{"id":15722,"date":"2025-12-22T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruydelacerda.pt\/?p=15722"},"modified":"2025-12-21T19:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:49:24","slug":"a-special-year-75-years-of-history-and-commitment-%f0%9f%8e%af-by-david-zamith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruydelacerda.pt\/en\/a-special-year-75-years-of-history-and-commitment-%f0%9f%8e%af-by-david-zamith\/","title":{"rendered":"A special year: 75 years of history and commitment \ud83c\udfaf \u2013 By David Zamith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15722\" class=\"elementor elementor-15722 elementor-15713\">\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>O final deste ano tem um significado particular para a Ruy de Lacerda. Celebr\u00e1mos 75 anos de hist\u00f3ria, um marco que nos convida \u00e0 reflex\u00e3o, mas sobretudo \u00e0 responsabilidade de continuar a construir o futuro com a mesma seriedade que sempre nos definiu.<\/p>\n<p>Ao longo destas sete d\u00e9cadas e meia, atravess\u00e1mos diferentes ciclos econ\u00f3micos, tecnol\u00f3gicos e industriais. Cada fase trouxe desafios pr\u00f3prios, exigindo adapta\u00e7\u00e3o, vis\u00e3o e capacidade de decis\u00e3o. Vivemos hoje um contexto industrial exigente, em constante transforma\u00e7\u00e3o, que pede respostas mais integradas, eficientes e sustent\u00e1veis.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desafios que impulsionam a evolu\u00e7\u00e3o <\/strong><strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N\u00e3o encaramos os desafios como dificuldades, mas como sinais claros de mudan\u00e7a. A ind\u00fastria procura parceiros mais pr\u00f3ximos, preparados e com uma vis\u00e3o global dos processos. \u00c9 neste enquadramento que continuamos a refor\u00e7ar a nossa atua\u00e7\u00e3o, procurando novos parceiros, alargando compet\u00eancias e diversificando de forma consciente.<\/p>\n<p>O nosso objetivo mant\u00e9m-se claro: munir a ind\u00fastria de mais apoio, mais conhecimento e solu\u00e7\u00f5es ajustadas \u00e0 realidade de cada cliente, refor\u00e7ando rela\u00e7\u00f5es de longo prazo baseadas na confian\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olhar o futuro com confian\u00e7a <\/strong><strong>\ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrar 75 anos n\u00e3o \u00e9 olhar apenas para o passado. \u00c9 assumir o compromisso de continuar a evoluir, apoiados nas pessoas que fazem parte da Ruy de Lacerda e que, todos os dias, transformam vis\u00e3o em a\u00e7\u00e3o. Num ano especial e exigente, essa base humana revelou-se determinante.<\/p>\n<p>Encerramos este ciclo com orgulho no caminho percorrido e com uma vis\u00e3o clara para o futuro. Os pr\u00f3ximos anos trar\u00e3o novos desafios, mas tamb\u00e9m novas oportunidades para quem est\u00e1 preparado para crescer com crit\u00e9rio, responsabilidade e esp\u00edrito de parceria.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>David Zamith<br \/>Chairman, Ruy de Lacerda<\/p>\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\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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We celebrated 75 years of history, a milestone that invites reflection but, above all, reinforces our responsibility to continue building the future with the same seriousness that has always defined us.<br \/>Over these seven and a half decades, we have gone through different economic, technological and industrial cycles. Each phase brought its own challenges, demanding adaptability, vision and decision-making capacity. Today, we face a demanding industrial context, in constant transformation, calling for more integrated, efficient and sustainable responses.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenges that drive evolution <\/strong><strong>\ud83d\ude80<\/strong><br \/>We do not see challenges as difficulties, but as clear signals of change. Industry is looking for closer partners, better prepared and with a global view of processes. It is within this framework that we continue to strengthen our approach, seeking new partners, expanding competencies and diversifying in a conscious and consistent way.<br \/>Our objective remains clear: to equip industry with greater support, deeper knowledge and solutions tailored to the reality of each client, strengthening long-term relationships built on trust.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking to the future with confidence <\/strong><strong>\ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><br \/>Celebrating 75 years is not only about looking back. It is about embracing the commitment to continue evolving, supported by the people who are part of Ruy de Lacerda and who, every day, turn vision into action. In a special and demanding year, this human foundation once again proved to be decisive.<br \/>We close this cycle with pride in the path we have taken and with a clear vision for the future. The coming years will bring new challenges, but also new opportunities for those prepared to grow with rigor, responsibility and a true spirit of partnership.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>David Zamith<br \/>Chairman, Ruy de Lacerda<\/p>\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>The end of this year holds particular significance for Ruy de Lacerda. 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