Business Multirental launches wheelchairaccessible minivans in Lagos
wherever they want. All vehicles will fit a wheelchair of the standard reference wheelchair size. Beatriz Ramos, General Manager of Multirental®, adds: “I am proud to be involved in the first car rental company that is providing a service, thinking about disabled people, a much-needed additional option, for planning their travel or holidays across the western Algarve.” The firm, which is offering car rentals and airport transfers (private and shared), has unveiled its investment in three mobility minivans (Volkwagen Caddy, Fiat Dobló and Peugeot Partner) all with five seats and space for one wheelchair with all the safety and comfort needed for all passengers. Besides the electric rear entry ramp the cars are equipped with GPS, Bluetooth, automatic transmission.
A pioneering new service is getting underway in the western Algarve. There are now wheelchair-friendly minivans available to rent (with or without driver) or you can get wheelchair-friendly airport transfers for the first time in the Western Algarve. “We are pleased that today we have had such a positive response from our disabled customers. Mobility transport is absolutely crucial for many people," said Pedro Ramos, CEO of Multirental®.
They are giving disabled costumers the possibility to rent a vehicle that features a super easy elec-tric rear-entry ramp, winch and restraints, allowing one wheelchair user to travel with 4 additional passengers plus the driver.
The company - Multi Serviços R.G.R. Lda was established in Lagos in 1993, since then it’s continued to improve its services with other new vehicles such as Camper Vans.
Families travelling to our beautiful region that need a private car with with an accessible wheelchair can now enjoy their holidays with comfort and privacy, which gives the sense of freedom to drive
Multirental® Trav. Augusta Assunção A. Machado Lote 4 - Pedra Alçada 8600-329 LAGOS +351 913 002 001 - T +351 282 762 186 geral@multirental.pt
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Solar powered Portugal By Raymond Kane We are a new company situated here in the Algarve. We are called Eurosolaris and we specialise in the distribution of solar powered products throughout Europe. We are the exclusive European distributor of ‘SunSmart’ solar power pool pumps. ‘SunSmart’ was the first company to offer a solar powered pool pump into the Australian marketplace in 2010 and it continues to out-sell the competition in Australia. Its products are reliable, robust and come with a five-year warranty. We chose this region to launch our product range for the simple reason, its abundance of sunshine and swimming pools. With over 300 days of sunshine a year the location and product simply go hand-inhand.
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Having lived in the Algarve for over 12 months, we were amazed to discover the small uptake in solar powered pool pumps. After further investigation into the reason behind such a small uptake we discovered that the products on offer weren’t up to the job and the payback period was also too long for most. With SunSmart we aim to keep the payback period between three to four years.
Our aim at Eurosolaris is to change the way people think about their pools and its impact on the environment. When it comes to swimming pool pumps and its effect on the environment, the average pool contributes between five to six tonnes of greenhouse emissions per annum. Now imagine the global impact based on every pool with an electric pump each year!! Installing a SunSmart pump will cut down greenhouse emissions almost to zero.
We were also alarmed at the cost of electricity here in Portugal and the burden it has on households of all budgets.
Always remember it’s ‘your world, your choice’.
This issue seems to be a pet hate of every resident. With pool pumps being the largest consumer of energy in any household the switch to solar is very obvious.
For more information, contact us at Eurosolaris: 00351 910 430 739 enquiries@eurosolaris.eu www.eurosolaris.eu
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