2010

 

Inauguration of the 4 Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda - Angola;

 

Award of contract for the power capacity increase of the Venda Nova III Hydroelectric Power Station, creating the largest hydroelectric power station in the country;

 

Secil 2009 Prize for the construction of the Barra do Douro North Breakwater;

 

Sustainability Prize from the newspaper Construir;

 

Contract for the design, construction and financing of the new Vila Franca de Xira Hospital.

 

2011

 

Ceremony of Laying the First Stone of the Foz Tua Dam Project;

 

Opening of Braga Hospital – Somague leader of the construction consortium and majority shareholder in the hospital building management company;

 

2011 Sustainable Development Award - Heidrick & Struggles/Diário Económico.

 

Inauguration of the Campus Universitário Agostinho Neto – Angola.

 

2012

 

Award of Security Performance – REN 2011;

 

Business Travel Awards 2011;

 

Trophy of Artlant MegaPTA Project Award;

 

Inauguration of Bemposta power capacity increase;

 

Inauguration of the Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island - Azores;

 

Inauguration of Sines LNG Terminal Expansion - Sines;

 

Inauguration of Catumbela International Airport - Angola;

 

Inauguration of 4 de Fevereiro International Airport domestic flights terminal - Luanda, Angola;

 

Inauguration of Samba, Cazenga and Sambizanga - Municipal Hospitals - Luanda, Angola.

 

2000

 

Partnership with Grupo Sacyr Vallehermoso, which had a long history, stretches back to 1921. At this time, the Company was founded out of a merger of several specialized companies, leaders in their respective fields to become one of the most important entrepreneurial groups in Spain. It is now a leading company in the construction, road concessions, property management, real estate and services markets.

 

2001

Creation of Somague Serviços SGPS, S.A., integrating and combining Somague Ambiente, Somague Concessões e Serviços and Somague PMG offering global solutions across a range of fields;

Participation in Water and Wastewater treatment concessions, extending its portfolio in this area – Águas de Carrazeda, Águas de Gondomar;

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Exame/Great Place to Work Institute Portugal.

 

2002

 

ISO 9001:2000 Transition;

 

Somague takes a controlling stake in Neopul, S.A.;

 

100% strengthening of SGPS's share in Somague Concessões e Serviços, S.A.;

 

Shares in Águas de Alenquer;

 

Acquisition of 3.29% of Lusoponte, with Somague now holding 17.1% of the shares, making it the largest Portuguese shareholder;

 

Completion of the Alqueva Dam;

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Exame/ Great Place to Work Institute Portugal.

 

2003

 

Publication of the Company's 1st Sustainability Report;

 

Completion of 5 of the 10 stadiums for Euro 2004 - Luz, Dragão, Bessa Séc.XXI, Faro-Loulé (Algarve) and Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leiria);

 

Inauguration of the Porto Metro;

 

Start of the Alenquer water and sanitation concession – Águas de Alenquer;

 

Start of the activity of Somague Imobiliária.

 

2004

 

Inauguration of the new Rainha Santa Isabel Bridge in Coimbra;

 

Inauguration of new lines and stations on Oporto subway;

 

Somague integration in Grupo SyV - Sacyr Vallehermoso, resulted in a stronger and broader reaching business group offering excellent business potential capable of competing on a larger scale: the Iberian market;

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Exame/ G, eat Place to Work Institute Portugal.

2005

 

ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification;

 

Inauguration of the Casa da Música, Porto;

 

Sale of the subsidiary Finerge;

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Exame/ Great Place to Work Institute Portugal.

 

2006

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Público/ Great Place to Work Institute Portugal.

2007

 

IDI NP 4457 Management Certification.

 

OHSMS 18001/NP 4397 Safety Management Certification.;

 

Inauguration of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fátima;

 

3 companies in the Somague Group – Somague Engenharia, Engigás and Neopul – obtained Research, Development and Innovation Certification. Somague also received a group certificate, the only one to be awarded among the first fifteen companies to be certified in Portugal;

 

José Luís Machado do Vale appointed as Chairman of Somague;

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Público/ Great Place to Work Institute Portugal;

 

"Equality and Quality" Award (CITE);

 

International Puente de Alcántara Prize, awarded by the Fundación San Benito de Alcántara, for participation in the construction of the Alqueva Dam.

2008

 

Award of the contract for the Marão Tunnel to Somague;

 

Secil Prize for the construction of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Fatima;

 

Inauguration of the Lucrécia Paim Maternity in Luanda – Angola;

 

Inauguration of the Girassol Clinic in Luanda - Angola;

 

Contract awarded for the construction of the new University Hospital in Braga;

 

Sustainability Prize from the newspaper Construir;

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Exame/ Great Place to Work Institute Portugal;

 

Creation of Somague Concessões.

 

2009

 

Best Companies to Work for In Portugal Award – Exame/Heidrick & Struggles;

 

Sale of Somague sub-holding Itinere;

 

Sustainable Development Award - Heidrick & Struggles/Diário Económico;

 

Inauguration of Douro Quay;

 

Inauguration of Dolce Vita Tejo Shopping Centre;

 

Inauguration of Praia – S. Domingos route variants, Cape Verde;

 

Inauguration of Acuinova;

 

Signing of the Sines GNL Terminal Expansion;

 

Inauguration of the Dragão Caixa sports complex;

 

Award of the contract for the new Terceira Island hospital;

 

“Outstanding Structure 2009” award given to the Church of the Most Holy Trinity by IABSE;

 

Award of the contract for the Panama Canal;

 

Inauguration of the Lisbon Metropolitan Red Line;

 

Sale of the share in the holding Procesl.

1990

 

Somague takes a 45% share in CVC - Construções de Cabo Verde SARL, in partnership with Companhia de Seguros Garantia (Cape Verde) and the Cape Verde National Social Welfare Institute.

 

1993

 

As a result of restructuring, Sociedade de Empreitadas Somague, S.A. ceases activity and transformed into the holding company Somague SGPS, while at the same time its industrial facilities are ceded to the new Somague - Sociedade de Construções S.A.. Diogo Vaz Guedes and José Vaz Guedes are nominated Chairman and Deputy Chairman, respectively, of the Executive Committee;

 

The Somague Group acquires 50% of the CESL group, founded by Professor Lobato Faria in 1976 and the largest Portuguese environmental area group and begins rendering technical services in the areas of consultancy and planning, operations, maintenance and concession management.

 

1995

 

The Somague and Edifer Groups merge their interests in the area of foundations and engineering geology, resulting in Tecnasol FGE - Fundações e Geotécnia, S.A.;

 

The Somague Group increases its holding in the CESL Group to 78%.

 

1997

 

In line with its strategic objective of internationalisation, the Somague Group acquires 50% of LCM - Les Coffrages Modernes (Morocco), and starts to operate directly in the Moroccan construction market leading to increased Group activity in North Africa;

 

The Somague Group acquires Assiconstroi - Sociedade de Construções S.A., a leading civil construction company, renaming it Soconstroi - Sociedade Construções S.A.. This move, with Sogel, opens the way for expansion into Mozambique.

 

1998-01

 

Continuing the Somague Group strategy of internationalisation, Somague Internacional is formed. This unit was set the objective of monitoring and providing specialist support to Group companies and projects underway;

 

Autonomy in the New Business area. Somague PMG is established to carry out project development in the areas of property promotion, the design, construction, operation and financing of car park concessions and controlled cost housing.

 

1998-04

 

The Somague Group makes its mark on the last world exposition of the century, carrying out such landmark projects as the Oriente Railway and Metro Station, the Vasco da Gama Tower and Vasco da Gama Bridge.

 

1998-05 and 08

 

The Somague Group sets up BRAEST and SOMEST (Brazil) in order to tender for road concessions in Brazil thus undertaking the internationalisation of its concessions operations.

 

1998-10

 

Creation of Somague Concessões e Serviços, SA, a sub-holding of the Somague Group for concession activities, except for environmental projects. Start-up of first road sector concessions - Lusoponte (Vasco da Gama and 25 de Abril Bridges - Lisbon) and Auto-Estradas do Atlântico.

 

1998-12

 

Merger of Somague - Sociedade de Construções and Soconstroi - Sociedade Construções, giving rise to Somague Engenharia S.A., the largest Portuguese civil construction and public works company.

 

1999-03

 

The CESL Group changes its name to Somague Ambiente, sub-holding of the Somague Group for the Environmental area.

 

1999-06

 

The Somague Group, through Somague Ambiente, acquires the remaining 50% of Hidurbe, and starts providing a complete solid residues management service.

 

1999

 

Quality Certification;

 

The Somague Engenharia Quality, Safety, Environment and Research, Development and Innovation management systems, certified by APCER, apply to all its Construction and Public Works operations;

 

Restructuring of Somague Engenharia and sell-off of 16% of the share capital of Somague Concessões e Serviços.

1986

 

The Somague and Edifer Groups decide to form a partnership, Ediçor, dedicated exclusively to construction in the Azores Autonomous Region. Ediçor goes onto specialise in civil construction and restoration and is able to call on the 14 years of know-how provided by Edimar ACE. Both groups take up an equal share in Ediçor.

 

1987

 

Somague puts 25% of its share capital up for public sale.

 

1989

 

Termague - Sociedade de Construções e Empreendimentos da Madeira, Lda., takes on the Somague Group’s civil construction and public works activities in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

 

1970

 

The Vaz Guedes family acquires all the company’s share capital. Company name changed to Sociedade de Empreitadas Somague, SARL;

 

Important projects: Construction of Lisnave dry dock and the Setenave shipyard.

 

1978

 

Somague’s first international venture: the expansion of La Guaira port, in Venezuela.

1965

Somague becomes a “sociedade anónima” (limited company).

1967

João Vaz Guedes takes over.

1952

First change in shareholder structure results in Sociedade de Empreitadas Moniz da Maia & Vaz Guedes, Lda. and the widening of the company’s service range with the building of bridges such as that of Vale da Ursa on the Zêzere River, and the Açude bridge on the Limpopo River in Mozambique, the first project carried out beyond mainland Portugal;

 

Highlight: Expansion of Funchal harbour on the island of Madeira.

1954

Cabril dam.

1947

José Vaz Guedes founds Sociedade de Empreitadas Moniz da Maia, Duarte & Vaz Guedes, Lda., the company at the origins of the Somague Group, in order to take part in the forecast post-war recovery linked to strong public sector investment in major infrastructural  projects - dams, ports, viaducts and roads;

 

First project: Castelo do Bode dam, on the Zêzere River;

 

Following projects: Ceira, Arade and Cabril dams.