diff --git a/src/Entity/Hub.php b/src/Entity/Hub.php
index 1251cf03..74eb1b41 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Hub.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Hub.php
@@ -2,64 +2,20 @@
 
 namespace App\Entity;
 
+use App\Ramcar\Location;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
 
-use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\Point;
 use DateTime;
 
-
 /**
  * @ORM\Entity
  * @ORM\Table(name="hub")
  */
 class Hub
 {
-    // unique id
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Id
-     * @ORM\Column(type="integer")
-     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
-     */
-    protected $id;
-
-    // name of hub
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
-     */
-    protected $name;
-
-    // address
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
-     */
-    protected $address;
-
-    // address coordinates
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="point")
-     */
-    protected $coordinates;
-
-    // contact numbers
-    // this is displayed in a textarea
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=200)
-     */
-    protected $contact_nums;
-
-    // opening time
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="time")
-     */
-    protected $time_open;
-
-    // closing time
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="time")
-     */
-    protected $time_close;
+    use Location;
 
     // riders assigned to this hub
     /**
@@ -75,81 +31,10 @@ class Hub
 
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->riders = new ArrayCollection();
         $this->time_open = new DateTime();
         $this->time_close = new DateTime();
-
-    }
-
-    public function getID()
-    {
-        return $this->id;
-    }
-
-    public function setName($name)
-    {
-        $this->name = $name;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getName()
-    {
-        return $this->name;
-    }
-
-    public function setAddress($address)
-    {
-        $this->address = $address;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getAddress()
-    {
-        return $this->address;
-    }
-
-    public function setCoordinates(Point $point)
-    {
-        $this->coordinates = $point;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getCoordinates()
-    {
-        return $this->coordinates;
-    }
-
-    public function setContactNumbers($nums)
-    {
-        $this->contact_nums = $nums;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getContactNumbers()
-    {
-        return $this->contact_nums;
-    }
-
-    public function setTimeOpen(DateTime $time_open)
-    {
-        $this->time_open = $time_open;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getTimeOpen()
-    {
-        return $this->time_open;
-    }
-
-    public function setTimeClose(DateTime $time_close)
-    {
-        $this->time_close = $time_close;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getTimeClose()
-    {
-        return $this->time_close;
+        $this->riders = new ArrayCollection();
+        $this->outlets = new ArrayCollection();
     }
 
     public function getRiders()
diff --git a/src/Entity/Outlet.php b/src/Entity/Outlet.php
index abd7aa22..c52dcd36 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Outlet.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Outlet.php
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace App\Entity;
 
+use App\Ramcar\Location;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
 
-use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\Point;
 use DateTime;
 
 /**
@@ -15,55 +15,7 @@ use DateTime;
  */
 class Outlet
 {
-    // unique id
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Id
-     * @ORM\Column(type="integer")
-     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
-     */
-    protected $id;
-
-    // name of enrollee
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
-     * @Assert\NotBlank()
-     */
-    protected $name;
-
-    // address
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
-     * @Assert\NotBlank()
-     */
-    protected $address;
-
-    // address coordinates
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="point")
-     */
-    protected $coordinates;
-
-    // contact numbers
-    // this is displayed in a textarea
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=200)
-     * @Assert\NotBlank()
-     */
-    protected $contact_nums;
-
-    // opening time
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="time")
-     * @Assert\NotBlank()
-     */
-    protected $time_open;
-
-    // closing time
-    /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="time")
-     * @Assert\NotBlank()
-     */
-    protected $time_close;
+    use Location;
 
     // job orders assigned to outlet
     /**
@@ -81,78 +33,12 @@ class Outlet
     {
         $this->time_open = new DateTime();
         $this->time_close = new DateTime();
+        $this->job_orders = new ArrayCollection();
     }
 
-
-    public function getID()
+    public function getJobOrders()
     {
-        return $this->id;
-    }
-
-    public function setName($name)
-    {
-        $this->name = $name;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getName()
-    {
-        return $this->name;
-    }
-
-    public function setAddress($address)
-    {
-        $this->address = $address;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getAddress()
-    {
-        return $this->address;
-    }
-
-    public function setCoordinates(Point $point)
-    {
-        $this->coordinates = $point;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getCoordinates()
-    {
-        return $this->coordinates;
-    }
-
-    public function setContactNumbers($nums)
-    {
-        $this->contact_nums = $nums;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getContactNumbers()
-    {
-        return $this->contact_nums;
-    }
-
-    public function setTimeOpen(DateTime $time_open)
-    {
-        $this->time_open = $time_open;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getTimeOpen()
-    {
-        return $this->time_open;
-    }
-
-    public function setTimeClose(DateTime $time_close)
-    {
-        $this->time_close = $time_close;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getTimeClose()
-    {
-        return $this->time_close;
+        return $this->job_orders;
     }
 
     public function setHub(Hub $hub)
diff --git a/src/Ramcar/Location.php b/src/Ramcar/Location.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31a4ef51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ramcar/Location.php
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Ramcar;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
+
+use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\Point;
+use DateTime;
+
+trait Location
+{
+	// unique id
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Id
+     * @ORM\Column(type="integer")
+     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    protected $id;
+
+    // name of location
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
+     * @Assert\NotBlank()
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+    // branch name
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
+     * @Assert\NotBlank()
+     */
+    protected $branch;
+
+    // address
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
+     * @Assert\NotBlank()
+     */
+    protected $address;
+
+    // address coordinates
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="point")
+     */
+    protected $coordinates;
+
+    // contact numbers
+    // this is displayed in a textarea
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=200)
+     * @Assert\NotBlank()
+     */
+    protected $contact_nums;
+
+    // opening time
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="time")
+     * @Assert\NotBlank()
+     */
+    protected $time_open;
+
+    // closing time
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="time")
+     * @Assert\NotBlank()
+     */
+    protected $time_close;
+
+    public function getID()
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function setName($name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    public function setBranch($branch)
+    {
+        $this->branch = $branch;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getBranch()
+    {
+        return $this->branch;
+    }
+
+    public function setAddress($address)
+    {
+        $this->address = $address;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getAddress()
+    {
+        return $this->address;
+    }
+
+    public function setCoordinates(Point $point)
+    {
+        $this->coordinates = $point;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getCoordinates()
+    {
+        return $this->coordinates;
+    }
+
+    public function setContactNumbers($nums)
+    {
+        $this->contact_nums = $nums;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getContactNumbers()
+    {
+        return $this->contact_nums;
+    }
+
+    public function setTimeOpen(DateTime $time_open)
+    {
+        $this->time_open = $time_open;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeOpen()
+    {
+        return $this->time_open;
+    }
+
+    public function setTimeClose(DateTime $time_close)
+    {
+        $this->time_close = $time_close;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getTimeClose()
+    {
+        return $this->time_close;
+    }
+}
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