No standard solutions at Vigobloco

The Portuguese company Vigobloco – located in Ourém, no more than 50 km from the Atlantic coast – has set itself the task of planning, designing, manufacturing and implementing solutions with precast elements for industrial, commercial and residential buildings – as well as for public works such as bridges and underpasses for the national and international market.

The design, manufacture and erection of precast concrete solutions are Vigobloco’s area of activity. The broad range of products of the family enterprise, which employs a workforce of more than 100, includes columns, reinforced and prestressed beams, lightweight boards, hollowcore concrete floor slabs and double-T beams, box culverts, façade panels, fence walls and retaining walls as well as special components. “Our products are customized, and not standard solutions. We implement what our customers want,” explains Business Manager Filipe Saraiva.

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