Category: News articles
Pragma’s Asset Management Improvement Planning framework now being used by mines across the globe
March 15, 2019
Pragma’s Asset Management Improvement Planning (AMIP) framework, was recently adopted by a multi-national mining house as their Asset Management framework across all their sites, globally. Although used by several clients abroad, it is the first time that AMIP is broadly adopted across the full global span of a multi-national. A large part of Pragma’s extensive […]
Pragma invites engineering students to apply for its acclaimed engineering internship
March 1, 2019
Leading enterprise asset management engineering company Pragma, will again host its award-winning Student Training Programme (STP) from 24 June to 12 July 2019 at its head office in Cape Town. Students have time to apply from 1 March until 31 March 2019 when the application window is open. Says Nelson Broden, Regional Manager at Pragma: […]
People (still) do Asset Management in the 4th Industrial Revolution
January 28, 2019
In the world of engineering asset management, there should be no doubt that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has arrived and is here to stay. It is a technology that promises new visions, requires new strategies and will undoubtedly bring about significant change and associated challenges in how asset management is done across industries. […]
Pragma secures investment to develop their next generation Enterprise Asset Management software
December 10, 2018
Pragma, leading physical asset management and engineering firm, has secured a significant investment to support the development of their next generation enterprise asset management system, On Key. This move sees a global manufacturing client partnering with Pragma to include On Key into their new service and maintenance offering. The new capability will allow them to […]
Extending transformer life through condition-based solutions
November 27, 2018
Arveen Gobind of Martec, a Pragma Group company, describes how IIoT technology is now being used in condition-based maintenance programmes to extend the lives of transformers and other critical plant equipment. Living in the present time in South Africa where the economy is not at its best, all areas of public and private sectors are […]
Pragma and SAMCo donate and install palisade fencing at Wallacedene preschool
October 25, 2018
Pragma, South Africa’s leading asset management engineering firm, has joined hands with the South African Maintenance Company (SAMCo) to donate and install palisade fencing at Shiloh Wallacedene. Shiloh Wallecedene is one of four preschools run by Shiloh Synergy, a non-profit company based in Brackenfell, Cape Town. “Our goal is to make education of excellence available […]
Tailoring learning to the individual – part two
July 30, 2018
In an attempt to better understand the blended learning approach, we met with the Pragma Academy Learning and Development team to provide answers to some frequently asked questions. Is there still a benefit to keeping classroom courses? There might be a need for some courses to remain as classroom courses due to the nature of […]
Look and Listen
July 24, 2018
Written by Stéphan Pieterse, Pragma Chief People Officer When will we stop shaping our opinion of others based on what we see, or at times, on a single story we heard? I once heard a guy say the following words when he stood in front of someone he just met: “When I look at you, I […]
Gordian, Pragma’s strategic partner, supports clients to optimise their Spare Parts Inventories
July 4, 2018
Physical assets should not be down due to a lack of spare parts. But how do you ensure that your organisation keeps the stock within reasonable bandwidths? Gordian’s Spare Parts Optimisation training is all about gaining control and striking a perfect balance between spare parts availability, working capital, and operational costs. ‘The Spare Parts Optimisation […]
Tailoring learning to the individual – part one
June 22, 2018
“Increasingly, organisations are recognising the importance of tailoring learning to the individual rather than applying a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.” (Thorne, 2003) This is a comment we have all read or heard in some format and, appreciative of our individuality, it makes perfect sense! However, it doesn’t help to explain what has become an increasingly complex and […]
