In Angola, where it owns an industrial unit, O Feliz won the subcontracting contract for the fabrication and assembly of the metal structure of the future Xyami Kilamba shopping center in the Angolan region of Kilamba, which is expected to generate a turnover of around 2, 5 million euros for the Bracaran metalworking industry.
"This is a project of great size and complexity in terms of logistics, given the high quantity of materials transported." 12 meter containers were needed and the amount of material exceeded the 100 containers that reached 6,700 cubic meters. , But we are prepared to respond to any project, anywhere in the world, "said António Feliz, president of the group, in a statement.
The subcontract includes the manufacture and assembly of about 900 tonnes of welded steel structure, consisting of rolled sections, rolled sheets and welded rebuilt profiles assembled on reinforced concrete structure by means of bolted connections.
The structure provided includes all the coverings of the mall, the coverings of the loading and unloading zones and technical zones, the structure of support of the window frames in the accessible to the public, the benches of the cinemas and the advertising totem.
"The fact that the O Feliz group has a production unit in Angola with high installed capacity and highly qualified human resources facilitated our rapid response in terms of a global solution, at a time when Angola is in a phase of expansion in the 'Retail' ", emphasizes the entrepreneur.
Feliz Metalomecânica is a company specialized in metal construction, sheet profiling, sheet metal cutting and bending, manufacture of lighting columns and communication towers, stainless steel, aluminum and laser cutting.
Founded in 1945 as a factory specializing in the scales business, O Feliz employs around 400 workers and invoiced 34 million euros in 2015, forecast to close this year with revenues of 36 million, with exports accounting for about a third of the total.
Present in Angola with an industrial unit and in Mozambique, Algeria and Morocco, with commercial delegations, O Feliz is preparing its entry into new markets, namely in France, Belgium and Colombia.