Geographical Markets

Teixeira Duarte has been operating in Brazil since December 2007, through its subsidiary EMPA, S.A. – Serviços de Engenharia, a company founded in 1954.
Since 2013, Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A. has also been operating in this country through its branch office.

As a result of the geographical proximity to Brazil and Venezuela, where Teixeira Duarte already had a solid presence, activities in Colombia arise from business opportunities in the areas of geotechnics and underground works in particular, in this case through a branch of its subsidiary “E.P.O.S. – Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterrâneas, S.A.”.

As a result of its geographical proximity to several markets in which Teixeira Duarte operates in Latin America, specifically Brazil and Venezuela, where it already has a solid presence, its operations in Ecuador arise from business opportunities in the infrastructures area. In this case a consortium was set up – led by the branch of “Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A.” and with the participation of a local partner – for the construction of a road bridge between Daule and Guayaquil.

In the construction sector, Teixeira Duarte began its activity in America in 2016 through a technical assistance contract with the company “EIC Associates, Inc”.

Teixeira Duarte started to operate in this country through the branch of its subsidiary “E.P.O.S. – Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterrâneas, S.A.”, incorporated there in October 2016.

In December of that year, a contract was signed with the M2 Lima Construction Consortium, consisting of the construction of two cut and cover galleries, with a total length of 146m.

In 2017, the Group set up the company “Teixeira Duarte Perú – Ingeniería y Construcciones, S.A.C.” in this country, with the aim of starting operations in the Geotechnical and Foundations areas and in Maritime Works. Several bids have already been submitted through this company.

In 1978, TEGAVEN – Teixeira Duarte y Asociados, C.A., a company incorporated under Venezuelan law, was created in Venezuela, with headquarters in Caracas. The company was incorporated mainly with Portuguese capital and the participation of Venezuelan partners, with Teixeira Duarte being the leader and main shareholder.

The company has been following the development of the country and, in addition to the construction of several major real estate development, in the mid 80s it started to operate in the area of major public works. Even today it continues to operate in these areas.

Teixeira Duarte began operating in Spain in 2004 through the Spanish company GSC – Compañia General de Servicios y Construcción, S.A., as well as with the support of the “TEIXEIRA DUARTE – Engenharia e Construções, S.A.” operations centres and of the branch that the company set up in this Country.

Teixeira Duarte started operating in France in 2005 through a branch of its subsidiary “Somafel – Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias, S.A.”, which completed several catenary projects, mainly in the Paris region.

After a significant slowdown in operations in 2011 and 2012, in 2013 it resumed catenary work for the renowned French company in this specific construction sector “TSO Catenaire”.

Teixeira Duarte commenced its activities in Portugal in 1921, on the initiative of its founder, the Engineer Ricardo Esquível Teixeira Duarte.

In the beginning, the Company focused on activities in the geotechnics and foundations area, very much revolving around the personality of its founder. It would later expand its activity into all areas of construction.

Teixeira Duarte started operating in this country in 2016 in the railway market, through its subsidiary the local company “SOMAFEL – Railway Construction, S.A.”. This company entered into a partnership with a British company, initially for the areas of catenary design and construction. However, it did not rule out the possibility of submitting bids for any opportunities that may be identified in the railway sector.

Also worthy of note is the fact that a consultancy contract was also signed as part of one of the major electrification projects being run in the United Kingdom: “Consultancy in the area of catenary design revision for Network Rail, in the GWEP – Great Western Electrification Project railway corridor”.

Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A. signed, in 2019, two contracts for the construction of parts of the new Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) of UMM AL HAYMAN.