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Planners from Anglo American Platinum shine during the Maintenance Planner Qualification Inaugural Graduation Ceremony
31st August 2022

On 23 August 2022, the first eight learners to complete the Maintenance Planner Qualification in South Africa were recognised for their qualifications. During an award ceremony held at the Bela... 


The Pragma group celebrates ISO 27001 certification
23rd August 2022

Achieving ISO 27001 certification is no small feat for any organisation. At Pragma it took two years, significant financial investment and a massive company-wide effort – well worth it for the... 


Selecting the right capability structure for your asset management team
16th August 2022

For as long as asset owners have built and operated complex assets, structuring an asset management team that has the right skills and capacity has been difficult for many engineering executives.... 


Quality – The invisible shutdown objective
2nd August 2022

Shutdown planning – the importance of defining its objectives When planning to shutdown, a conundrum faced by all asset owners is how to compress the duration of the shutdown, and maximise the... 


The outsourced asset care service – is this a panacea for the struggling maintenance departments of small to medium-sized enterprises?
29th June 2022

Proper and consistent maintenance can make or break businesses. The headline in a local newspaper, Business Day – dated 13/06/2022, reads “Poor performance and degradation of rail and port... 


Would you have an unqualified planner planning your shutdown?
28th June 2022

Maintenance shutdowns are frequently required to carry out maintenance (and other) activities that can only be done while the process is offline. Maintenance shutdowns are costly to implement and... 


Using technology and processes to address the retail sector’s asset management challenges
12th May 2022

Retail branch managers have a broad set of responsibilities. Some of these responsibilities include staff management, keeping optimal stock levels and ensuring that the branch expenditures stay... 


The role of reliability block diagram software and specifications in the maintenance readiness landscape
12th May 2022

Preparing a new or refurbished plant ready for commissioning is no small feat. The anticipated honeymoon phase of a newly commissioned plant with equipment operating optimally, production being at... 


The role of condition monitoring in optimising performance and safety in the mining sector
12th May 2022

Mining reserves in South Africa are vast. According to statistics from the South African Department of Mineral Resources and the US Geological Survey our ore reserves amount to a value of more than... 


How to achieve solution-based EAM system integration | Yes, it is possible!
12th May 2022

In a recent webinar on clarifying solution-based EAM system integration, members of Pragma’s On Key team laid out several facts that businesses need to consider in order to achieve successful... 


What does load shedding cost your company?
9th December 2021

The impact of ongoing power cuts on the SA industry Load shedding has become an ever-present reality in South Africa.  It has a massive effect on South Africa’s GDP, specifically in the... 


Is your power backup investment failsafe when Eskom load shedding strikes?
9th December 2021

Wave after wave of load shedding has hit the country, as you would have experienced, no doubt. This has resulted in incidents where service providers and businesses in all industries have been... 


Determining optimal staffing for maintenance departments
14th October 2021

By Philip Hanekom, Associate Consultant at Pragma Africa Any Asset Management (AM) system either fails or succeeds because of people. Competence, process discipline and capacity are key, and... 


Better tech. Better asset registers. Better decision-making
11th October 2021

A good foundation keeps a house standing and protects you from untimely losses. The same goes for the management of physical assets, where a proper asset register forms the foundation for all... 


Digital Transformation | A reality check
11th October 2021

Digital transformation is high on the agenda of many companies across the world and all industries. The manufacturing industry has been flooded with IoT and digitalisation-based content, including... 


The role of proactive infrastructure asset maintenance programs in civil unrest recovery
11th October 2021

With an estimated R 50 billion cost to the economy, there is no doubt that the July 2021 civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal, and certain parts of Gauteng, has left South Africa poorer. While more than... 


What training and learning pathways are available for aspiring reliability engineers
11th October 2021

Good reliability engineering forms the cornerstone of an organisation’s ability to deliver its asset management objectives. In our first article on this topic, The Role and Importance of... 


Do municipal asset management software systems enable better asset management?
11th October 2021

Through all the legislative requirements of GRAP[1] and mSCOA[2], we have seen a growing emphasis on asset management within local government during the past decade. Naturally, there has also been... 


Is convenient repair request logging the key to improved uptime?
14th September 2021

The right tools, appropriate systems and accurate data could make a considerable impact on the ease and speed at which equipment is repaired in your organisation. Verdantix’s latest research... 


Asset Health Monitoring
14th September 2021

Back in 2019, researchers from Verdantix identified the trends in technology roadmaps for asset management technologies and compiled a helpful graphic to illustrate the value and associated growth... 


The role and importance of Reliability Engineering
14th September 2021

The question often arises on the actual role and responsibility of a Reliability Engineer. This article considers where Reliability Engineers fit into an organisation, what kind of data they... 


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CHIETA’s important role in upskilling, training youth for entrepreneurship opportunities
30th July 2021

The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) is a statutory body that was established by the Skills Development Act (SDA) in 1998. CHIETA’s role is to facilitate skills... 


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On a visit to the first Pragma office at 1 Adringa street, Stellenbosch
Pragma Holdings - Engineering consulting and services for asset-intensive industries
30th July 2021

Year of Formation and Background to Founding: Pragma, an engineering services company focussed on enterprise asset management, opened its doors for business in June 1990. The founding members were... 


The foundations of infrastructure asset management | Considering financial and engineering asset registers
19th July 2021

From a physical asset management perspective, it is essential to remember that asset registers fulfil more than a compliance role. Operationally, asset registers are critical for proper record... 


Mining Giant Takes Hands with Pragma Academy to Develop AM Professional Development Programme
19th July 2021

Mining powerhouse Anglo American that partnered with the Pragma Academy to deliver their Asset Management Professional Development Programme (AMPDP), is reaping the benefits from this investment... 


Is convenient repair request logging the key to improved uptime?
19th July 2021

The right tools, appropriate systems and accurate data could make a considerable impact on the ease and speed at which equipment is repaired in your organisation. Verdantix's latest research... 


An insight into Maintenance Work Management
19th July 2021

Pragma Academy Subject Matter Expert Tim Beavon I have been working in the asset and maintenance management fields my entire professional life. It has always astounded me that organisations... 


A quick review of existing maintenance concepts
20th May 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,... 


Digitising manual and paper-based processes – increasing efficiencies and data velocity
20th May 2021

Statistics show that since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many sectors and industries have expedited their digitalisation strategies to stay relevant and in business. The pandemic’s impact on... 


Memorable training that results in improved workplace activities
20th May 2021

The main focus of the Pragma Academy is to create courses and provide training that is memorable to our clients and value adding to their businesses. We work hard to ensure that learning is... 


Massmart’s approach to digitising its facility and asset management practices secures them the prestigious 2021 SAFMA Award for Technology
20th May 2021

Massmart’s shareholders and customers have good reason to celebrate yet another success with the facilities management team involved in achieving the 2021 SAFMA Award for Technology. The national... 


The foundation of sustainable infrastructure asset management: aligning the equipment and financial asset registers
9th April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Introduction Many organisations discover that they have two or more duplicate asset registers when they take a good look at their practices and systems. This conundrum of multiple asset registers... 


Digitising manual and paper-based processes - increasing efficiencies and data velocity
9th April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Statistics show that since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many sectors and industries have expedited their digitalisation strategies to stay relevant and in business. The pandemic’s impact on... 


Memorable training that results in improved workplace activities
9th April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The main focus of the Pragma Academy is to create courses and provide training that is memorable to our clients and value adding to their businesses. We work hard to ensure that learning is... 


The relationship between the current economic infrastructure assets performance problems in Southern Africa and Proactive Enterprise Asset Management
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

An opinion piece by Kolosa Madikizela, Managing Director Pragma The economic landscape in Southern Africa has been on a downward spiral. Even South Africa has lost its status as Africa’s biggest... 


Proactive enterprise asset management | Leveraging human potential to improve asset performance
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

An opinion piece by Kolosa Madikizela, Managing Director Pragma Enterprise asset management Proactive enterprise asset management is more than just infrastructure and equipment. As humans, we drive... 


Is a Centralised Enterprise Asset Management system, a pie in the sky for organisations with multi-divisions?
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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,... 


Increase efficiency and save millions | Combine your facilities and asset management functions
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Julia Phala, Head of Sales and Client Relation Management Are you a manufacturing business struggling to contain the cost of production and upkeep of your physical assets such as buildings and... 


Black, Female-Owned Enterprise Flourish with Pragma’s Backing
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

With Pragma’s backing, Mettle Petroleum – a black, female-owned service provider, has grown from a small business employing only four in 2017 to a company delivering projects over R2.5milion with... 


A structured approach to the development and implementation of an AM scorecard
7th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Measuring and managing performance in an organisation is vital in driving an organisation towards success. Management requires fact-based decision making which relies on authentic performance... 


Pragmatarians unite to bring Covid-19 relief
9th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Taking the pandemic by the horns is how Pragma’s employees tend to address the challenges that Covid 19 has caused in the workplace. While stringent lockdown measures have been successful at... 


Pragma | 30 Years in the making
9th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


On Key UX Design Team Joins Maze Customer Advisory Board
9th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

On Key’s dynamic design team has been invited to join the likes of IBM, Windows and Amazon on the Maze Customer Advisory Board. Maze, who has been recognized by Web Summit as one of their Top 30... 


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