Transmelo - International Presentation

Hello. Welcome to Transmelo website.

Transmelo is one of the oldest and well known companies connected with the construction industry in the Porto (Oporto) region. It was founded in 1988 by Agostinho Melo and Maria Nazaré Melo. It's full portuguese name is "Transmelo - Construções, Lda." which translates to "Transmelo - Constructions, Limited".

At the moment we only support this page in the english language, for international visitors. If you are interested in our services please contact us for more information.

Contacts

• E-Mail: transmelo@gmail.com;
• Telephone: +351 226164573;
• Postal Address:
  Rua António Ramalho, 217
  4460-241 Senhora da Hora
  PORTUGAL
• Website address: www.transmelo.pt.
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/transmelo.

Business Context

The business legal context of Transmelo is similar to:

• Ltd in UK/Ireland
• LLC in USA
• Ltda in Brazil
• SL in Spain
• SARL in France
• Pty Ltd in Australia
• Srl in Italy
• KG in Germany.

Licenses

Transmelo has national licenses to do construction jobs and national road transportation services.

Visit the IMPIC and IMT web sites to learn more about the construction and transportation activities in Portugal.

If you wish to know more about Portugal itself (including business, tourism or history) please visit AICEP website.

Services

Transmelo envolved since it's foundation and nowadays has the focus in some construction activities. Transmelo has the following main services:

• Site cleanups (general cleanups, deflorestation, waste removing, logging, removing of tree roots, desinfestation, etc.). These works are usualy related with demolitions or earthmoving;
• Demolitions (of buldings, walls, infrastractures, pavements, etc.). The methodologies and techniques envolved are mostly manual or mechanical. As for explosives Transmelo has the knowhow and experience to do it but only if it is allowed by public authorities;
• Earthmoving works (excavations, landfilling, trenching, rock dismounting, etc.). The use of explosives is a common practice for Transmelo but it must be allowed by public authorities;
• Transportion (earth, rock, mud, gravel, toutvenant, waste, etc.). In general the materials are derived to or from other activities;
• Infrastructures (trenching for all kinds of infrastructures, piping, etc.);
• Equipment renting (trucks, pickups and construction machines).

Please notice that Transmelo can do other construction jobs but in general it reserves those activities to needs under existing contracts or at the request of special clients.

Construction Associations

Transmelo is also associated with AICCOPN, a national construction association, and ANTRAM, a national transportation association. Due to it's association with AICCOPN this company respects the national working colective contract for the construction sector.

Insurances

Transmelo has all the insurances required to operate as demanded by portuguese law and european requisites, including covering for job accidents, fleet accidents and general civil responsability for the company activities.

To learn more about insurances in Portugal visit the portuguese insurances association web site.

Social security and National Finances

Transmelo also respects the obligations of the portuguese social security and the portuguese national finances, including the contributions for IRS, pensions, unemployment aids and professional diseases.

Health, Security and Medicine at Work

Transmelo has internal services for health and security at work and uses certified external services for medical survelaince at work as required by law.

To learn more about these issues visit ACT (National Authority for Working Conditions) web site

Past works

Transmelo is a small company but very focused on specific tasks using real resources (i.e. workers and equipment), known for doing some of the most dificult jobs in Porto region. It has a long and rich history of works.

Here are some examples:

• Site of the National Petrochemistry (Petrogal)
• National Electrical Company and Network (EDP/REN)
• Porto Portuary Authority (APDL)
• National Siderugy
• Damns, includind Alqueva water blocks
• Exponor (Porto main exposition facilities)
• Malls (Via Catarina, Mar Shopping, etc)
• Metropolitan stations of Metro do Porto
• House of Music
• CUF hospital
• Porto Maternity center

Company curriculum is available upon request.

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Thanks you for your interest.