Category: Projects

Smart solutions to grow – AGRICAN

AGRICAN is a concept of rural based network agri-extension services and rural telephony franchise developed by enterprisEvolution (Proprietary) Limited. AgriCan was conceptualized in 2007, from combined experience in agribusiness, telecommunications and franchising. The concept was driven by enterprisEvolution, whereas YMoS was supporting the day-to-day development of its pilot phase to reach proof of concept and…
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Self-powered wireless switchgear by Enocean

Early 2005, YMoS was introduced to the new technology of self-Powered wireless switches, sensors and controllers that would cut installation costs and time to enable efficient use of energy, powered by the technology provider EnOcean energy harvesting wireless technology. The intelligent and energy efficient switches, sensors and controllers could be used in smart buildings, smart…
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Sustainable Enterprise Development SA – full life cycle

Sustainable Enterprise Development SA (SEDSA) was incorporated in 2007, offering Enterprise Development (ED) management services in Southern Africa. SEDSA developed and managed corporate ED concepts, programs and projects with the aim of unlocking South Africa’s potential by growing its SMME’s and facilitating the existing knowledge gap in South Africas corporate sector on Broad Based Black…
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Bringing WISA Sanitary-ware to South Africa

South Africa was experiencing a building boom leading up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup, hosted in South Africa.  A gap for quality Sanitary-ware was spotted, while the DIY market was about to take off. YMoS brought the Dutch Sanitary-ware manufacturer WISA and its concealed cisterns for built in water closets to the South African…
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‘Hands on’ at Intervid Security

During the market research for Priva early 2005, contact was made with Intervid Security Pty (ltd), a local installer of different CCTV, Access control, but also more complex Building Management Sytems. Immediate synergies of prior experience with Kropman and Priva led to a follow-up reconnaissance. Intervid was preparing itself to be merged with Comscor IT…
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(Not) bringing PRIVA to South Africa

One of our first assignments was with the Building Management System (BMS) supplier and installer PRIVA. Having worked with them on different projects e.g. Fashion Centre Almere in 2002, YMoS saw an opportunity to bring the company to South Africa. A Quick Scan of such opportunity was carried out with PRIVA in 2004, convincing both…
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The Birth of Your Man on Site

Early 2004 the decision was taken to start Your Man on Site and become self-employed from hereon. Your Man on Site was formally constituted on the 12th of April 2004 in Amsterdam as a Pty Ltd, and registered on the 16th of April 2004 at the local Chamber of Commerce. As every star-up we wanted…
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Fashion Centre Almere, the Netherlands – EPCM

Jeroen Bosboom was employed at Kropman Installatie techniek from 1999 to 2004, a national M&E firm with multiple branches in the Netherlands. During his term he was responsible for executive management of the branch for greater Amsterdam and their larger projects itself. The branch for greater Amsterdam had a turnover of about 10 Million Euro…
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Biotech Pilot plant, the Netherlands – EPCM

Jeroen Bosboom was employed at Kropman Installatie techniek from 1999 to 2004, a national M&E firm with multiple branches in the Netherlands. During his term he was responsible for executive management of the branch for greater Amsterdam and their larger projects itself. The branch for greater Amsterdam had a turnover of about 10 Million Euro…
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Media Plaza Jaarbeurs, the Netherlands – EPCM

Jeroen Bosboom was employed at Kropman Installatie techniek from 1999 to 2004, a national M&E firm with multiple branches in the Netherlands. During his term he was responsible for executive management of the branch for greater Amsterdam and their larger projects itself. The branch for greater Amsterdam had a turnover of about 10 Million Euro…
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