Category: News articles
Pragma introduces a refurbishment plant in Brasil
July 25, 2012
PRAGMA INTRODUCES A NEW DIVISION, PRAGMA SERVICE, WITH GREAT SUCCESS PRAGMA EXTENDS LIFE SPAN OF PHYSICAL ASSETS The Pragma operations company in Brasil will extend the life span of client assets with an added new refurbishment service, Pragma Service Excellence, which carries out in practice what Pragma teaches, through a refurbishment plant. Says Antonio Padua, […]
Physical Asset Management the way of the future
“Physical asset management (PAM) is the way of the future for companies wanting to remain competitive, improve their performance and increase their bottom line,” says Adriaan Scheeres, CEO of Pragma.“For companies to survive, they need to make physical asset management part of their future strategic and competitive drive.” According to Scheeres, physical asset management is […]
Pragmas Academy adds two more clients to its impressive list
The Pragma Academy, which has been in existence for the last ten years, has signed two new contracts to offer specific asset management training at the Ekurhuleni Municipality as well as Transnet. The Academy, which offers a range of training courses, has as its main aim the improvement of physical asset management practices at clients […]
Shell renews facilities management contract with Pragma
Shell has renewed its Facilities Management Contract (FMC) with physical asset management company Pragma for another four years. Pragma will continue to offer its services over the next four years to the South African retail and commercial business of Shell. Says Ronnie Taljaard, Pragma Operations Manager: “We’re absolutely thrilled with Shell’s renewal of the contract. […]
Tips to give HSSE life in your organisation
For years at Pragma we only talk ed about HSSE but did not think and live HSSE. A project was launched to change this culture within Pragma and after two years we have reached the point where HSSE is top of mind and lived out in the company. We can however say that HSSE is […]
Pragma to host physical asset management thought leadership conference
Stretch the limits of Asset Management at this year’s conference The 18th annual Physical Asset Management Thought Leadership Conference and Exhibition, hosted by leading South African physical asset management company Pragma, will take place from 13 to 15 August 2012 at the Birchood Conference Centre in Johannesburg. It will be the first time that the […]
Namwater appoints Pragma as its physical asset management partner
The Namibia Water Corporation Ltd (NamWater), a commercial entity that supplies water in bulk to industries, municipalities and the Directorate of Rural Water Supply in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, has appointed Pragma as its physical asset management partner for a high priority project to be delivered over the 2012/2013 period. Says Karl […]
Tips on training programmes
Many companies lack structured internal training plans for their employees. We have asked Stéphan Pieterse, People and Organisational Development Manager at Pragma, for a few TIPS on what companies can do to get this in place: Keep it as simple as possible. You do not initially have to spend hundreds of thousands of Rands to […]
Alan Tait highlighted ZupS at African Utility Week conference
Managing Director at Pragma, Alan Tait, recently delivered an address at the African Utility Week (AUW) conference, which took place from 21 to 23 May 2012 at the NASREC centre in Johannesburg. Tait focused on Zero Unplanned Stops (ZupS), is a group of business processes aimed at a culture of continuous improvement in the whole […]
Shell SA signs four year deal with Pragma
Shell SA has signed a four-year deal with PRAGMA, a global facilities management company, to maintain the standards of Shell’s assets at the company’s Retail sites and B2B customer sites across the country. “Having equipment in good working order is an important component in ensuring that our customers’ interaction with the Shell brand is […]
