Poolside safety with Alfresco Plastics
SUE JOYCE has been a well known and respected figure in and around Carvoeiro for more than 32 years, where she rented and managed villas for the top end of
Insurance with Mapfre
FOUNDED 75 YEARS ago in Spain, Mapfre is the largest insurance company in the Iberian Peninsula. It is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary and is established in 17 countries and
For sale
THE ALMANCIL-based Talho Inglês, the English butchers, is now up for sale after more than 20 years of selling traditional British cuts of meat and bacon across the region. José
Jazzy sunset dining at Dona Filipa hotel
JAZZ LOVERS will delight in events currently taking place at the Le Méridien Dona Filipa Hotel in Vale do Lobo. Following a successful appearance in 2007, Jazzy Sunset Dining sessions
Primark comes to Portugal
IRISH LOW-cost clothing retailer Primark is to expand the brand into Portugal next year. A spokesman for Primark in the UK told The Resident: “Primark’s finance director John Bason has
New Apolónia supermarket
FAMILY RUN Algarve-based supermarket company Apolónia opened their second store in Galé, Albufeira, on June 25. This new supermarket, which complements the existing one in Almancil, offers more than 25,000
New premises
ALGARVE-BASED security company Prosecom SA moved its headquarters to new premises in Boliqueime on Tuesday. Prosecom SA, which specialises in all types of security requirements as well as fire and
Pet, plant and home care with Algarve Sitters
ALGARVE SITTERS pride themselves on the quality of service that they offer to home and pet owners throughout the Algarve. Specialising in providing personalised pet care in the comfort of
From strength to strength with Urbinvest
VALENTIM COSTA began one of the oldest government licensed real estate agencies, Urbinvest, in the Algarve in 1980 and it is now one of the most respected property companies in
Outdoor living with Toldos Chique
HAVING PRODUCED awnings in his workshop in Paderne for six years, Franz Hess decided to re-locate the business to a shop where he could show the products to the public.