Denomination

Sociedade Comercial Vasconcelos Lopes, Lda.

Head-Office

Avenida 5 de Julho, Nº 22
P.O. Box – 116
Mindelo / São Vicente
CABO VERDE

Contacts

Phone numbers: +(238)232.19.92 or +(238)232.19.22
 
Fax: +(238)232.19.26
 
E-Mail: vasconcelos@vasconceloslopes.com

Type of society

Per Quota Company 100% Familiar Enterprise
 

Date of foundation

1973 ( Established 2 Year before the Independence of Cabo Verde )

Social purpose

Inicially based upon Services Rendering in general ( Representation, Insurance and Shipping Agency ), this social purpose had been rapidly exceeded and extended, although still maintaining this important initial aim.
 
Gradually, Vasconcelos Lopes Company, Lda. had been entering in other kind of business of greater dimension, such as Trade Importation.

Historical summary

With the advent of Independence, some of the greatest Commercial Operators of that time had retracted under Importation Trade, and it was precisely in this field that Vasconcelos Lopes Company had concentrated and developped its action. Taking advantage of this gap, Vasconcelos Lopes, Lda. had accelerated its intervention in the importation business, starting to import great quantities of alimentary goods that the population had need.
 
The familiar efforts had been reinforced and due to the good results achieved, the Company had run into other fields of business, such as importation of materials for civil construction and also domestic electrical appliances, ending to reach fastly the leadership of the local market.
 
In partnership with other Importer, the Company had entered in the Cement business, reaching, together, a volume of thousand of tones imported. Afterwards, it had abandoned the partnership and had worked directly with its own Suppliers, starting to import, directly from Indonesia, Romenia and Egypt, full shipments loaded with 8.000, 12.000 and even 14.800 tones of cement each time.
 
The Company still maintains these Cement operations in full dynamics and functionality, and has received, till now, 48 ships fully loaded with cement, oscilating between 8.000 and 14.000 tones each.

Incoming

The trade volume of Sociedade Comercial Vasconcelos Lopes, Lda. reaches, in terms of invoicing, several Million Dollars per Year.

Trading areas

A) Civil Construction Materials 
• Cement
• Iron / Steel
• Iron-Mongery / Fittings / Tools
• Wood 
• Paintings and other products for wall and floor 

B) Alimentary Goods
• Rice
• Sugar
• Potato 
• Onion
• Garlic
• Beans
• Corn
• Canned goods
• Frozen goods
• Milk ( Powder Milk and liquid in packs ) 
• Confectionery goods
• In general, all kind of produsts for selling in Supermarkets.

C) Drinks 
• Wine
• Sparkling Wine (Champagne)
• Whisky
• Brandy
• Rhum (Vasconcelos Lopes Company, Lda. is the Representative and exclusive Distributor of “HAVANA CLUB” in Cabo Verde)
• Cognac
• Gin
• Vodka 
• Beer
• Juices and Refrigerants
• Water
• Liquors
• Malte
• All kind of Alcoholic and non-alcoholic Drinks 

Establishments / shops

Vasconcelos Lopes Company, Lda. owns several stores for wholesale and retail, warehouses for Cement and other construction materials sale and also warrantee warehouses.
 
Beyond that, it also own two Supermarkets in the center of Mindelo Town São Vicente Island.
 
It has the project of opening shortly a big “Cash & Carry” in Town.