Sá Machado was founded in 1933 by António Augusto de Sá Machado - a man of strong convictions who even today continues to be a major source of inspiration for his heirs.

From the very outset, Sá Machado has maintained a unique identity – fruit of a distinctive corporate culture based on respect for the founder’s guiding spirit.

The company’s business activities commenced in the field of woodworking, carpentry and sawing and subsequently evolved into the building trade.

The company’s principle area of work is now the construction of technical buildings.

On the basis of its tradition and successful track record, Sá Machado has consolidated its position in the Building Construction and Public Works market and has been ranked within the 100 largest Portuguese companies in its sector for many years.

The growth of Sá Machado's business has led to the creation of excellent working conditions, ranging from its administrative premises to its 80,000 m² central construction yard, divided into distinct production units, including carpentry, sawing, a concrete production unit and a modern, robot-controlled cement products unit. These units are constantly being updated and their main role is to support all the company’s construction jobs, in addition to the supply and export of products related to production areas.

The company has earned a growing level of recognition for its expertise in the construction of technical buildings, which is its principal area of development. Achievements in this field include works for the education, health and sports sectors. Special works and/or art works also represent a potential market for the company, which has dedicated considerable effort over recent years to the execution of such works in association with strategic partners.

Alongside the public sector, the company also views the private sector as a key target market and its track record includes buildings in the fields of Housing, Tourism, Retail and Industry. Sá Machado has also established a presence in more sensitive areas such as the private health sector.

Our outlook for the future is based on a strong commitment to the quality of our end-products, in order to distinguish our services from those offered by the immediate competition, in an increasing difficult and demanding market.

The new requirements and challenges of the building construction trade and its ongoing evolution oblige a constant refinement and development of new methods and techniques that include valorisation/training of our staff and evolution of our technological skills. Expertise acquired over many years of working experience, allied to the latest technologies, underlies the guarantee of skill and competitiveness that Sá Machado offers to its partners and clients.

With a consolidated position in the Building Construction and Public Works sector, Sá Machado has successfully expanded its turnover over recent years, as a result of a business strategy orientated by the search for new markets and strengthening of commercial relations with traditional clients.

Sá Machado aims to attain its strategic objectives by constantly improving its standards of rigorous management and ensuring personal and professional enhancement for its staff.

Use of state-of-the-art techniques and management tools enables us to deliver an effective increase in competitiveness and guarantee secure business progress.

Our prime objectives are associated to high quality, controlled deadlines and costs and above all to risk prevention. In all our activities, from the planning to the execution stage, we take all necessary steps in order to ensure that no risks arise as the project unfolds. Risks that are considered to be inevitable, oblige us to implement a series of preventive and protective measures in order to guarantee the health and safety of our staff.

In awareness of the importance of preservation of the environment around each construction site, Sá Machado, always develops an Environmental Management plan in parallel with its construction jobs, in order to minimise or eliminate any actions that potentially may harm the environment.

With a view to enhancing customer satisfaction, Sá Machado has developed its management system so that it is recognised as a quality company in the general area of construction, with the reference standard being that of NP EN ISO 9001:2000.

After obtaining its Quality Certificate in February 2006, Sá Machado is now working on upgrading its Quality Management System to an Integrated Quality and Safety Management System.

Certificates

        - APCER

        - IQNet

In addition to its coverage of the entire mainland territory, Sá Machado has initiated works in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, where it has opened a delegation. Growth in the Archipelago of the Azores is also being prepared, together with analysis of expansion into the international markets.