{"id":14713,"date":"2025-05-17T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruydelacerda.pt\/interview-with-the-leaders-future-vision-and-lessons-from-the-past\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:36:08","slug":"interview-with-the-leaders-future-vision-and-lessons-from-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruydelacerda.pt\/en\/interview-with-the-leaders-future-vision-and-lessons-from-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with the Leaders: Future Vision and Lessons from the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14713\" class=\"elementor elementor-14713 elementor-13715\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a875029 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"3a875029\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22ee66ef\" data-id=\"22ee66ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba7d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cba7d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(English Below) \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n<p>Ao celebrarmos os 75 anos da Ruy de Lacerda, revisitamos as ra\u00edzes que nos trouxeram at\u00e9 aqui e projetamos o caminho que queremos continuar a construir. Nestas conversas especiais, reunimos mem\u00f3rias, valores e ambi\u00e7\u00f5es \u2013 atrav\u00e9s do olhar do nosso fundador, Ruy de Lacerda, e da atual lideran\u00e7a da empresa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>O in\u00edcio: uma vis\u00e3o pioneira<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Em finais de 1949, Ruy de Lacerda deu os primeiros passos de uma empresa que nascia com uma ideia simples e poderosa: servir a ind\u00fastria com proximidade, confian\u00e7a e solu\u00e7\u00f5es t\u00e9cnicas verdadeiramente relevantes. Come\u00e7ou com poucos recursos, mas com um esp\u00edrito de inova\u00e7\u00e3o e compromisso que rapidamente se tornaram marcas da empresa.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cN\u00e3o se trata apenas de vender consum\u00edveis ou equipamentos. Trata-se de perceber os desafios dos clientes e andar ao lado deles.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Ruy de Lacerda<\/p>\n<p><strong>O presente: continuidade com identidade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hoje, a Ruy de Lacerda mant\u00e9m essa mesma identidade: pr\u00f3xima dos seus parceiros, tecnicamente rigorosa, com uma equipa multidisciplinar e apaixonada pelo que faz. A diversidade das nossas \u00e1reas de neg\u00f3cio reflete a evolu\u00e7\u00e3o do mercado e a nossa capacidade de adapta\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA maior heran\u00e7a da Ruy de Lacerda n\u00e3o \u00e9 a empresa em si, mas a forma de estar no mercado \u2013 com seriedade, \u00e9tica e esp\u00edrito de miss\u00e3o.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 atual dire\u00e7\u00e3o<\/p>\n<p><strong>O futuro: crescer com prop\u00f3sito<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olhamos para o futuro com a mesma ambi\u00e7\u00e3o: crescer, mas sempre com prop\u00f3sito. Apostamos na sustentabilidade, na digitaliza\u00e7\u00e3o e na valoriza\u00e7\u00e3o das pessoas. O nosso foco continua a ser o mesmo: acrescentar valor real a quem confia em n\u00f3s.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTemos 75 anos de hist\u00f3ria, mas o mais importante \u00e9 termos 75 anos de rela\u00e7\u00f5es constru\u00eddas. O futuro passa por aprofund\u00e1-las ainda mais.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Li\u00e7\u00f5es que ficam<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crescer devagar \u00e9 crescer com solidez.<\/li>\n<li>Respeitar o cliente \u00e9 a base de qualquer neg\u00f3cio duradouro.<\/li>\n<li>Inovar \u00e9 importante, mas sem perder a ess\u00eancia.<\/li>\n<li>A empresa s\u00e3o as pessoas que a constroem todos os dias.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acfde5 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0acfde5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f97308 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f97308\" 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In these special conversations, we bring together memories, values, and ambitions \u2013 through the perspective of our founder, Ruy de Lacerda, and the current leadership of the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Beginning: A Pioneering Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In late 1949, Ruy de Lacerda took the first steps in creating a company founded on a simple yet powerful idea: to serve the industry with proximity, trust, and truly relevant technical solutions. It all began with limited resources, but with a spirit of innovation and commitment that quickly became the company\u2019s hallmark.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just about selling consumables or equipment. It&#8217;s about understanding our clients&#8217; challenges and standing by their side.&#8221;<\/em> \u2013 Ruy de Lacerda<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Present: Continuity with Identity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, Ruy de Lacerda still holds the same identity: close to its partners, technically rigorous, and powered by a multidisciplinary and passionate team. The diversity of our business areas reflects both market evolution and our ability to adapt.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Ruy de Lacerda\u2019s greatest legacy isn\u2019t the company itself, but the way it conducts business \u2013 with integrity, ethics, and a sense of purpose.&#8221;<\/em> \u2013 current leadership<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Future: Growing with Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We look to the future with the same ambition: to grow, but always with purpose. We are investing in sustainability, digital transformation, and the development of our people. Our focus remains unchanged: to add real value to those who trust us.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We have 75 years of history, but what truly matters is 75 years of relationships built. <\/em><em>The future lies in deepening them even further.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enduring Lessons<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Growing slowly means growing with solidity.<\/li>\n<li>Respecting the client is the foundation of any lasting business.<\/li>\n<li>Innovation matters \u2013 but never at the cost of our essence.<\/li>\n<li>A company is made by the people who build it every day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010ec74 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"010ec74\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we celebrate Ruy de Lacerda\u2019s 75th anniversary, we revisit the roots that brought us here and project the path we want to continue building. 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