Category: News articles
Asset Management Game changing technologies and practices
March 27, 2017
The CEO and co-founder of Pragma, Adriaan Scheeres invites delegates to his presentation at this year’s SAAMA conference to be held from 5 to 7 June 2017 at the Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West, Cape Town. Adriaan will address the question: “How will the face of asset management change in the near future?” His presentation […]
Congratulations to our latest CRM survey winner
Our CRM team have been hard at work in the first quarter of Pragma’s financial year with our inaugural round of surveys for the year being sent out to some of our valued clients during October 2016. Congratulations to John Nekongo from Areva who has been randomly chosen as the winner of our quarterly draw, […]
Only ten spots available for Pragmas sought after university student programme
Leading enterprise asset management company, Pragma, will again host its hugely successful Student Training Programme from 26 June to 14 July in Cape Town this year. Says Stéphan Pieterse, Chief People Officer: “The three-week programme is specifically aimed at B.Eng. or B.Sc.Eng. (Industrial, Mechanical and Electrical) students in their third or fourth year of studies. […]
Asset Reliability The Key Differentiator in the South African Automotive Sector
We are very pleased that Pragma will be a participant and exhibitor at the inaugural NAACAM Show, which will take place from 5th to 7TH April 2017 at the Durban ICC. The NAACAM Show is the effort from all South African automotive stakeholders, including government, to respond to the challenges facing South Africa’s automotive sector. […]
Diversity As A Competitive Advantage In The Workplace
March 1, 2017
Kolosa Madikizela, Pragma’s first female Managing Director, will be sharing valuable insights into “Diversity as a Competitive Advantage in the workplace” at this year’s SAAMA Conference. Kolosa Madikizela is the recently-appointed Managing Director for Pragma’s African region. She first joined Pragma in 2014 as Cape Regional Manager and has since added considerable value to the […]
Integrated asset management a roadmap
MechChem Africa’s Peter Middleton talks to Karl Nepgen, a partner consultant for Pragma, about optimising plant ownership and operations by following the Pragma way, a multi-level approach to implementing physical asset management solutions. Born in South Africa in 1990, Pragma started out as a four-man business operating out of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape Province. […]
Mario on maintenance – The engineer’s nemesis
February 28, 2017
In the first Mario on maintenance column for 2017, Martec’s Mario Kuisis shares advice for helping engineers. Mario Kuisis Mario on maintenanceAs a whole, engineers and other like-minded technical people are both very versatile and good at a great many things. In fact, I think remarkably versatile compared to most other disciplines. But there is […]
Enabling contractors through accreditation – Video
February 23, 2017
In this video, Lyronne Sigamoney covers the benefits of contractor accreditation and work enablement on site. Credits Interviewee | Lyronne Sigamony Producer | Johlene Lehnberg Camera work | Peter Deane
Kolosa Madikizela – Pragma’s first female Managing Director
After joining Pragma in 2014 as Cape Regional Manager, Kolosa Madikizela is stepping up to take over the reins as Pragma’s new Managing Director (MD) for the African region. She is taking over from Attie Niewoudt, who will be fulfilling the role of Chief Operational Officer. “Kolosa has a gift for inclusive decision-making. It allows […]
Credible Maintenance solutions
December 7, 2016
Author: Ronnie Taljaard, Chief Operating Officer | International Services and Consulting Asset management is an integrated discipline that requires competent, consistent and optimal decision-making to find the right compromise between competing interests. Think about: Asset utilisation/performance versus maintenance, Capital investment cost versus operating expenditure and Short-term benefits versus long-term stability In today’s global and ever-changing […]
