Yvonne was born in Verkeerdevlei Orange Free State on 08 July 1957. First born of twin sisters, Yvonne attended primary school in Winburg and later commenced her high school education at Oranje Meisies School where she matriculated in 1975. Originally destined to..
After completing schooling in 1974, Tony went on to complete basic military training at 7 infantry battalion Bourke’s Luck, and in various areas of the SANDF based at defence HQ in Pretoria.. A very colorful and varied work career followed, and in 1983 Tony joined the plastics division of the Everite Group known..
Cancor Trading 7cc was a shelf company purchased in absolute haste and started by Tony Mitchell and Yvonne Wessels in January 2003.
From very humble beginnings with a very first Invoice value (Cash Sale) of R 167.32, Cancor commenced trading from a home office at Tony’s Home at 53 Andries Pretorius Street Bloemfontein.
There were 2 secondhand desks, One Telkom landline, 2 cell phones and a 2nd hand fax machine bought at a pawn shop for R 700. There were no delivery vehicles, and 3 cars and 2 small trailers had to do the necessary.
During the first six months of its existence, Cancor was proudly doing excellent trade and then a phenomenal R1m turnover was reached in June 2003 and the very first Capex was an Air conditioner.
" .. to give our customers a quality product, at a market related price, but with unsurpassed service.
Very loyal support from many existing suppliers and customers, known to Tony & Yvonne , Very hard work, absolute total dedication coupled with a joint 30 years of management experience in the Civil, Municipal and Agricultural arena all contributed to the great success of the CC.
Now in its second successful decade of trading, Cancor is well positioned to give our customers a quality product, at a market related price, but with unsurpassed service.
Cancor’s major success has always been our excellent service, and this is what we continue to provide our ever growing customer base each day.
