landscape architecture companies in
Uganda which is why we have put in place a competent quality assurance team that
will ensure that all our interior designs and landscape architectural services
rendered meet and even surpass our customers expectations.

Product and Service Description

Our primary points of differentiation offer these qualities:-

A unique client experience from a trained and professional interior designer
that is qualified and capable of meeting the needs of discerning clients with
high expectations.
Access to a wide and unique selection of new and antique furniture,
accessories, and special-order decorator fabrics.
Personal assistance from a complementary product offering, including hard-
covering window treatment, hardware, and home accessories that fit the look
and objectives of each project.

We will work hard to ensure that PLANET DESIGN is not just accepted in Kampala
and a few other up-country towns in western Uganda but also nationally throughout
Uganda. Our products and services are listed below;
Residential interior design services
Commercial interior design services
Residential outdoor landscape architectural services.
Commercial outdoor landscape architectural services.
Merchandise sales
Interior decorating services consulting services (Consulting on interior
decorating matters, Consulting on residential design matters, Consulting on
institutional design matters)
Landscape architectural design consulting services
Furniture and carpentry design
Logo design and branding
Sourcing and procurement solutions and services
Other related services like giving interior makeover to historic buildings,
vehicles, such as ships and aircraft et al.

PLANET DESIGN provides turn-key services for all of its projects commencing at
concept and continuing beyond the projects final punch list. Below are some
examples of services for the various potential requirements for an interior or exterior
commercial design project:-
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Conceptual Design

Esthetic review to understand the Clients likes and desires

Establish the lifestyle or professional necessities of the space
Space planning to study and review initial design options
Initial material, finish and furniture selections
3-Dimensional renderings by hand or computer-generated
Initial cost analysis of the design concept with a contractor

Design Work/Construction Drawings including, but not limited to:

Demolition plans
Construction plans
Electrical plans
Phone and data plans
Lighting plans
Finish plans and finish schedule of all approved materials
All interior and exterior elevations
Millwork drawings including custom-designed woodwork, cabinetry, built-in
furniture, banisters, paneling, etc.
Schedules of windows, doors, plumbing fixtures, and appliances
Exterior hardscape plans
All required construction details
Site plans as required by City/District office
Parking studies if required
Green code requirements
General construction notes as required by local, state and federal
requirements

Furniture and Finishes

Selection of construction finishes including tile, stone, hardwood, paint, wall-

covering, etc., necessary for construction
Furniture plans incorporating existing and new furniture
Shopping with the Client
Selection of all decorative finishes including wall coverings, paint and faux
finishes, window treatments, flooring, light fixtures, accessories, artwork, etc.
Design custom pieces appropriate for the space
Appliance selections
Plumbing selections
Lighting both functional and decorative
Art selections

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Budgeting

Budgeting of all decorative materials to be used on the project

Budgeting of all furniture, lighting, finishes, etc.
Contractor(s) bid review with the Client
Bid negotiation on the Clients behalf
Extensive ability in phasing projects to adapt to budget requirements

Project Management / Submittals

Plan coordination with the Clients architect, if necessary

Plan coordination with a structural engineer, if necessary
Work with landscape designers, as necessary, on design, plantings, exterior
lighting, etc.
Submittals, as necessary, of project on the Clients behalf to parties such as:
o Building Management
o Home Owners Association
o Historical Review Boards
o Cultural Heritage Review
o Health Department
o Architectural Review Boards
o Energy and Environmental Design Certifiers
Municipal submittal of construction drawings to:
o Planning Department
o Fire Department
o Building and Safety
o Architectural Review Board applications
o City Arborist1
o Public Works
o Green Building Departments
o Signage review
Coordination of contractors or trades people
On site supervision of work performed by contractor or trades people
Expediting the project schedule in conjunction with a contractor
Supervision of the installation of furnishings and accessories
Coordination of consultants such as:
o Home Theater / Audio Visual
o Lighting designer
o Data / I.T.
o Energy and Environmental Design consultants

1A City official responsible for the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs,
vines, and other perennial woody plants.
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 o Security
o Elevator companies
o Signage companies
o Pool and spa
o Fire Life Safety
o Mechanical Engineers
o Point of Sale
o Graphic designer / Branding consultant
o Surveyors
o Geologists/Soils Reports

Purchasing

PLANET DESIGN offers full service purchasing providingpreferred prices

compared to full-retail vendors. Because we have produced the work on the
entire project, this guarantees that we maintain quality control of our clients
projects from start to finish.

Products that are made available through PLANET DESIGN include:-

Various types of unique-design furniture.
A selection of decorator fabrics.
A line of drapery hardware.
Accessory and art pieces.
Window treatment products including a variety of hard window coverings.
Interior shutters made of wood and a plastic/resin product called
"polywood."
Antiques acquired for specific client needs through an arrangement with a
local antique buyer and through direct purchases through other sources.

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INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIOS

Residential

In the exciting world of interior design, ones exposure to global design and with
trends that seem instantaneous, defining your own unique style for a home can be
overwhelming. PLANET DESIGNS singular objective is to create a space as unique
as each individual and family with whom we work. While learning about our
Clients lifestyle and esthetic desires, our design group helps each Client discover
their own design individuality, ensuring the end result will be a manifestation of the
collaboration in creating a reverie home.

Our design group utilizes years of experience to guide you through the adventure of
each design phase, from the conceptual plans to unique selections of finishes and
furnishings and offer recommendations that support informed purchasing decisions.
How PLANET DESIGN excels is our turn-key approach to the design process
offering a myriad of services that will engender your trust throughout our
collaboration.

We pride ourselves on customer service, which commences at the project concepts

and continues even after the final punch list is completed. In a Clients busy life, it is
important to feel protected, which we do by participating in contractors bid reviews
and all levels of project supervision and coordination to ensure the ultimate design
quality is fulfilled.

Whether its new construction or a complete remodel, a design that can be

traditional, transitional, contemporary or modern, PLANET DESIGN directs every
detail of the design, selections, all construction-related plans, City submittals for
permitting and the construction process. The goal is a pleasant experience of you
watching your dream come to fruition and living in a space that is as exceptional as
you are.

To inquire how PLANET DESIGN can assist you in creating your individual or
families one-of-a kind home, please us on: +256-752 412 352.

Commercial

Identity. Be it a small upstart venture or a large company, your goal is to expose

people to your philosophy, services or products, professional experience, reputation
and branding. PLANET DESIGN has over five years of business acumen and a
talented staff with an exceptional understanding of the dynamic process of
commercial design. Your working space must be usable, functional, make a unique
design statement, have the technological support to function in a state-of-art manner
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and an eco-consciousness. Employees, visitors and your Clients must love
experiencing your space, and ultimately it should be a physical statement to the
companys Mission Statement.

Because our firm offers residential, retail and hospitality services, we draw from a
plethora of products and finishes to incorporate distinctive detailing that makes a
statement. Our Clients needs range from spaces that feel like a home, are
contemporary and edgy, have traditional rich woods and special finishes, are entire
buildings that want to beautify their lobby, restrooms, corridors or a valet level, or
requests as unique as a mock courtroom. The collective results will be a finished
product that extends well beyond what their competition has to offer.

PLANET DESIGN offers full turn-key design services, which is unique in the
commercial design field because of the myriad of services available to our Clients.
Upon completion of the concepts, we then produce full sets of construction drawings
and project details and expedite the project all the way through City permitting. We
can also coordinate with lighting, data, equipment suppliers, audio/visual, facilities
managers, building management, leasing agents and any other relevant consultants
needed on the project. Our superior project management skills ensure supervision
with the utmost attention to detail to minimize potential problems.

To inquire how PLANET DESIGN can assist you in creating an environment for
your needs and identity, please call the Company on: +256-752 412 352.

Retail & Hospitality

Excitement. Entertainment. Enjoyment. In our online age, retail and hospitality now
must be an experience to the senses. How do you stand out and become a
destination? Ones business plans should not merely be the need for an outstanding
interior design, but more importantly what can be the ultimate experience for your
customer or guest. Our retail and hospitality Clients goal is to provide superior
products and services to their customer in a memorable environment. PLANET
DESIGN accomplishes this through the use of textures, unique materials, lighting,
colors, special finishes and wonderful design detailing to create a one-of-a kind
space.

Based in Kampala which is famous for entertaining, our talented design team is
experienced in making an impact. With a portfolio of mixed-use projects, hotels,
resorts, restaurants, specialty retail stores, spas, showrooms, salons and fitness
centers, PLANET DESIGN pulls from its proficiency in commercial and residential
design to create interiors that function efficiently and exhibit a unique personality.

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PLANET DESIGN offers full turn-key design services, which is unique in the
retail and hospitality design field because of the myriad of services available to our
clients. Upon completion of the concepts, we then produces full sets of construction
drawings and project details and expedite the project all the way through City
permitting. PLANET DESIGN coordinates with lighting, kitchen, beverage,
audio/visual, technology, point-of-sale, building management and any other
relevant consultants needed on the project. The firms superior project management
skills ensure supervision with the utmost attention to detail to minimize potential
problems.

Please, call PLANET DESIGN on +256-752 412 352 right away to see how it can
assist you in creating an environment that meets your needs and expectations.

Healthcare and Beauty Projects

Ones health is of the utmost importance. And feeling healthy is feeling beautiful.
For our Clients in the health and beauty profession, their interior design must
manifest the quality of their professional offerings. Whether its elective or
compulsory, a patient needs to feel they are in an environment that is not cold and
sterile. Psychologically, patients have anxiety towards the majority of procedures
small or large and with the industry becoming more competitive for patients, your
design needs to align your exemplary reputation. As the adage says, you dont have
a second chance to make a first impression.

PLANET DESIGNS health and beauty Clients are comprised of Med Spas, Dentists,
Dermatologists, Plastic Surgeons, Cancer Doctors, Orthodontists, Ear Nose and
Throat Doctors, General Practitioners, Surgery Centers, Fitness Centers, Salons, and
entire Medical Buildings and Facilities.

PLANET DESIGN is experienced in making a space the Client feels represents

them, their staff, and that patients love too. Our design team pulls from our
proficiency in commercial, residential, hospitality and retail design to use unique
materials and make interiors function efficiently and exhibit a unique personality for
spaces that can be spa-like, residential, colorfully playful or sophisticated and
elegant. We accomplish this through the use of textures, unique materials, lighting,
colors, special finishes and wonderful design detailing to create a one-of-a kind
space.

PLANET DESIGN offers full turn-key design services, which is unique in the
health and beauty design field because of the myriad of services available to our
clients. Upon completion of the concepts, we then produce full sets of construction
drawings and project details and expedite the project all the way through City

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permitting. PLANET DESIGN therefore coordinates with lighting, data,
audio/visual, medical or dental equipment suppliers, building management, leasing
agents and any other relevant consultants needed on the project. The firms superior
project management skills ensure supervision with the utmost attention to detail to
minimize potential problems.

To inquire how PLANET DESIGN can assist you in creating an environment that
meets your needs and expectations, simply call us on: +256-752 412 352.

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FURNITURE AND CARPENTRY DESIGN

Translating ideas and dreams skillfully into the language of architecture is neither
simple nor linear. It calls for experience and creativity, elegant solutions to
complicated problems.

PLANET DESIGN has honed a process that organizes the innumerable details and
decisions each project entails, yet remain keenly aware of when to guide you to be
flexible and agile, or give you the confidence to stay the course with strong concepts.

With the wide assortment of furniture and building materials available on the
market today, our designers can help you select a suitable solution for your design
intent and budget to reflect the specific needs of your business.

As we have a history of dealing with particular suppliers and ranges of furniture

and materials, we can veer you in the right direction to make the correct choices to
suit your interior environment.

Were here to steward you through that experience; and believe that the
collaborative process should be as fun and rewarding as the outcome!

CORE SERVICES

Materials, Fixtures & Fittings

PLANET DESIGN specializes in the design, manufacture, supply and installation of
high quality Educational and Residential contract furniture. The furniture is
constructed to be strong, durable, attractive and versatile using top quality materials,
fixtures and fittings. We believe in the function, design and longevity of the
furniture whist offering excellent value for money.

Installation & Safety

PLANET DESIGN offers a complete turn-key furniture installation service utilizing
in-house skilled carpenters and labourers.

Free Design and Planning Service

PLANET DESIGNs staff is trained to be knowledgeable, helpful and friendly and
they provide a free design and planning service at the out-set of a project through to
an after sales service that ensures complete customer satisfaction. Above all
PLANET DESIGN understands the need for reliability and are 100% committed to
meeting critical delivery and installation deadlines.

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Furniture and Carpentry Contracting
Our furniture and carpentry contracting works include:
Enabling works Infrastructures
Office furniture and Interior Home and Office
decoration Renovation/Partition
Home furniture and decoration Wooden parquet flooring
Interior, outdoor and fit out furniture Manufacturing cabinets
Door with frame and decoration Manufacturing doors with decoration
Veneer, Melamine and laminate
furniture works

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Project Management
Our project management services provides clients with a one stop shop where we
can work with you to design, build and manage complex office furniture projects for
you. We will handle your full project so as to manage the design and layout of your
office space, the interior fit out, logistics and installation of your office furniture.

Office Fit-Outs
We bring inspiration into your office by transforming your existing space to
beautiful work spaces that are practical and functional. Our office fit out services
include:
Office designing and planning
Aluminium & Glass and Gypsum Partitioning
Acoustic Ceilings
Raised Floorings
Carpeting and Blinds
Door and Window Frames

Design & Consultancy

We can help you design your perfect office/home and create your perfect space. We
measure your space, identify your requirements to design and create an ideal
furniture plan to suit your needs.

Joinery
Joinery services we provide include:
Flooring solutions Doors, panels, frames and skirting
Cabinets

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GARDEN MAINTENANCE

A garden is a living thing and needs constant loving care and attention. It is
important to review your garden regularly and carry out remedial work when
needed.

We provide a garden maintenance service to assist you with the regular upkeep of
your garden, whether or not you have used our landscaping services before.
Whatever type of garden you have, we will recommend a specific maintenance plan
to suit it and offer contracts either on a weekly, monthly or less regular basis
accordingly.

Serving mainly the Mbarara, Masaka, Jinja and Kampala areas, our well-trained
professional teams with over 5 years experience will draw up a written tailor-made
maintenance contract for every client.

The contract will specify the frequency of maintenance visits to your garden, and
will guarantee your losses.

It will describe the services to be carried out, such as

Pruning and supporting of trees and bushes
Disease control of plants and lawns
Mowing and weeding the lawn
Hedge trimming
Cleaning and removal of garden waste
Regularly checking the irrigation system and regulating it according to the
season
Keeping the garden neat and tidy

We are committed to ensuring that your garden is in perfect shape and gives you
pleasure all the year round.

Our high standards, reliability, the quality of our work and our reasonable rates are
what our reputation is based on.

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LANDSCAPING

Our services range from the development of the overall garden design concept, to
designing and implementing soft and hard landscaping. Hard landscaping includes
choosing the right plants, laying lawns and pathways, constructing walls, as well as
installing irrigation systems and providing continuous maintenance.

We will ensure that the whole process, from initial concept to project completion, is
smooth and seamless and offers you value for money.

Our ultimate aim is to design the right garden that not only gives pleasure, but also
suits your lifestyle, matches the architecture of your home and adds value to your
property.

Landscape/Garden Design

It is essential that the garden design matches the style of your home, the
surrounding environment, as well as your way of life.

Our team includes a qualified landscape architect with the right training to ensure
that there is a strong relationship between internal and external spaces, as well as
architectural features.

We also offer the option of our 3D design feature to help you see your garden come
to life and accurately visualize the design before it is implemented so that you can be
confident that it fits in with your taste and your property.

Landscape Installation

The elements of a landscape that do not involve construction constitute soft

landscaping. They include trees, palms, shrubs, lawns and flowering plants.

Some of these elements can take years if not decades to mature and therefore require
thinking ahead, as they will form the backdrop of the landscape for years to come.

Trees that frame a view or provide shade, shrubs and bushes that ensure privacy,
flowering plants that follow a colour scheme, we will create your garden so that it
will be a space you want to use and will give you pleasure all the year round well
into the future.

A successful garden also needs an efficient irrigation system. We will also design the
right system to ensure that your garden receives the right amount of water at the

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right time. We use the latest systems with electronic controls and timers so that your
garden can establish itself quickly and remain healthy for a long time to come, while
at the same time saving water and reducing your costs.

From choosing and planting trees, to improving your soil, establishing a successful
irrigation system, laying turf and creating planting themes, we offer expert advice
and execution.

Hard Landscaping paths, walls, paving

A successful garden must have good bone structure. Its layout and shape, the paths
and steps linking one section of the garden to another, its focal points or places to sit,
are all essential elements of good design.

Whether we create walls or fences, patios or decking, paths or stepping stones,

rockeries or ponds, we always make sure the materials we choose are in sympathy
with the house and both pleasing to the eye in terms of design and texture, as well as
constructed from good, reliable materials and within a clients budget.

Garden Types

Here is just a small sample of the projects that we have done.

Luxury garden

A luxury garden should reflect the style and taste of the discerning homeowner who
desires the highest standards of living. We can create exceptional outdoor living
spaces ranging from peaceful sanctuaries, to exotic oases. Elements such as flowing
waterfalls, artificial lakes, bubbling brooks with stone bridges or even fish ponds can
add value to a property. Romantic gazebos and pergolas further add to the mood
and create special areas for outdoor entertaining.

Tropical garden

Create the look and feel of the tropics with bright, intense hues and lush, dense
vegetation. Plants within a tropical garden typically reflect natural growth, usually
with large greenery, irregularly shaped leaves and interesting textures, while
splashes of colour and large species become focal points of interest and create a
stunning presentation.

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Shade garden

The scorching dry season heat of Uganda makes outdoor living during the day
almost impossible. A garden designed to provide shade will enable you to sit and
entertain outside not just after dark. You also need to know what plants or shrubs
thrive in shady conditions.

Low maintenance garden

For holiday homes where youre not there all the time to give the garden the care it
needs, plants that require the minimum of attention are the way to go. Olive trees or
pine trees have adapted to the conditions and will survive no matter what you do, as
will oleanders and a host of herbs and low growing shrubs.

Scented garden

Design your garden so that it is a pleasure to your sense of smell as well as that of
sight. Jasmine is a much loved feature of Ugandan gardens, while the stronger
cestrum nocturnum that only flowers at night will give your garden an exotic feel in
the evenings.

Water garden

In a world where water is becoming an increasingly precious commodity, its

existence in a garden makes it all the more welcome. From a small pond or fountain
to a large swimming pool, any body of water is a focal point of interest. However,
the planting round a pond or pool needs to be carefully thought out and placed so
they do not shed too many leaves and flowers that would block the pool filters.

Colour-theme garden

A single colour scheme can be a striking statement. Go for only white flowering
plants with a background of green, playing with the different foliages, or have
splashes of colour in strategic spots. Or control the colour scheme so that it changes
with the seasons for a painterly effect as well as endless variety and interest.

Gravel garden

White gravel stones give a sense of neatness and Zen peacefulness, while at the same
time being practical as they eliminate the need for mowing a lawn and keep weeds
at bay.

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Lawn garden

Simple elements make up this garden, a large expanse of lawn framed with shrubs
and trees.

Patio, veranda or roof garden

Patios, or paved areas, serve as an extension of the house, providing an external

room for al fresco living. For city dwellers who dont have the luxury of a garden per
se, a veranda can be transformed into a lush garden with plants grown in large
containers.

Lakeside garden

If youre lucky enough to have a garden with a view of the lake, you dont want to
plant anything that will obstruct it. Frame it instead with a tall cypress tree or lead
the eye to it with a broad expanse of lawn.

Pergolas and trellises

A splash of colourful clematis climbing up a trailer will give a garden height and
visual interest. A cascading wisteria over a pergola makes a beautiful and sweet-
smelling arcade.

Paths and paving

Paved parts of a garden give as much mood and style to a garden as do plants.
Paths divide the garden into different areas, define spaces and link them together,
while paved areas can be attractive areas for entertaining and sitting outside

After sales service

Rest assured that after your garden has been designed and realised, we will not
disappear. Our gardens come with our personal guarantee in the form of continuous
after-sales assistance and support from our experts.

Should anything occur that requires fixing in the gardens that we have created, we
are there to help. We will respond promptly to your call giving you the right advice
for your plants, as well as carrying out all necessary repairs and replacements that
arise.

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THE DESIGN APPROACH

It is one good thing to know what to do but equally another to know how and when
to do it. The design approach refers to the systematic programme process through
which a design idea is conceived and its challenges/problems accepted, and it is
then synthesized through problem-solving techniques; solutions are conceived
through design realization techniques these solutions are processed thematically
into an integral design unit and implemented. The design then grows under care
until it matures. We have divided our design approach into four (4) major
programme categories, each of which is typified by a set of clearly marked activity
specifications.

1. Project Contracting

This is the most client-oriented phase of our design approach because it in this phase
that we actively engage with our sponsoring client in order to establish the fate of
the project. It is characterized by the following sequence of activities:-

a) Client Brief: This is the first meeting or set of meetings in which the client
introduces the project to the designer while highlighting their inspirations
basing on similar completed projects. Meanwhile, the designer observes this
brief carefully while placing it in perspective in relation to past project design
experiences.

b) Initial Project Site Visit: Upon evaluation of the issue based on the previous
meeting(s), the client permits physical access to the project site to the
designer. During this visit, the designer is bale to establish a rough estimate
of: the site location, soil quality, climate, relief, topography, boundaries,
neighborhood and available resources.

c) Project Brief Analysis: At this stage, we analyze the clients brief encodings
and compare them with our site assessments to frame a client profile.

d) The Client Profile: This is a fact file we build of the project in question in
regard to the analysis of the previous assessments. Remember we still refer to
this activity as client profile because even at this stage we still view the project
in the image of the client who has been the brief encoder.

e) Design Criteria: In this activity, we practice projection of topics which are as

typically descriptive of the client profile as possible in effort to arrive at a
theme or set of themes through which we can closely address the issues as of
our client profile.

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 f) Brief Analysis Report: This is the document we produce of our analyses and
approach, in reply to our client's brief and our previous assessments.

g) Quote: With help of the facts we have documented about the project, we
attach a figurative estimate to the requirements of implementation.

h) Contracting: With the help of the brief we are able to get a feedback from our
client. The report and feedback prepare both our design team and the
sponsoring client to set up a contracting body to document agreement of
terms and conditions of how to manage the project.

2. Project Planning

Project planning is the second most sensitive program in our design approach after
contracting. This activity is marked by:-

a) Survey: Collection of detailed important information to determine the quality

and quantity of the space we are going to work with, inclusive of
measurements.

b) Research: In this practice we study a few such related projects for

comparisons and contrasts.

c) Schematics: This is the most studious practice of our project planning because
it is through this activity that we can realize and consolidate the subject
matter into a functionary design. This involves among others, technical and
architectural drawings, sketches and cartoons, photography, artistry, etc.
However, without objective information about our subject matter, this process
can be too studious.

d) Critique: This stage is important because it engages both teams to debate and
evaluate the performance of the report.

e) Contracting: This refers to establishment of terms and conditions of

agreement of work.

3. Project Implementation

This is the practical and materialistic program of our design approach. It is sub-
divided into management and technical parts.

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 a) Management
This part is marked by: reorganization of project management structures;
allocation of project funds; mobilization of plant, equipment and labour force;
and work scheduling.

b) Technical
This part is marked by the following clearly staged steps.
i. Clearance.
ii. The design Mark out.
iii. Landscaping (hardscaping, landscaping)
iv. Procurement and logistics(selection, transportation and storage)
v. Landscape construction.
vi. Gardening and instant maintenance.
vii. Clean up.
viii. General maintenance and care.
ix. Handover.

4. Staff Training

PLANET DESIGN will always be ready to provide post-landscape project design

training to a Clients staff to enable them continue with landscape maintenance two
(2) years hence. Historically, landscape designers are trained by apprenticing. Other
routes of training are through informal apprenticeships with practicing landscape
designers, landscape architects, landscape contractors, gardeners, nurseries and
garden centers, and docent programs at botanical and public gardens. Since the
landscape designer title does not have college degree or licensing requirements to be
used, there is a very wide range of sophistication, aesthetic talent, technical expertise,
and specialty strengths to be responsibly matched with specific client and project
requirements.

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LOGO DESIGN AND BRANDING

We are also specialists in logo design in the Kampala area and other parts of Uganda.
Our corporate identity and branding solutions are tailored to your specific brief,
based on detailed appraisal of your company, your values, your marketplace.

Logo Design
Logo Design has consistently been one of our strong points as a design company
over the years.

More than a logo design. A strong identity implemented consistently across all your
communications helps ensure that your business conveys the right message to your
audience all-important in building a successful brand.

Your logo design or brand image should be one of your strongest assets,
communicating the essence of your business and what you aspire to. Getting this
basic foundation of your company image right will ensure cohesive presentation for
all your material.

An Outline to Successful Branding

An effective brand strategy gives you a major edge in increasingly competitive
markets.

But what exactly does branding mean? Simply put, your brand is your promise to
your customer. It tells them what they can expect from your products and services,
and it differentiates your offering from that of your competitors. Your brand is
derived from who you are, who you want to be and who people perceive you to be.

Are you the innovative maverick in your industry? Or the experienced, reliable one?
Is your product the high-cost, high-quality option, or the low-cost, high-value
option? You cant be both, and you cant be all things to all people. Who you are
should be based to some extent on who your target customers want and need you to
be.

Branding Solutions
The foundation of your brand is your logo design. Your website, packaging and
promotional materialsall of which should integrate your logocommunicate your
brand.

Your brand strategy is how, what, where, when and to whom you plan on
communicating and delivering on your brand messages. Where you advertise is part
of your brand strategy. Your distribution channels are also part of your brand

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strategy. And what you communicate visually and verbally are part of your brand
strategy, too.

Consistent, strategic branding leads to a strong brand equity, which means the
added value brought to your companys products or services that allows you to
charge more for your brand than what identical, unbranded products command. The
most obvious example of this is Coke vs. a generic soda. Because Coca-Cola has built
a powerful brand equity, it can charge more for its productand customers will pay
that higher price.

The added value intrinsic to brand equity frequently comes in the form of perceived
quality or emotional attachment. For example, Mukwano Group sometimes
associates its products with star athletes, hoping customers will transfer their
emotional attachment from the athlete to the product. For Mukwano Group, its not
just the Aqua Sipi mineral waters qualities that sell the bottled water product.

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SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS

PLANET DESIGN is also a fast-growing Procurement Services Provider, helping

organizations address all aspects of their procurement and sourcing operations to
achieve savings and improved supplier relationships.

With years of experience building strategic sourcing best practices and bleeding-
edge procurement processes, PLANET DESIGN has helped dozens of organizations
realize millions of hard-shilling savings in their procured products and services.
While doing so, PLANET DESIGN helped to increased efficiency, responsiveness,
and flexibility in those supply chains.

Bottom line? We deliver results.

Our exclusive strategic sourcing and procurement consulting services include:

Strategic Sourcing

PLANET DESIGN optimizes sustainable advantages and savings through supply

industry best practices. Through our industry-leading sourcing techniques, we help
clients meet their current and future business needs.

Our Strategic Sourcing consulting services include benchmarking against the

marketplace, supplier identification and rationalization, RFX 2 management,
contracting and negotiations, and procurement process improvement including e-
Sourcing and Procure-to-Pay solutions.

Strategic sourcing is not a solo effort. We partner with our clients to drive value
creation by leveraging our mutual time, knowledge-base, sourcing experience,
resources and tools.

Strategic Sourcing is a process in which we harness the skills of the supply industry
to best optimize sustainable and competitive advantages for our customers. Our
process develops a secure and responsive supply base that is capable of providing
quality, delivery, costs, technologies, flexibility and services to meet the current and
future business needs of our clients. We have strategic sourcing solutions for
businesses of all sizes, including the small to mid-market and the large companies.

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RFX, which is one of the most common acronyms in the strategic sourcing and procurement
landscape, is a catch-all term that captures all references to Request for Information (RFI), Request for
Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), and Request for Bid (RFB).

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Our cost reduction initiatives include benchmarking current spends against the
marketplace, spend analysis, supplier identification and qualification, strategic
sourcing event management, negotiation with suppliers, and process/compliance
improvement including e-Sourcing and Procure-to-Pay solutions as appropriate.

PLANET DESIGN provides On-Demand resources to support your companys

strategic sourcing initiatives. Whether you require resources, subject matter expertise,
technology solutions, or access to critical marketplace data, PLANET DESIGN can
assist you in any part of your procurement project.

We have a built a database of price points covering hundreds of categories going

back to 2012.

Our goal is to help you obtain savings faster while improving all qualitative aspects
of your relationships with your suppliers. Our services can be provided on a fee-for-
service model, or you can lower your risk by choosing a contingency based (gain
sharing) plan.

Our Strategic Sourcing Services provide clients with:

Aggregated spends by commodity and category,
Current contract costs, terms, and conditions,
Product Specification including quality, availability and service requirements,
Understanding of all fixed and variable cost drivers for total cost of
ownership,
Current Market Analysis,
Recommended strategic sourcing strategies for cost reduction,
Development and management of RFX or Reverse Auction events,
Bid analysis and score-carding,
Recommendations for supply change,
Final contracting and negotiations,
Implementation support, and
Ongoing audit and continuous improvement monitoring.

Sample Strategic Sourcing Spend Categories

We can help with your strategic sourcing, cost reduction or benchmarking needs in
just about any spend category you can imagine. From raw materials to furniture-
making equipment and professional services contracts to custom IT software
development initiatives; weve sourced it all. Below is just a small sampling of some
of the more basic categories we source over and over again:

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OFFICE EQUIPMENT

With close to 6 years of experience sourcing office equipment, our team can help
to reduce costs, decrease inventory, consolidate equipment through
multifunctional technologies, and help with vendor selection based on service
requirements.

We provide cost reduction services for copiers, printers, equipment leasing,

computers, servers and more!

PLANET DESIGN can help standardize equipment purchases as well by

understanding the functional needs of your internal business operations. Our
inventory review will help clients identify the equipment each department or
business unit is using, and evaluate the cost effectiveness and productivity of each
piece of equipment.

The analysis also takes into account factors such as cost of ownership, maintenance
programs and lease terms and conditions.

Performing an analysis of your inventory will allow us to understand the

following requirements:
Capacity
Location
Features (such as Network/Scanning, Color, Sorting/Stapling)

With access to your current lease agreements, PLANET DESIGN has the ability to
negotiate:
Lease Term
Maintenance Coverage
Purchase Price
Money Factor (Lease Rate)
Lease Buyout
Early Termination Charges
Other Miscellaneous Charges (delivery, installation)
Replacement Equipment

We Can Help:
Perform Inventory Analysis
Benchmark Service Requirements
Identify Equipment Consolidation Opportunities
Assess the Marketplace for Competitive Rates
Review and Negotiate New and Existing Leases
Implement Replacements of New/Old Office Equipment
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OFFICE SUPPLIES

PLANET DESIGN will customize a sourcing strategy that will include all the
product specifications and unique quality or service factors for your office supply
spend. During the process, we will provide a report that clearly compares our
research of your existing program to best practices in the marketplace, giving you
the leverage you need to execute profitable changes by reducing the cost of your
indirect spend in office supplies.

We provide cost reduction services for paper, toner, equipment, office supplies,
office furniture, printing services, custom branding and more!

Our team will help to identify the core spend within your office supplies
categories, which typically consists of the top 60-80% of your total office supply
spend. Identification of your core items, standardization of products,
implementation of best-practice ordering habits, and negotiations will assist in
driving the best possible value for each dollar that you spend.

Hard and Soft Dollar Savings Realization in Office Supplies is obtained through:
A Baseline and Benchmark Analysis,
Reduced Rates,
Customized Online Development,
Inventory Management,
Contract Life-Cycle Management,
Invoice Auditing,
Compliance Reporting

We Can Help:
Audit Existing and Prior Office Supply Bills
Define Existing and Future Requirements
Define Contract and Fixed Pricing Office Supply Items
Select and Assist in Implementation of Online Ordering and Inventory
Systems
Analyze and Categorize Spending Patterns in Office Supplies
Identify Areas of Improvement or Alternative Office Supply Items
Assess the Marketplace for Competitive Office Supply Pricing and Deals
Negotiate with Office Supply Companies
Implement and Monitor Compliance from Suppliers and End Users Buyers

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BUSINESS GROWTH: Sustainability and Expansion Strategy

It is easier for businesses to survive when they have steady flow of business deals /
customers patronizing their products and services. We know that if we continue to
come up with highly creative and unique interior designs and landscape
architectural concepts and excellent job delivery for corporate organizations,
government agencies and households, there will be steady flow of income for the
organization.

Our key sustainability and expansion strategy is to ensure that we only hire creative,
competent and selfless interior designers and skilled landscape architects create a
conducive working environment and employee benefits for our staff members. In
the nearest future, we will give our most dedicated and prolific employees the
opportunity to be part owner of the business.

We know that if we implement our business strategies, we will achieve our business
goals and objectives in record time.

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CLIENTS

Since its inception in 2011, PLANET DESIGN has contracted and for and
successfully completed quite a number of interior design and landscape architectural
service contracts for a wide category of public and private Clients. Given below are
some of the most significant Clients for whom PLANET DESIGN Company has
successfully delivered on their contracts to date.

1. Cephars Inn (2-Star Hotel in Kabale)

2. Mbarara Country Resort near Mbarara airfield at Nyakisharara
3. Hone John Nasasiras country home in Kazo County Kiruhura District
4. Gen. Salehs house in Mbuya Kampala
5. Mrs. Jovia Akandwanahos house in Munyonyo Ggaba
6. Capt. Kashakambas home in Kiruhura District
7. Ntare School, Mbarara
8. Mr. EnosTumusiimes country home in Burunga, Kazo County, Kiruhura
District

CONTACT US

PLANET DESIGN,
P. O. BOX -----------,
LOWER KOLOLO, WAMPEWO AVENUE,
KAMPALA,
UGANDA.
Cell Phone: +256-752 412 352/703-044 331
E-Mail: planetdesign7@gmail.com

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