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Burel Factory has just acquired the insolvent Alçada & Pereira for over one million euros and, after giving it a new name – Transformadora – Fábrica do Pisão Novo –, it is looking for new customers. The first goal of the investment has already been achieved: “not let the woollen culture of Serra da Estrela disappear”.
The textile finishings, dyeing, and yarn processing factory kept the 17 employees, it’s already providing services to customers – “some with decades of connection to the company” –, and it’s positioning itself “as an alternative for new customers”.
With a completely recovered machinery park, the renovated industrial unit incorporates traditional methods, and is investing in short-term innovation. “The finishings that make the different types of fabric decisively influence its final quality. They improve the quality of the touch, appearance and technical requirements imposed by use. The same goes for the dyeing process, and for other special treatments”.
Transformadora, Fábrica do Pisão Novo, finishes and dyes all types of fabrics, from very light combed articles to very heavy carded fabrics, giving them the required quality in terms of touch and appearance.