15/02/2025
This is Steve announcing major progress on the new generation of Pragmasis!
I am delighted that the new company has been formed under new (and younger!) ownership and a formal agreement has been signed between us to allow 'Pragmasis Engineering Limited' to take over the security product range we developed under Pragmasis :-)
Pragmasis Engineering will take over manufacture of many products in the range with my authorisation and support so we can ensure product quality will be appropriately maintained. We will continue to use exactly the same external factories and subcontractors as we used previously. Production is already underway for new batches of the following:
- Protector 13mm/16mm/19mm chains in a variety of lengths;
- Torc Mega Ground Anchors (multiple fitting kits will be available);
- RL21 RoundLocks and RL21A sockets (Keyed-to-Differ and Keyed-Alike will be available).
Plans for other products are in consideration, including ideas for new products. Pragmasis Engineering hopes to expand the product range as time goes on, with my design input where I can be helpful.
My brother, David, will also be involved in the new business. David provided our customer front-line support and he will be providing ongoing technical backup for the new business, thereby retaining the depth and quality of guidance that Pragmasis became well-known for.
The photo shows the new owner of Pragmasis Engineering (Ben Cope) signing the agreement with me on 8th February. Ben has been deeply involved in the motorcycle industry for many years and has a strong customer ethic, something always very important to us.
Ben was the original founder of Visordown in 2000, a very popular motorcycle forum on the Internet. More recently, Ben and his colleague Chris Lyndon-Parker established the popular and much-respected tyre dealership Two Tyres in 2019. Two Tyres has always had a desire to seek out quality products. Perhaps that explains why they became one of the resellers of our Pragmasis security products several years ago :-) We have known them both for a long time and always found them to share the same values of integrity and customer service that have underpinned Pragmasis since Day 1. Although their main experience has been with motorcycle products, Ben is very keen to improve our offering for cyclists and others needing to protect their property.
This marks the start of the formal handover of product design info, trademarks and other intellectual property created by us under Pragmasis.
It marks the beginning of a new and exciting era that should see not only renewed and ongoing availability of many of our well-known and much-respected products, but also a new dawn in terms of public visibility. Many times, customers have said that we were like the world's best-kept secret! Ben is determined, and has the ability and the support of an established team around him, to correct that so we can collectively help many more people to keep their property safe! :-)
We will provide more details on the handover process over coming weeks. In terms of GDPR and customer data we've taken advice from a consultant and will be carefully managing the transition and carrying on the honourable and ethical processes we've always adhered to throughout our history with Pragmasis. Previous customers will be notified about the impending changes and will have the opportunity to opt out if they so wish.
Warranty support for our previous customers & their ongoing technical support will also all be honoured by the new company.
We will always honour and respect our customers' best interests. Indeed, that has been a strong motivator for me as to why we have pursued this new future. That, plus it providing some income for the Woods, means it should be a brilliant Win-Win for everyone except the thieves. How we always like it :-)
