Internationalization focus

DESIGNATION OF THE PROJECT | Positioning as a supplier of high quality products and innovation especially at international level

PROJECT CODE | NORTE-02-0752-FEDER-013032 

MAIN OBJECTIVE | Strengthening the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises

INTERVENTION REGION | NORTH

BENEFICIARY ENTITY | AQUAFER, LDA

 

DATE OF APPROVAL | 22-02-2016

HOME | 01-10-2015

DATE OF CONCLUSION | 30-09-2017

ELIGIBLE TOTAL COST | 38,748 EUR

FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION | FEDER - € 17,436.60

 

OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED / ACHIEVED RESULTS | AQUAFER is a small company with high experience and know-how in the production of heat pumps.
The SI internationalization project will significantly contribute to AQUAFER's positioning at a level above the sector level, differentiating itself from the sector's average "fringe" and becoming, increasingly, a reference and strategic partner of its customers. In order to succeed in the domestic market and abroad, the company intends to equip itself with productive capacity, with the acquisition of efficient equipment, which will contribute to the consolidation / strengthening of its competitive advantages, completing these investments with a strong investment in the areas of marketing and internationalization, allowing it to have a growing presence in priority markets such as Spain, France, Italy and Mozambique.

The implementation of the project allowed the company to expand into the international market, having reached an export rate of 16.85% in 2018 and 24.5% in 2019. Geographically, AQUAFER is present in several European markets: Spain, Kingdom United, France and Poland. Within the scope of this project, the company also obtained the QMS certification by the ISO 9001 Standard