Bucan was founded in Polokwane in December 1975, where it traded from a small premises situated at 42 Schoeman Street The business traded here from 1975 to 1980 as an agent of Olivetti and S P A, a distributor of manual and electronic typewriters adding machines electronic calculators and plain paper copiers During this period Bucan employed 5 people 3 salesmen, 1 secretary and 1 storeman Deliveries of equipment and accessories ribbons, paper rolls, photocopy paper were done by the salesmen br br By 1981 Bucan had grown and the workshop was added, thus bigger premises were required At this stage it moved to 67 Schoeman street, adding to its line Ollivetti products All Sharp products Photocopiers, Calculators.