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Photo by Luís Pinto, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2011.

Respect. (from the lat. respectu) n. 1. respect; 2. consideration; high regard; 3. deference; compliance; veneration; 4. honour; worship; 5. relation; refererence...

We believe that everyone should be respected for their work, for their attitudes, opinions and options.

Photo by Mila Teshaieva, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2011.

Rigor. (from the lat. rigore) n. 1. harshness; strength; 2.fig., severity; punctuality; accuracy.

There is no "more or less levelled", "more or less upright”, "more or less clean" or "more or less safe", but rather “levelled”, "upright”, "clean” and “safe". The rigour is reflected in our procedures, in time and in the rules to follow. In the light of moral and principles, being severe means being rigorous.

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Passion. (from the lat. passione) n. 1. intense and usually violent feeling (affection, joy, hate, etc.) which hinders the exercise of impartial logic; 2. derived from a feeling; 3. great predilection; 4. partiality; 5. great grief; immense suffering...

Under the sign of passion – a text of the Portuguese poet Regina Guimarães – is our icon. Passion is to reveal great enthusiasm for something, favourable encouragement or opposite to something.
It is the sensibility transmitted by an architect or engineer through work.
Passion is the dedication to a project. Passion is a state of warm soul.

Photo by Jakub Karwowski, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2012.

Loyalty. (from the lat. legalitate) n. the quality of being loyal; fidelity; sincerity.

Respect for the principles and rules that guide the honour and probity. Faithfulness to commitments and agreements undertaken, staunch character.
To remain loyal to the business partners because we depend on them and they depend on us.
Being trustworthy for being loyal.

Photo by Ian Lieske, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2011.

Solidarity. (from the lat. solidare) n. 1. the quality of being solidary; 2. reciprocal responsibility among the members of a group, namely social, professional, etc.; 3. sense of sharing another’s suffering.

Being solidary is being a friend, offering our hand with genuine generosity and bringing joy and human warmth to those who, somehow, are marginalized. Being solidary is being more human. A solidary company is recognized as a fair and non-selfish company. A solidary company is a preferred choice in business. It is a more competitive company. Volunteering is a vehicle to solidarity. It is modern, fair, cultured, friend, it is a noble gesture of moral elevation.

Photo by Clarence Gorton, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2012.

Courage. (from the lat. coraticum) n. 1. bravery facing danger; intrepidity; to have audacity; 2. moral force before a suffering or setback; 3. [fig.] to input energy when performing a difficult task; perseverance...

Courage is essential in our life. Courage to face less pleasant situations when complex issues come up, not expecting random resolutions.
It is a value that we must highlight as opposed to the fearful, cowardly and laziness.
The courage to react to criticism not with an attitude of demotivation or sadness, but rather to search for the means and the action to overcome its own reason. This kind of courage, which is also an intellectual courage, is highly recommended.

Photo by Filipa Alves, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2011.

Ambition. (from the lat. ambitione) n. 1. vehement desire of wealth, honours or glories; 2. expectation about the future; aspiration; 3. lust; greed…

Vehement desire to achieve a particular goal. Ambition not to resign ourselves. Ambition to take the best potential from ourselves. Ambition to deserve ourselves. Ambition to be athletes in our top-level competitive jobs. Ambition to beat our brands. Ambition to get the best deals with the maximum value, due to the high levels of proficiency and efficiency.

Photo by Scarlett Coten, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2011.

Esthetics. ESTHETICS (from the Greek aisthetiké, "sensitive") n.f. 1. Philosophy branch of philosophy that studies the beauty and nature of artistic phenomena; 2. author's own style, time, etc.; 3. harmony of shapes and colors, beauty; 4. set of techniques and treatments that aim to beautify the body.

We decided to build the company's economic foundations under a cultured, cosmopolitan and cool image. Because it is a charming state of being. Good taste because we are sustainable and we respect the planet. Good taste because we are sensitive. Good taste just because.

Photo by Karl Erik Brondbo, finalist of the Emergentes dst Award 2011.

Responsibility. (from the lat respondere) n. the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; a form of trustworthiness.

We must be certain that, before a choice, we chose what is best for both of us and not just the best for each one. Each employee is responsible for his negotiated activity and co-responsible if the co-worker does not fulfil his own task, thus preventing the common goal. A team is a set of individuals - is a whole. In the business game, as in social or family contexts, everyone must comply with their own relative position and we shall not permit that one of ours fails to be in our team.

26/02/2016
dte ends the year 2015 with a turnover greater than 30 million euros

dte special facilities, sa, a company which is part of the dst group, ended 2015 with a turnover of around 30 million euros, representing an increase in turnover of about 25% compared to the previous year. It’s a result anchored in the completion of large projects, such as the Poetas Park in Oeiras, the new headquarters of Lidl supermarkets in Sintra and the Carvoeiro WTP in Aveiro. The conquest of new national and international projects also contributed to the success of one of the companies of reference in the area of ​​special facilities in the year 2015, namely the rehabilitation of the former CTT building in Lisbon, the second phase of the Fortissue paper mill in Viana do Castelo, the work of the Roxo / Sado hydraulic circuit, the Rectory of the Catholic University in Luanda and a hypermarket in Talatona, Angola.

dte was responsible for the electrical installations of the exterior and interior spaces as well as the heating, ventilation and air conditioning facilities of the underlying buildings in Poetas Parka total area of 22.5 hectares, located in one of the most noble areas of the county of Oeiras. More than an urban park with great landscape quality, technical requirements and architectural rigor, it is a place where you can breathe poetry and can be considered an "open-air museum". The new headquarters of Lidl was an important undertaking due to the fact that it is a project where all the latest technology was used and had a very strict deadline of only five months. The Carvoeiro WTP, a water treatment plant, supplying water to six municipalities of Baixo Vouga, represents another completed project and contributed to the company's portfolio in the area of ​​hydro mechanical and hydraulic installations.

As far as new projects are concerned, the rehabilitation project of the former CTT building is a project that provides for the construction of 104 apartments and 15 commercial spaces. It is a building with five floors and more than 12 thousand square meters of gross floor area. The project is named Lisbon 8 Building and dte was responsible for its electricity, telecommunications, security and HVAC facilities. As for the second phase of the construction of the paper mill Fortissue, this project was a challenge as it had a very short and ambitious implementation period.

Another project worth mentioning was the contract for the construction of the Roxo / Sado Hydraulic Circuit, under the responsibility of EDIA, a project that enabled dte's presence to be strengthened in the business area of ​​electric and hydro-mechanical infrastructures.

At an international level, we should like to highlight the contractual awarding of the Rectory of the Catholic University in Luanda and a hypermarket in Talatona, two reference projects of high relevance currently underway in Angola, thus reinforcing the presence of dte in that territory.

According to José Teixeira, chairman of the dst group's Board of Directors, “these results represent the success of the strategy that we have followed in recent years, immersed in an adverse economic situation that has been felt with particular incidence on the civil construction sector and in our ability to respond to the challenges that our customers have challenged us with. The know-how and innovation we put into all of our work, as well as the scrupulous fulfillment of the required deadlines, make dte one of the key players of the sector, which makes us proud but also makes us responsible for future challenges", he concluded.