Testimonials
Case Studies
Multinational Corporations
Aeromec
Ponte de Sor
“Founded in 1991 as the maintenance company branch of OMNI Aviation Group, AEROMEC has evolved over the years responding to the strict demand requirements of the aviation industry, building a solid reputation and offering today customized maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions for the Commercial, Business, Helicopter and Defence Aviation Markets, with enhanced focus on Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, Innovation and continuous improvement.”
Learn more about Aeromec
Artlant/Indorama
Sines
“Indorama Ventures is a world-class sustainable chemical company with a global integrated lead in PET and fibers, serving major customers in diversified end-use markets. Following our core strategies, we develop innovative products for customer needs, making great products for society.”
Learn more about Indorama Ventures
AS Breathing
Ponte de Sor
AS Breathing works in the development, manufacturing, and selling of equipment for aircraft and helicopter crews.
Decsis
Évora
“Decsis – Sistemas de Informação S.A. is a Portuguese company specialized and focused on providing services in the information technology sector. Today, Decsis is recognized by the market as a provider of high quality services.”
Learn more about Decsis
EDP
Sines
“More than 40 years ago we started as a utility in Portugal and grew to become a global energy major and a leader in the energy transition. Today we are present in 29 markets and have more than nine million clients in electricity and natural gas. And as our business expanded, our purpose and commitment to the planet also became stronger. We know that to win the race against climate change, the world needs structural transformation. And we want to drive that transformation, using the power of wind, sun and water on a global scale to accelerate decarbonization, leaving no one behind”.
Learn more about EDP
Aernnova
Évora
“Aernnova is a leading aerostructures company specialized in the design and manufacturing of aerostructures and components such as empennages, wings and fuselage sections”.
Learn more about Aernnova
Start Campus
Sines
“Start Campus is an innovator in the site selection, design, and building 100% green energy ecosystems.
Our goal is to be carbon-free by 2028. We are taking steps to achieve this goal through sustainability and cost efficiency. This is achieved through the repurposing of existing energy grid facilities, utilizing the ocean for a state-of-the-art cooling solution, as well as own solar parks, backed by batteries and green PPAs, to optimize costs.
These facilities create their own energy, protect the environment, and are a strain on the community’s energy grid. By locating facilities outside of large metro regions, Start Campus makes a positive impact on net contributions by providing a new industry within local communities, complete with employment and new skills.”
Learn more about StartCampus
EuroResinas (Grupo Sonae Indústria)
Sines
“Sonae Arauco, the group that holds EuroResinas, is one of the world leading companies for the production of wood-based panels. Its mission is to offer solutions, through wood products, that improve people’s lives. Sonae Arauco is committed to promoting innovation, and elevating the design and quality of its products for the furniture and interior design sector.
With a global presence, an industrial soul and a long-term vision, Sonae Arauco is a company truly committed to protecting the environment”.
Learn more about EuroResinas (and the Sonae Arauco group)
Galp Energia
Sines
“We operate a sustainable and efficient energy mix that keeps the world moving. We are present in your home and in your company with a contagious energy that drives, encourages and transforms. It is in this spirit that we explore and create our solutions.
We are of Portuguese origin, but we have a strong expansion at a world level. We operate in 10 countries and export our products to over 50 nations. We do that through the synergies of an integrated international operation, geared towards collaboration and progress.
The communities and the environment in the countries we operate in are of the utmost importance. We play an influential role in local sustainable development, promoting the people’s well-being with social projects that essentially aim at the access to energy and education.”
Learn more about Galp Energia
Hutchinson
Campo Maior
“Hutchinson is a global leader in vibration control, fluid management and sealing technologies. With 38,000 employees in 25 countries, we generated revenues of €3.900 billion in 2021. Our main goal is guaranteeing the comfort and safety of all Hutchinson customers.
Our Group stands out by offering a wide range of expertises in a variety of markets. In other words, our teams can design customized materials and integrated solutions for each customer and our achievements in one market can be transferred to others through Hutchinson synergies. Cross-fertilization is the cornerstone of our excellence.
Together, we design smart solutions for a world on the move.”
Learn more about Hutchinson
Lauak
Grândola
“Founded in 1975 under the ESKULANAK name by its current co-manager, Jean-Marc Charritton, the LAUAK Group began by supplying sheet metal components to Dassault Aviation. Today, the group is one of the main manufacturer-suppliers of primary components, sub-assemblies and assemblies for the aeronautics industry.
In the early 2000s, the LAUAK Group accelerated its development by creating a “Best Cost” site in Portugal and through an external growth strategy, both to achieve a critical size and to acquire new skills and diversify.
Today, the LAUAK Group is a key partner of aircraft manufacturers, aerostructure leaders and major OEM manufacturers.”
Learn more about Lauak
LD Helmets
Ponte de Sor
“LD Helmets is a Swiss company specialized in designing, manufacturing and commercialization of aeronautical helmets, oxygen masks for pilots and pilots’ health monitoring. It was founded to create innovative products in terms of design, functionality and safety implementing a lot of patented devices/functionality.
LD Switzerland SA can count on decades of experience of Italian, French and Swiss designers, in the design, development and manufacturing of helmets and human monitoring.”
Learn more about LD Helmets
Lundin Mining Corporation
Castro Verde
“Lundin Mining Corporation acquired the Portuguese company SOMINCOR (Sociedade Mineira de Neves-Corvo S.A.), the company that owns and operates Neves-Corvo, a copper and zinc mine, in 2006 and has a presence in the Alentejo region ever since. Since then, management has focused on improving the mine’s operational performance and in the exploration of new resources and reserves in adjacent areas. Currently, the Company produces copper, zinc and lead concentrates. The concentrates are dispatched by rail (copper and zinc) and road (lead) for onward shipping to customers.”
Learn more about the Lundin Mining Corporation and SOMINCOR
MCP - Manufacture Composite Portugal, Rexiaaa Group
Ponte de Sor
MCP specialized in the usage of high-performance composite materials for the aeronautical and transport industries.
Learn more about MCP – Manufacture Composite Portugal and the Rexiaaa Group
Mecachrome
Évora
Mecachrome is a consolidation platform specializing in the machining of mechanical parts and high-precision assemblies, sheet metal working/boiler making and the assembly of larger assemblies (batches). The group is present in the aeronautics (aerostructure, aeroengine), automotive (premium and motorsport), defense, naval, energy and space (DNES) industries.”
Learn more about Mecachrome
Novadelta
Campo Maior
Mecachrome is a consolidation platform specializing in the machining of mechanical parts and high-precision assemblies, sheet metal working/boiler making and the assembly of larger assemblies (batches). The group is present in the aeronautics (aerostructure, aeroengine), automotive (premium and motorsport), defense, naval, energy and space (DNES) industries.”
Learn more about Mecachrome
PSA Sines - Terminal de Contentores
Sines
“PSA International (PSA) is a leading port group and trusted partner to cargo stakeholders. With flagship operations in Singapore and Antwerp, PSA’s global network encompasses 160 locations in 42 countries around the world. The Group’s portfolio comprises over 60 deepsea, rail and inland terminals, as well as affiliated businesses in supply chain management, logistics, marine and digital services. Drawing on the deep expertise and experience from a diverse global team, PSA actively collaborates with its customers and partners to deliver world-class port services alongside, develop innovative cargo solutions and co-create an Internet of Logistics.”
Learn more about PSA Sines
Repsol Polímeros
Sines
“PSA International (PSA) is a leading port group and trusted partner to cargo stakeholders. With flagship operations in Singapore and Antwerp, PSA’s global network encompasses 160 locations in 42 countries around the world. The Group’s portfolio comprises over 60 deepsea, rail and inland terminals, as well as affiliated businesses in supply chain management, logistics, marine and digital services. Drawing on the deep expertise and experience from a diverse global team, PSA actively collaborates with its customers and partners to deliver world-class port services alongside, develop innovative cargo solutions and co-create an Internet of Logistics.”
Learn more about PSA Sines
TE Connectivity
Évora
“Solutions that power electric vehicles, aircraft, digital factories, and smart homes. Innovation that enables life-saving medical care, sustainable communities, efficient utility networks, and the global communications infrastructure. For more than 75 years, we have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing products that make a connected world possible. Our focus on reliability and durability, our commitment to progress, and the unmatched range of our product portfolio enables companies large and small to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.”
Learn more about TE Connectivity
Tekever
Ponte de Sor
“Founded in 2001, Tekever strives to provide customers with unprecedented value on a global scale.
We’re currently leading the market in unmanned systems technology and services, developing next generation satellite systems, and helping customers to digitally transform their business. We’re not just reacting to changes in our world. We’re relentlessly striving to create it, and providing our customers with a constant edge, helping them deliver their mission.”
Learn more about Tekever
Vitacress Portugal
Odemira
“We are specialized in the production of baby leaves as well as watercress, salads and herbs. We are one of Europe’s leading companies in the delivery of fresh, washed and ready-to-eat vegetables.
Our farms are located in Portugal, United Kingdom and Spain, where we produce all baby leaves and have a vast network of suppliers that allow us to meet market needs at any time and season with equally fresh, tasty and healthy products.
In Portugal, we are a market-leading company with our Vitacress brand, being present in nearly every point of sale. We have a wide range of customers in the UK, mostly under supermarkets brands and Steve’s Leaves brand. We also operate in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, with products that we export.”
Learn more about Vitacress Portugal
Clusters
AED Cluster
Évora
“AED Cluster Portugal (AEDCP) is the Portuguese Cluster for the Aeronautics, Space and Defence Industries and was created in 2016, as a private non-for-profit organization.
Involving already more than 100 entities established in Portugal, the Cluster gathers the main stakeholders from the three sectors, being able to act as an entry point and a one-stop-shop in Portugal, for all national and international players.
AED Cluster Portugal strategic objectives lie within four main building blocks – Funding and Regulatory; People and Competences; Innovation and Value; Markets and Opportunities -, with a clear mission to promote the advancement and consolidation of Portugal as an international reference on the Aeronautics, Space and Defence global industries.”
Learn more about AED Cluster
Knowledge Centers
Universidade de Évora
Évora
UÉ is a center for the creation, transmission and diffusion of culture, science and technology, which, through the articulation of study, teaching and research, is integrated into the life of society.”
Learn more about Universidade de Évora
Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Beja
“The Polytechnic Institute of Beja is a Higher Education institution located in the city of Beja. It is made up of four Schools – the School of Agriculture, the School of Education, the School of Technology and Management and the School of Health, with a range of more than 30 courses on offer.
In service of society, it trains professionals in a range of areas, and plays an active role in the production and spread of knowledge, creation, transmission and publication of culture and knowledge of a professional nature, of targeted research and experimental development.”
Lean more about Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre
Portalegre
“The Polytechnic of Portalegre is a Public Institution of Higher Education that creates, transmits and disseminates knowledge, professionally oriented, through high-level training and qualification, for different audiences, at different times of the academic and professional paths, and of research and technological development for the promotion of communities, in cooperation with regional, national and international entities.
The institution has four different schools, from the fields of social sciences, technology and management, health and agriculture. Adding to that, it also has a technology-based incubator (BioBIP), a Research and Innovation Office (GII), an Entrepreneurship and Employment Office (GEE), a Language and Culture Center (CLIC) and an International Relations Office (GRI).”
Lean more about Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre
STARTUPS
ADRAL leads the Alentejo Incubators Network. As of today, we are responsible for the management of 4 incubators in the Alentejo Region, but in the nearby future this number will be bigger. This being said, this network is available for startups from Alentejo, Portugal, and all over the world.
ADRAL’s Alentejo Incubators Network is certified as a member of the Portuguese National Incubators Network (Rede Nacional de Incubadoras), as well as the StartUp Visa Program, which allows entrepreneurs from outside the Schengen Space to develop their projects, and also the Turismo de Portugal FIT – Fostering Innovation in Tourism.
These are some of the Startups that are part of our ecosystem:
Meight
Évora
Meight, a company founded in 2018 by Luís Mendes and António Reis, is incubated at ÉvoraTech – Évora Technology Based Business Incubator since 2019 and currently has 10 employees.
The company’s goal is to digitalize the world of transport so that, on each trip, carriers and drivers can spend less and consume fewer resources. It brings innovative technology to a long-standing industry where resources and know-how are needed to enter the new digital age. Professional drivers are not going to disappear, autonomous driving is not the answer for a complex industry. Therefore, it is necessary to find alternatives that boost a fascinating activity that has such a great impact on global trade.
Meight has developed an artificial intelligence platform capable of predicting, monitoring and managing freight transport operations on field, focusing on the management of fuel consumption and all work tasks.
Learn more about Meight
Create IT
Évora
Create IT was founded in 2001 with a guiding principle: the development of solutions that anticipate the future and represent an effective added value to its clients’ businesses. The company continues with this DNA and has been growing by an average of 15% per year, attracting large scale clients both nationally and internationally. In 2016, it expanded its business areas and invested in the launch of SaaS products, such as CloudCockpit: a solution for managing the operation of Microsoft Cloud Solution Providers. In 2018, Create decided to launch the R&DT department in Évora, through a closer relationship with the University of Évora (Universidade de Évora), a relevant player in the field of Artificial Intelligence, both in knowledge sharing activities, in internships and in final projects for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctor’s degrees, thus enhancing the most important factor in organizations – human capital.
Learn more about Create IT
