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Strengthening CEM’s internationalisation process, with the support of new products and an aggressive digital strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Project code<\/strong>: POCI-02-0752-FEDER-071138Main objective<\/strong>: Strengthen the competitiveness of SMEsRegion of intervention<\/strong>: CentreBeneficiary entity<\/strong>: CARMO ESTRUTURAS EM MADEIRA S.A.<\/p>\n\n

Date of approval<\/strong>: 13-04-2021Start date<\/strong>: 01-09-2021Completion date<\/strong>: 30-06-2023Total eligible cost<\/strong>: \u20ac 182,825.00Financial support from the European Union<\/strong>: ERDF \u2013 \u20ac 82,271.25<\/p>\n\n

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Objectives, activities and expected\/achieved results<\/h4>\n\n

With this project, Carmo Estruturas intends to expand into markets where it already exports its products and also make its mark in new international markets. Its main activity is the manufacture of wood and other carpentry products for construction, and in the year following the project it expects to achieve a turnover of \u20ac13,048,992.14, with exports representing 35.48% of this total.<\/p>\n\n

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Business Innovation<\/h3>\n\n

Project name<\/strong>: Business InnovationProject code<\/strong>: CENTRO-02-0853-FEDER-018440Main objective<\/strong>: To strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprisesRegion of intervention<\/strong>: CentreBeneficiary entity<\/strong>: CARMO S.A.<\/p>\n\n

Date of approval<\/strong>: 14-09-2016Start date<\/strong>: 01-04-2016Completion date<\/strong>: 31-12-2017Total eligible cost<\/strong>: \u20ac 633,205.00Financial support from the European Union<\/strong>: ERDF – \u20ac 443,243.5<\/p>\n\n

Implement new business practices, following a rigorously planned strategy, in order to increase responsiveness and enhance the diversity and value of its range of metal profiles, responding in the best possible way to the needs of each customer.<\/p>\n\n

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Global expansion of Carmo SA \u2013 Digital strategy for acquiring new customers in new and existing international markets.<\/h3>\n\n

Project code<\/strong>: POCI-02-0752-FEDER-040655Main objective<\/strong>: Strengthen the competitiveness of SMEsRegion of intervention<\/strong>: CentreBeneficiary entity<\/strong>: Carmo, S.A.<\/p>\n\n

Date of approval<\/strong>: 10-04-2019Start date<\/strong>: 05-09-2018Completion date: <\/strong>04-09-2021Total eligible cost: <\/strong>\u20ac 865,199.03Financial support from the European Union<\/strong> | ERDF \u2013 \u20ac 389,339.56<\/p>\n\n

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Objectives, activities and expected\/achieved results<\/h4>\n\n

The Company intends to strengthen its international expansion strategy \nby boosting its entry into target countries considered attractive, namely (China, Switzerland, Hungary, Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, Chile, Argentina, Ivory Coast, Brazil and Greece).<\/p>\n\n

To this end, an action\/investment plan has been devised, which includes:<\/p>\n\n

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  • participation in international trade fairs, prospecting trips to target markets and visits to trade fairs in the sector;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • international development and promotion of brands through \nadvertising in the specialised press, development of \ntargeted marketing campaigns;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • the hiring of two new technicians assigned to the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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