Correio do Minho: Companies are a example to follow

Article published on Correio do Minho newspapper, about the visit of the State Secretary of Ecnonomy to Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality, on may 10, 2014, by Lurdes Marques.

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"The Utopia building, as the new Plako headquarters is called, will be built by reusing almost two thousand used tires, using a construction technique developed by an American eco-architect and allowing for a 70% reduction in carbon emissions and higher levels of energy efficiency than traditional construction materials. Reducing the environmental impact as much as possible is one of Plako's objectives, with the executive director, Moisés Campos, hoping that the project will serve to demonstrate to any technology-based company that it is possible to move from large centers to rural areas and continue to grow.

Congratulating Plako's executive director for the environmental sensibility and innovation of the project, the mayor of Póvoa de Lanhoso, Manuel Baptista, pointed out that the municipality has promoted several initiatives that facilitate the installation of new companies and support the existing ones. "We are convinced that only in this way, valuing the effort of entrepreneurs, we can have a better development," said the mayor."