Business Profile

FOR THOSE British expatriates among us, are your dreams filled with jam doughnuts, HP sauce and Heinz baked beans? In some Portuguese supermarkets, does your wallet run for the hills

CAREALARM, BASED in Lagoa, provides a fully integrated homecare safety system, which combines a range of monitoring equipment backed up by a control centre, for individuals who have restricted mobility,

THE HUGO Beaty Bar & Café at the Oceânico resort Estrela da Luz, in Praia da Luz, is being re-launched in 2006 with new prices and more sandwich and salad

NORWEGIAN BORN Dr. Camilla Amundsen and Canadian born Dr. Attila Stewart have taken over Canham Veterinary Clinic from Dr. Steve Wright. They are fully licensed veterinary surgeons, qualified to practise

CAROLINE AND Barry McCutcheon came to the Algarve after living in London for 25 years where they raised two children. In January this year, the couple opened the Harmony Healing

SIR RICHARD Branson’s cosmetics and jewellery business, Virgin Vie, is building on the success of its fantastic business in the UK by bringing its gorgeous array of products to Portugal.

RESORT DAS Rosas is set in a peaceful location, with stunning scenic views of Meia Praia. It opened in May 2005, after 10 months of extensive refurbishment, enabling the resort

INÊS HARTENSTEIN Lda, located in Vila Nova de Milfontes, offers new generation PVC doors and windows alongside its existing wood and aluminium ranges. The company sells and fits all types

NAMED AFTER its innovator Tom Bowen, the Bowen Technique is a gentle, relaxing, complementary therapy that sends messages deep into the body. Therapists move over muscles and connective tissue, using

UNTIL NOW, the best way to clean your car of the famous Algarve dust has been a trip down to your local, self-service jet-wash or a while-you-wait service at the