Tag: Pragma
Massmart pockets Global FM’s 2021 Highly Commended Award of Excellence in Facilities Management
May 25, 2021
What a privilege to congratulate Massmart on achieving the Highly Commended Award of Excellence in FM presented by the Global FM association. Massmart is a well-deserving recipient of this award as they took full ownership of their facilities management journey and achieving their goals. Previous awards Massmart’s accomplishments started in 2020 when they won the […]
A quick review of existing maintenance concepts
May 11, 2021
Most capital-intensive organisations have years of experience in performing preventive maintenance on installations, systems and physical assets. In every industry, specific standards, legislation, rules, and points of attention are taken into account when performing maintenance. However, these aspects can change. Modifications also take place, and installation parts no longer fulfil a function during the life […]
Is a Centralised Enterprise Asset Management system, a pie in the sky for organisations with multi-divisions?
November 24, 2020
The case for having a reliability centred maintenance approach has been proven time and time again. Yet, it is one of the most significant physical asset management challenges facing large, diversified organisations today. By sticking to best practices and getting the foundations of asset management in place, RCL Foods has managed to overcome this challenge. […]
Pragma | 30 Years in the making
July 15, 2020
2020 might forever be known as the year in which Covid 19 struck, but life goes on despite this and many other challenges that businesses face. It is with this mindset, that we take a look back at an engineering firm that was born on the first of June 1990. “Politically South Africa was in […]
Unlock Your Future with Online Learning
May 8, 2020
We find ourselves in scary, but fascinating times. If anything, Covid-19 has forced us to rethink life and how we approach it. Fortunately, technology has made it much easier for us to be proactive and take action towards a better future. Do you want to come out of this pandemic stronger? Now is your opportunity […]
How does asset management create a sustainable competitive edge?
November 26, 2019
Stephan Kornelius: Strategy and Business Development Manager, Pragma Stefan Swanepoel: EAMS Product Manager Making sure a business is sustainable is a concern all executives should share – after all, you don’t want your operation to curl up and die two years into your five-year plan. But what exactly do we mean by sustainability? In the […]
Pragma employee wins second place in national research competition
October 23, 2019
Rudwin Gertze sets his sights even further Pragma Operations Administrator in the Shell FMC team, Rudwin Gertze, finished in second place in the national Unisa research competition with his study on Investigation and Analysis into Process Safety Fundamentals within the South African Oil and Gas sector, specifically Petrol Stations. Says 32-year old Gertze: “UNISA presented […]
Managing your assets can increase your return by up to 30%
September 20, 2019
Pragma’s CEO Adriaan Scheeres explains Pragma CEO and founder Adriaan Scheeres, was busy with his Master’s degree in Information Technology when he came up with the idea of starting a consulting business in asset management. As the strategic driving force behind Pragma’s vision to become the world’s first-choice supplier of asset management solutions, Scheeres also […]
Achiever Awards recognises Pragma’s STP as Best Training Programme offered by a large company
April 3, 2019
Pragma’s acclaimed Student Training Programme has clinched another prize, this time at the annual Achiever Awards, where it was recognised as the Best Training Programme offered by a large company. Hosted annually as part of the Skills Development Summit, the Achiever Awards honours companies, government departments and organisations for their contribution to skills development and […]
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 […]
