In 2023 Pragma continued working with airports across the world, including Monterrey , Bristol , Pathos and Dublin, as well as major airports in India and USA. Our property team worked on a number of mixed use developments in Saudi Arabia, and Dubai.
In 2022 Pragma delivered several major projects for clients in Saudi Arabia, USA, India and Dubai, including new assets and airport terminals.
Pragma has now completed projects in 40 countries including mixed use, retail and leisure developments and 85 different airports
Pragma is purchased by Handley House, the parent company overseeing international design teams Benoy, Holmes Wood, and Uncommon Land.
Alex Avery became CEO of Pragma with the business focusing on travel retail and commercial property, both in the UK and globally, with a new London HQ in Piccadilly.
Pragma and FSP integrate to create global specialist property offer and move to new offices in Dean Street, London
Pragma completes its 1500th project and supports GO Outdoors on its sale to JD Sports
Pragma joins forces with FSP, a leading retail property consultancy, acquired as part of the St Ives Group
Pragma reaches 30 employees, with Tom Holt becoming CEO, and Patrick Woodall becoming Chairman
Pragma celebrates its 1,250th project – a CDD project for AS Adventure
Pragma works alongside Foster + Partners for Mexico City Airport, another of the world’s largest airports
Pragma moves to Blackfriars, London
Pragma begins work on one of the world’s largest airports, Dubai’s Al Maktoum International
Pragma delivers its 1,000th project, for Dreams
Pragma becomes part of the St Ives Group
Amongst Pragma’s awards, Pragma wins M&A Awards’ Due Diligence Specialist of the Year. In the years that follow, Pragma wins nine other industry awards, including Finance Monthly’s Consultancy Firm of the Year for 2014 and 2015
Pragma conducts due diligence projects for Cath Kidston and Phase Eight, forming ongoing relationships with both. Tom Holt joins the Pragma team.
Pragma undertakes its 750th project, for Luton Airport, who we have worked with from 1999, and continue to do so today
Pragma begins its longstanding relationship with Pret a Manger
Pragma employs its 20th team member, and divisionalises into its Strategy, Investor Services and Airports, Travel & Commercial Spaces teams
Pragma undertakes a due diligence project for Hotter, forming an ongoing strategic relationship
Pragma starts work with Pets at Home, with 11 different projects delivered to date
Pragma undertakes a CDD project for American Golf, who remain an ongoing client
Pragma completes its 500th project, for Starbucks, and secures Bristol Airport as a new client
Pragma reaches 15 employees
Pragma undertakes a project for P&O Cruises (including two weeks in the Caribbean!) and begins working with Belfast Airport
Pragma conducts its first CDD project, for Charterhouse Capital Partners
Pragma works with the RAC, Arcadia and the London Eye
Pragma continues its work in the leisure sector, with four projects for The Tussauds Group
Pragma completes its 250th project, for Railtrack (now Network Rail), who we worked with from 1995 to 2005
Pragma undertakes a feasibility study of the retail potential for Canary Wharf
Pragma continues its work in the Museums and Gallery sector with a project for the Tate Modern
Pragma first works with Esprit UK, where Patrick Woodall was CEO. He went on to become Chairman of Pragma
Pragma undertakes its first airports project in Munich
Pragma completes its 100th project, for Boots
Pragma begins working with Laura Ashley, undertaking nine projects in total
Pragma moves from 34 to 32 York Street, Twickenham
Pragma begins working with Lloyds TSB, going on to evaluate their full branch network
Pragma employs its first full-time member of staff.
Founded by Roy Palmer and Monica Lucas, Pragma undertakes its first project for Kimberly Clark, in the Middle East