INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Industry insights, operational perspectives and industry commentary from the SPM team on infrastructure, maintenance, logistics, project execution and the realities shaping industrial environments.
10 Truths About Sales
By The Sales Team: SPM Sales is often spoken about in simplified terms. Targets, pipelines, closing techniques. In practice, it is a far more human and situational discipline. It sits at the intersection of trust, timing, and organisational readiness. The work...
Common Causes of Site Accidents
By the SHERQ Team: SPM Site accidents rarely occur due to a single major failure. In most cases, they result from everyday actions, small oversights, and routine decisions made under pressure. This list highlights the most common contributors to site accidents and...
Building African Technical Capability Without Romanticism
By Mvuyo Tyobeka, CEO of SPM Most conversations about technical capability assume a clean starting point. New systems. Clear documentation. Skills developed in parallel with design. That is not where our work begins. At Southern Power Maintenance, we are usually...



