Tag: Adriaan Scheeres
Pragma’s CEO Adriaan Scheeres
A new era at Pragma: Scott Gibson appointed CEO Designate
April 17, 2024
After an illustrious 34-year tenure as co-founder and CEO of the Pragma Group, Adriaan Scheeres has announced his retirement, marking the end of an era characterised by innovation, growth, and global impact. Adriaan’s leadership has been instrumental in transforming Pragma into a premier enterprise asset management company with a distinguished clientele across the globe. As […]
Continued service delivery without compromising employee safety
December 4, 2020
As we are nearing the end of an unprecedented year, I’m looking back with astonishment. Our thoughts go out to those who have been directly or indirectly affected by the virus in their communities. Whether you are a client or employee, I want to thank you for your commitment during these trying times. Without your […]
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 […]
Our response to Covid-19
March 19, 2020
Your health and safety is our top priority. As a group, we have been taking various actions to safeguard our clients and employees. Our main goal is to work with the international community to flatline the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In response to the current pandemic, we have implemented new policies to guide our […]
Industry 4.0 technologies are driving efficiencies in asset management
March 5, 2020
Industry 4.0 has many advantages and different applications in different industries. For maintenance management, the On Key EAM system enables asset owners to create a digital twin to know precisely where their assets are, what type of assets they have and their asset value.
Pragma acquires physical asset management consultancy in the Netherlands
October 14, 2019
Pragma, one of SA’s leading physical asset management engineering firms, acquired Netherlands-based consultancy, CMS Asset Management, on 1 October 2019. CMS specialises in engineering advisory services related to maintenance and asset management. Pragma CEO and founder Adriaan Scheeres says the acquisition is well aligned to the international expansion strategy developed during 2018. “We believe we […]
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 […]
Adriaan Scheeres receives SAAMA’s Individual Achievement Award
May 23, 2019
Recognising the efforts of asset management professionals to elevate the organisations they work for, the SAAMA Conference 2019 saw the return of the SAAMA Awards. It is with little surprise that Adriaan Scheeres, dubbed the Father of Asset Management in South Africa, won the Individual Achievement Award. Adriaan is the CEO and co-founder of Pragma, […]
Reatile acquires 37.54% stake in Pragma Holdings
January 31, 2019
The Reatile Group, an investment holding company, has acquired a 37.54% stake in Pragma, one of SA’s leading enterprise asset and facilities management companies. This move enhances Pragma’s potential international growth, while accelerating the organisation’s transformation agenda. “I’ve been involved with Pragma for a while, and I’ve known Reatile for much longer. I believe it’s […]
