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Historical SummaryIn 1944, Manuel Lopes Curval started his industrial activity in a small metal works near his home. Being an entrepreneur with the idea of growth in mind, as well as gifted with the natural ability to create he dedicated himself to metal mechanics. He made accessories and equipment for agriculture, always keeping in mind that the location of the industrial building be inserted in areas that were traditionally agricultural. Early on, he encouraged his children in collaborating with him. This collaboration allowed him to pass down his technical knowledge over the years. The improvements he introduced in the production of plows that could be adapted to tractors earned him the recognition of having produced the best equipment at a national level. In addition to rendering services, after-sales support and other products to aid agriculture, quality equipment continued being produced, accepted for its and unarguable functionality. In 1973, when the first imported tank trucks appeared, this businessman who was motivated by his creative spirit, pulled up his sleeves and built the first tank truck in Portugal that was greatly accepted to the market. The company we have today was built in 1975 and has always kept its founders name. We have given continuity to our inheritance, and in 1979 we saw all our hard work pay off with the development and production of a plow with an automatic ploughshare in the presence of obstacles. We received the prize BPA, Agrotécnica 79 – Best Innovative Technology. In 1983, we developed an equipment to cut corn, and in 1984, once again we received the prize BPA, Agrotécnica 84 – Best Innovative Technology in the field of agro-technology. The agricultural crisis reduced the search for these products substantially. The ability to work hard and their entrepreneurism led these businessmen to develop other products, not only to keep the 25 job posts, but also to show their quality of production. In 1999, taking the partners’ entrepreneurial spirit into consideration, strength by an analysis of the market we started to produce not only equipment for dedusting, but also ventilators for industrial units and all types of welded construction. In 2006 we decided to begin an internal organization process and implement a quality management sistem for certification under statute ISO 9001. In 2009, the process of certification was completed under statute ISO 9001/2008, with Empresa Certificadora Tüv. It was also a turn-around year for us, because not only did we invest in industrial equipment; hire qualified staff but we also provided training for all our associates. We transformed our slight Metal Mechanics company into a medium/heavy Metal Mechanics company. |