
On the 27th May 2011, Varandas de Sousa, S.A. was one of the enterprises awarded with the PNIA, promoted by Indústria e Ambiente magazine and by the European Environmental Press (European association made of 17 technical magazines regarding environmental issues). With this award, Varandas de Sousa, S.A. was recognised by its investment and bet that started three years ago: to transport and reuse, ecologically, the substrate for the mushroom agricultural production. According to Artur Sousa, the chairman, this prize means, also, the recognition of the technical team commitment, allowing, also, to prove the innovation capacity of the Portuguese enterprise, namely, abroad.