Category: News articles
City of Cape Town awards contract to leading physical asset management company Pragma
March 10, 2015
The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has awarded a contract to leading physical asset management company, Pragma, after their successful tender. The contract is for a period of three years, valid from July 2015 to June 2018. Says Frik Kirsten, Asset Care Centre Manager (Pragma) – City of Cape Town: “We’re absolutely thrilled with the […]
Tselane appointed as business development manager at Pragma
Mandisa Tselane has been appointed as Pragma’s new Executive Manager: Marketing and Sales. She says of her appointment: “I see my new appointment at Pragma as a statement of confidence in the value that we as Pragma can add to the needs of our clients, suppliers and shareholders. We have a clear intention of ensuring […]
Leading physical asset management company Pragma spreads its wings
Pragma, one of the world’s leading physical asset management companies, is spreading its wings to countries around the world. The company, with its headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, will be involved in projects in the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, France, Ireland, USA and more. Says Dirk Janse van Rensburg, Operations Manager at Pragma. “I’m […]
Effects of strikes on physical asset management in the mining sector
February 10, 2015
According to Stefan Swanepoel, Associate Consultant at Pragma, the unlawful and violent nature of the recent strikes increase uncertainty and risk in the mining industry. “This could significantly influence decision making for risk averse mining companies and investors, especially when they have other expansion and investment opportunities. The strikes, do however, raise questions about the […]
You spoke and we listened
December 11, 2014
It has been said a million times that the client is always right and it’s true. We want to thank you for completing our Client Perception Survey (CPS), and for telling us how we can serve you better. Our 2014 CRM manager, Steve Leech, was given the assignment to evaluate your satisfaction with our service […]
Pragma walks away with Shell Engineering Team Excellence Award and a prestigious Batho Pele Award
December 4, 2014
Leading physical asset management company, Pragma, was named the winner in the Innovation and Optimised Sites category for the third quarter of this year in the international Shell Engineering Team Excellence Awards and also walked away with third place at the prestigious Shell Batho Pele Awards, acknowledging the company’s outstanding Shell Ultra City Recycling Plant. […]
Kribban Coopoosamy promoted to National Projects Manager at Pragma
December 3, 2014
Kribban Coopoosamy was recently appointed as the National Projects Manager at Pragma after a stint as a Business Area Manager in Port Elizabeth where he excelled in the area of project management and orchestrating the requirements of the public sector clients. Kribban’s reaction to his appointment is one of excitement. “I’m honoured that I’ve been […]
Pragma develops Life Cycle Costing model for one of the coal mining companies
One of the challenges faced by large asset owners, including mining companies, is understanding the total costs of assets over their life cycles. Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is a tool or model that enables comparative cost assessments to be made over a specified period of time, taking into account all relevant economic factors both in […]
Pragmas On Key Enterprise Asset Management system assist with Linear Asset Management
October 23, 2014
Asset owners in industries like oil and gas or roads and utilities have unique asset management requirements and are often left stranded with asset management software designed for discrete assets. Such software systems fail to address the unique needs associated with linear assets and often necessitate the use of several standalone applications and manual actions […]
Pragmas On Key Enterprise Asset Management systems assist with Linear Asset Management
Asset owners in industries like oil and gas or roads and utilities have unique asset management requirements and are often left stranded with asset management software designed for discrete assets. Such software systems fail to address the unique needs associated with linear assets and often necessitate the use of several standalone applications and manual actions […]
