A new era at Pragma: Scott Gibson appointed CEO Designate
After an illustrious 34-year tenure as co-founder and CEO of the Pragma Group, Adriaan Scheeres will hand over the reins to Scott Gibson, CEO designate, at the end of June 2024. Scott joined the Pragma team on 15 April 2024 to commence with a transitional leadership handover. Read more …
Skills training vs compliance training – which is more important?
As an engineering manager, you realise the importance of keeping your maintenance team up-to-date with the latest knowledge and skills. However, deciding which training programmes to invest in can take valuable time and effort.
Building resilient partnerships: Pragma’s approach to thriving in challenging times
Pragma’s contractors are not faceless service providers. We see them as collaborators, and we focus on building strong relationships with them based on a shared vision. Liza Schroeder, Pragma’s Brand and Communications Manager, recently spoke to Pragma’s Managing Director, Attie Nieuwoudt, about what goes into developing these solid partnerships, and how Pragma is redefining what ‘successful’ collaboration means in the prevailing economic climate.
Maximising savings: Unleashing the power of engineering and asset management for optimal spare parts utilisation
“Optimise your spares”, they say, and to your credit, you immediately consider those spare parts that are just lying in the stores and have not moved for the last 5 to 10 years. Good start, but what about the rest of your inventory? What will the approach be for the vast majority of the spare parts your company holds? Do you employ a financial or logistics company? Or do you ask Pragma to use sound engineering and asset management principles to optimise the spare parts held in your stores?