Category: News articles
The role of condition monitoring in optimising performance and safety in the mining sector
February 17, 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 US$2.5 trillion [1]. Conversely, the industry is in crisis – why? Costs have become prohibitive, primarily due to years of lack of […]
Henk Wynjeterp Appointed Managing Director of Pragma Netherlands
December 13, 2021
As of October 1, 2021, Henk Wynjeterp has been appointed director of Pragma Netherlands. He succeeds Luc de Laat, who stayed as CMS Asset Management’s director after Pragma acquired it in 2018. The integration of the two companies has been ongoing for the past two years, laying a solid foundation for Pragma’s European growth aspirations. […]
Using technology and processes to address the retail sector’s asset management challenges
December 10, 2021
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 within budget. Ultimately, the retail manager’s responsibility is to create and maintain a welcoming and satisfying experience for customers. Maintenance is part and parcel of this important customer […]
What does load shedding really cost your company?
November 22, 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 manufacturing industry. In a study conducted in 2018, it was established that load shedding is costing the industry in excess of R 2bil […]
Is your power backup investment failsafe when Eskom load shedding strikes?
November 17, 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 unable to operate at full capacity. Initially, when all of this started in 2020, we ourselves suffered a generator failure at our head […]
Determining optimal staffing for maintenance departments
October 12, 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 without these fundamentals, in place, any system is bound to be ineffective. This article will focus on capacity, but first, let’s take a quick look at the […]
The role of proactive infrastructure asset maintenance programs in civil unrest recovery
September 30, 2021
Author | Julia Mamakoko, Business Development Executive 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 300 lives were lost, the excessive looting also resulted in the destruction of infrastructure. […]
Better tech. Better asset registers. Better decision-making.
September 22, 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 decisions made about your organisation’s tangible assets. Knowing what assets you have, what condition they are in, where they are, and other specific […]
Digital Transformation | A reality check
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 videos, webinars and articles. The solutions often seem too advanced and very pricey. IoT is not new to the industry, but its use is growing in intensity, […]
Do municipal asset management software systems enable better asset management?
September 20, 2021
Author | Dasagen Pather, Solutions Specialist 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 a lot of focus on software systems to support the various requirements. Still, for the most part, these system […]
