{"id":3886,"date":"2022-11-30T15:17:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T15:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nelsonquintas.pt\/history\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:41:39","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nelsonquintas.pt\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; background-position=&#8221;bottom-center&#8221; background-attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1648481993464{background: #f6f6f6 url(http:\/\/www.nelsonquintas.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nelson-Quintas.jpg?id=2809) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;or-history&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><h1>History<\/h1><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: clamp(26px, 29px, 46px); color: #00254f;\">Timeline<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3793&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656342666127{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1925<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Foundation of the Quintas&amp;Quintas Electric Rope Factory.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3787&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656342759448{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1940 - 1960<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Start of the manufacture of Steel Cables, Aluminium Cables, Synthetic Wires and Cables.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3870&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656348973459{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1967<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Francisco Quintas, CEO of Quintas&amp;Quintas, is decorated with the Order of Merit in Industry by the then President, Am\u00e9rico Tom\u00e1s.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3797&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656342982779{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1970<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Participation in the Cahora-Bassa Dam construction project<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3800&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656343280821{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1980<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The death of the decorated entrepreneur, Francisco Quintas, founder of Quintas&amp;Quintas.<br \/>\nHis son, Nelson Quintas, becomes CEO of Quintas&amp;Quintas.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3815&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656349015731{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1984<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Acquisition of the CABELTE industrial plant for the manufacture of electrical and telephone cables.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3803&#8243; 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img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656349043681{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1991<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Carrying out of several public works in partnership with the French company Spie Batignolles: construction of the Rossio train station and the Gare do Oriente\/Marqu\u00eas de Pombal metro line; construction of the fuel storage facilities in Aveiras de Cima; extension of the runway at Funchal\/Madeira Airport.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3870&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656349058514{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nelson Quintas is decorated with the Order of Merit in Industry by the then President, M\u00e1rio Soares.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3823&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656345777096{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1993 - 1994<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0Construction of the CABELAUTO industrial plant for the manufacture of cables for automobiles.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0Construction of TURBOG\u00c1S, with the aim of developing the natural gas combined cycle plant in Tapada do Outeiro.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3829&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656346028467{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"gt-page-heading gt-dark gt-center\"><div class=\"gt-line\"><\/div><h1>1995<\/h1><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The decorated entrepreneur, Nelson Quintas, is no longer the head of the family company, Quintas &amp; 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