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Let Aguru lead your automation and digitalisation strategy while you focus on your core business!

WHAT WE DO
Aguru empowers clients in industrial process & manufacturing industries with differentiating strategies..
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Values
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Work Culture
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What we do
Aguru empowers clients in industrial process & manufacturing industries with differentiating strategies to plan and deliver automation and digitalisation solutions that drive efficiencies and improve asset value.
We share a passion to develop human-machine partnerships that leverage human capital value. To achieve this, we support clients with structured change management while leading the implementation of high impact projects. Through the implementation of effective execution models, clients can be confident that Aguru will strategically manage their risks and maximise return on investment.
Our digital solutions, delivered in collaboration with leading partners, offer further potential to strengthen a client’s operational performance.
Quote: “Let Aguru guide your process automation while you focus on your core business!”
Quote: “They’ll send you a guru.”


Managing Director
Johan Louw
Johan is the founder and Managing Director of Aguru Business Solutions.
Johan has a background in process engineering, with extensive experience in delivering capital projects in mining, energy and infrastructure sectors. He has more than 23 years experience in these industries, delivering various process engineering and process automation solutions to many listed and private clients at operations throughout Africa. His experience in engineering, project management, transactions, IPO, operations management and conformity assessment services, collectively offers unique insight to the value chain required to deliver complex and capital intensive process related projects in a digital world.
Johan’s passion for man and machine to collaborate and drive efficiencies follows from a life-long commitment to smart work and quality assurance principles.

Director
Carol Louw
Carol is the co-founder and a Director at Aguru Business Solutions.
Her career spans more than 22 years in mining, electronics, advertising and HR technology.
She contributed to business excellence at mining operations, engineering & construction projects, OEM sales & services for a consumer product line as well as developing firmware for electronics serving the advertising industry. Her experience transitioning large corporate HR data management solutions has added value locally and abroad.




Values
Our core business values require each and every Aguru director, employee and partner commit to:
- An unwavering commitment to ethics in business
- An attitude of collaboration to achieve sustainable growth in Africa
- Respect for individuals, cultures and ideologies
- Being solutions driven, with smart work trumping hard work
- Adding value to our clients and maximising their return on investment.
Our Work Culture
Quote: “To be Aguru, the impossible should only take a little bit longer…”
This ethos appropriately summarises the work ethic and culture at Aguru Business Solutions.
Hands-on management, an appetite to learn and a relentless commitment to ensure client satisfaction have created an environment where Aguru teams can grow and make meaningful contributions to our and our clients’ businesses.
Our working environment is highly flexible, with key performance indicators strongly driven by client satisfaction and value addition. Although we work hard to achieve our objectives, we are particularly proud of our “work smart” culture, with continuous improvement strongly valued by all colleagues and clients alike.
Each project is resourced with a selection of contributors, all specialists in their field. Working as one team, integrated with our clients, we ensure that business objectives are achieved every time.
Our founder strongly believes in the development of future talent. To this effect, the company coordinates ongoing skills development, learnership and mentorship programs.
If you have excellent experience in Africa business, with balanced technical / commercial skills and want to consult or contribute to new business operations, contact us or apply for positions as indicated.
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
We don’t just advise – we get involved, work as part of your team and ensure that the right behaviours are imbedded to deliver the next phase of your project.
Aguru Advantage
The demand for digital solutions is on the rise. How do you know you have the right strategy?
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How we work
Aguru Business Solutions offer a variety of execution options to bring value to your business…
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The Aguru Advantage
Business Leaders don’t call us for the easy stuff. They call us when it matters. When the stakes are high and the time to action labelled:
“by yesterday”.
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