Relatorio de gestao_2010_INGLES.indd - Efacec

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this process, Efacec Sistemas de Electrónica, S.A. received all
assets and liabilities from the integrated companies, as well
as their employees, maintaining their legal and tax existence.
Simultaneously, their commercial designation was changed
to Efacec Engenharia e Sistemas, S.A. and their share capital
increased to EUR 17 750 thousand. This merger has important
advantages for Efacec, namely those resulting from the focus
of businesses, which, besides allowing the company to take
better advantage of synergies and permits, will grant it a larger
dimension, a stronger image and a greater capability to act in
both national and international markets.
• The consolidation and improvement of activities from the
areas of Strategic Procurement Management and Strategic Risk
Management, whose creation in 2009 was one of the several
measures taken to reinforce the competitiveness of Efacec.
• The launch, in 2010, of a POC (Cost Optimization Programme),
implemented across the entire Efacec Group in order to support
the sustained growth of the company’s national and international
operations in an adverse economic environment. By basing its
activity in multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams, the POC
will act in several ways, seeking to reduce and optimize costs.
• The entry into operation of the new “Data Center” of Arroteia,
supporting 90% of the Group’s corporate applications. With this
new reality, Efacec began to also include an excellent protection
system of support equipments for applications, in keeping with
the current best practices.
• The launch of Efacec’s new Intranet, which encompasses all the
company’s Corporate and Shared Services, Business Units and
Market Units, including over 30 autonomous channel managers
and providing (among other functions and applications) an internal
bilingual platform for the whole world.
• Efacec was honoured by iPortalMais with the “iPortalDoc
Outstanding Project”, awarded to the solution implemented with
the use of the iPortalDoc tool, which, in general terms, allowed
the dematerialization of invoices from suppliers, managing its
digital archive, manage the whole approval workfl ow and on-line
access from the ERP used by the Group.
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• In the scope of the SiGefa (Information System for Management)
program, the beginning and implementation of this IT application
for registering, managing and acquiring information concerning
Environment Quality and Safety in a consolidated manner for the
entire Group. For areas considered to be a priority, the control of
QES documents, registration and management of events, action
plans, management of audits and QES management were included.
• The successful conclusion of a cycle of certifi cations for
Environment and Safety of Business Units, which belong to the
Energy area (Transformers, Medium and High Voltage Switchgear
and Energy Servicing), by having the Servicing BU certifi ed
by Lloyds, in accordance with Norms ISSO 14001 and OHSAS
18001. Likewise, Efacec Central Europe, located in Romania,
obtained the certifi cation of its integrated Management System
for Quality, Environment and Safety (SGQES), which represents
a commercial advantage. The certifi cation was made by the
local certifi cation body – SRAC. This is another example of
Efacec’s internationalization and the commitment from everyone
involved in transmitting the Group’s good practices and values to
the companies in the rest of the world, seeking to standardize
methods and processes in all markets.
• Efacec received the Engineering Academy Award of 2009. The
award of the Certifi cate included the reading of a message from
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Portugal, Mr. Aníbal
Cavaco Silva, as well as the presence of the Secretary of State of
Energy and Innovation, Mr. Carlos Zorrinho. The award, given every
two years, distinguishes public or private companies, personalities
and professionals from the fi eld of engineering or other areas
that have contributed for the progress, credit and confi rmation
of Portuguese engineering. Besides the “excellence of their
engineering in developed products and services, which provide
Efacec with an undeniable competitiveness on an international
level”, other important aspects were crucial for this Award, such
as Efacec’s excellent internationalization process and other major
achievements in the international market that largely contributed
towards the company’s current growth and Portuguese pride.
• In November, Efacec Energia was considered the best company