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Pingu's English announces further ASEAN expansion with new Master Franchisee in Laos

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In the presence of the Rt. Hon Ed Vaizey MP, Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam and His Excellency Mr Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Laos Ambassador to the UK, an exclusive contract has been signed in London between the global pre-school brand Pingu’s English from the UK, and the esteemed K&C Group from Laos.

 

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K&C Group is a privately owned group based in Vientiane, launched in Laos over twenty five years ago. With over twenty seven companies under the K&C Group, they provide a diverse range of services to the Laos market, many under a Master Franchise model.

This exciting new international collaboration will see K&C Group act as the official Pingu’s English Master Franchisee for the whole of Laos and offer Pingu’s English international curricula to parents across Laos. They will open their first branded Pingu’s English School in Vientiane this September.

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Pingu’s English Schools have already trained over a quarter of million children in over 200 schools worldwide, through their global network of Master Franchisees.  The Master Licensee in Laos will join a growing network of Pingu’s English ASEAN partners in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia already delivering effective English language training and kindergarten programs to young children – as well as in many other countries worldwide including China, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Lithuania.

 

Speaking at the ceremony, Ms Ketsavanh Panyathip, Director of Pingu’s English School Laos said:

 

“I would like to firstly express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to Rt. Hon Ed Vaizey M.P, the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as His Excellency, Mr. Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Lao Ambassador to the UK today for their support, both in being here today, as well as in the months ahead as we launch this exciting venture.

“On behalf of my partners and I, we are truly honoured to be appointed the exclusive Pingu’s English Master Franchisee for Laos, and are genuinely excited to be launching our first Pingu’s English School this autumn.

“We would like to thank the team at the Linguaphone Group for their partnership and ongoing support in our new endeavour together. We are here in London for our initial training which has been great, and look forward to welcoming the Linguaphone Group back to Vientiane in a few months’ time, for a full week of training for our teachers and management. Plans are well underway with preparing the first Pingu’s English school for launch and we are excited for what the future holds for this business. May this be the beginning to a long and prosperous partnership!”

 

Mr Derek Price, Chief Executive Officer with the Linguaphone Group, congratulated the team, saying :

 

“It is an absolute honour to have such esteemed guests join us today to witness the official signing of Pingu’s English Laos.  With their extensive education and commercial experience in the Laotian market, combined with our first-quality curricula, business development and marketing support, we have no doubt that our collaboration here will be a winning combination. 

“This is a partnership that would not have been possible without the fantastic support provided by the British Embassy in Laos, especially Mr Hugh Evans, HM British Ambassador to Laos, who introduced K&C Group to us. We are truly grateful for their ongoing assistance with this project, as well as the Group’s growing ambitions for our brands across Laos”

 

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We at the British Chamber of Commerce worked with Linguaphone Group to find them a new in-market partner for the Korean market. Throughout the engagement we had with Linguaphone Group, we found them to be passionate about education, supremely professional in their approach to business and both responsive and personable in their interactions with ourselves and Korean partners. Korean investors were attracted to the best-in-class program which Linguaphone Group offers, the strong reputation of the company and the heritage with which it is associated. These are qualities that resonate globally.

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 Sean Blakeley, BCCK CEO

Our Experience with Pingu’s English has been profitable and positive from the first year. We relied on their professionalism and heritage, their staff is always prompt to assist with the latest trends and ideas on the market. We were looking for a brand who can guarantee us quality and a solid method but at the same time would leave us the freedom and flexibility in order to succeed in our challenging and competitive market like the Italian one. We built Pingu’s English project in Italy by mixing their huge international experience in the English training with our knowledge of the Italian market. All this enabled us to do the right decision for our winning investment. Today we have over 40 Pingu’s English centres and thousands of happy children learning English.

Daniele Arboit

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From our first training session in London 2009- from the academic side to customer service -we felt confident and well equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful Pingu’s English Master Licensees” At the moment, our services to all 23 networked schools across the country are effectively and efficiently backed by Pingu’s English.  No doubt that we see no limit to expand our business to cover 30,000+ schools in the near future!

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I knew about Pingu’s English School through a friend. After research about the school, I decided to enroll my daughter and it was one of the best things I could do to her. She loves studying at Pingu’s English and she cannot wait to the day of the class. I also love Pingu's English School, because there she learns by playing and I can see her progress day by day.

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