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SINERGIA 44
Manvia was formed at a time when
the maintenance sector was still not
organised in the way it is today, the
company becoming a pioneer in Portugal
in the development of best practice
in both preventive maintenance and
maintenance management as a means
for improving the efficiency of equipment
and extending their working life.
The identification of an opportunity
in the field of railway maintenance
(
manutenção de ferrovia
- the source of
the company name “Manvia”) in the early
90s was at the heart of the establishment
of Manvia, the company would go on a
few years later in 1998 to launch the
buildings maintenance business at the
Fonte Nova shopping centre in Lisbon
which was the very first contract.
Always open to new challenges as the
business developed, Manvia entered into
a partnership relationship with clients
which became a deciding factor – along
with its evident competence – in building
up an increasingly solid reputation in the
maintenance industry.
We invited Pedro Vieira Neves, the
Chairman of the Board, to comment on
the company’s progress, he stressed that
MANVIA
CELEBRATES 15 YEARS
Driven by joining the Mota-Engil
Group in the year 2000, Manvia has
become a leader in the field
of maintenance in Portugal
EUROPE