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Group AFA based on Madeira island has published its new corporate website. The Group which began its activities on Madeira in 1980 has become one of the largest construction companies in Portugal, and a major player in Europe.

Today with a technical team of 840 specialists that operate in distinct areas of the construction industry, AFA is now preparing to expand even further and pioneer new and larger projects as it looks to new markets in its quest for globalization.

The new website has been carefully developed to act as a portal with complete information for the viewing public and with an intranet for the company employees.

CMS specialists ‘Navega Bem – Web Design‘ (also based in Madeira) were responsible for the design and programming of the multilingual site.
Chris Szabo, MD of Navega Bem explained “Grupo AFA is embracing the newest technological advances on the internet and this has helped us a great deal in developing the site which has been created with the Joomla CMS framework.
Having previously run a static website, the new AFA site allows the company to edit and manage their site without any external help or costs. This is a major advantage for any company that needs to remain highly competitive.”

Navega Bem are currently developing several other sites for the AFA Group and intend to publish 2 radio websites within the next month.

To learn more about Grupo AFA  – visit their new website at: www.afa.pt

Sequoia Consulting is synonymous with quality Real Estate and Property Consulting in the beautiful Canton of Ticino – Switzerland’s most southern Canton and famous for its Mediterranean lifestyle – focusing on elegant properties in the areas around Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano and parts of Lake Como as well as many of Ticino’s beautiful valleys.

Sequoia Consulting have now launched their new Real Estate website which has been developed around the Joomla! CMS framework and incorporates a Real Estate component that is the product of Joomla! specialists ‘Navega Bem – Web Design’ based on Madeira Island, Portugal.

Lisete Gonçalves, Administrator of Navega Bem explained “with our ‘CMS Real Estate‘ component, you can run a multilingual CMS Real Estate Agency website that you can manage from anywhere in the world. All you need is an internet connection and a standard browser.

We provide a complete, ready to launch website that includes a unique design (we don’t use templates), initial search engine optimization and pre-launch marketing. All you have to do is add or import your properties and off you go. It’s that easy! And there are no license fees, no monthly fees, no maintenance fees or set-up fees.

The complete Property site is managed through just one back office! Our new Joomla 1.5 component (’CMS Real Estate‘) has been developed from the ground up with a complete new architecture and offers total management of the properties and the clients.

In just 1 hours online training with our remote software we can train you to confidently manage your complete website. We are Joomla specialists and our focus as developers is on user friendly and search engine friendly web sites that work.”

Visit the new Sequoia Consulting website here: www.ticinorealestate.ch

Homes Trading Real Estate have now launched their new property website, where you will find a wide-ranging selection of the finest properties in Madeira Island, Portugal. If you want to buy, sell or rent a luxurious villa, a stylish apartment or a cozy cottage, either facing the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean or with a breathtaking panorama of the Madeira hills, take a look at the Homes Trading property portfolio.

Homes Trading can provide you with a varied real estate selection, from residential to commercial properties. They offer a fine selection of semi or detached houses, apartments and plots with many different features available for you to choose from, namely localization (urban or countryside, sea view and/or mountain view) and architecture (modern and/or traditional design).

The new Homes Trading – Real Estate website has been developed by CMS specialists Navega Bem – Web Design based on Madeira island, Portugal.

Chris Szabo, MD of Navega Bem explained “with our ‘CMS Real Estate‘ component, you can run a multilingual CMS Real Estate Agency website and manage it from anywhere in the world. All you need is an internet connection and a standard browser. Or an iPhone

Navega Bem provides a complete, ready to launch website that includes a unique design (we don’t use commercial templates), initial search engine optimization and pre-launch marketing. All a Real Estate Agent has to do is add or import its properties and off they go. It’s that easy! And there are no license fees, no monthly fees, no maintenance fees or set-up fees.

The complete Real Estate web site is managed through just one back office! Our Joomla 1.5 component (’CMS Real Estate‘) has been developed from the ground up with a complete new architecture and offers total management of the properties and the clients. A version for Joomla 1.6 and Drupal is under development. The sites provides the total management of properties and clients.

In just 1 hours online training with our remote software we train our clients to confidently manage their complete website. We are Joomla specialists and our focus as developers is always on user friendly and search engine friendly web sites that bring exceptional results.”

Visit the new Homes Trading website here: www.homes-trading.com

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The Hotel Royal Orchid is a 4 star hotel, is situated on the sunny south coast of Madeira Island, on the touristic area of Caniço de Baixo. Strategically positioned on the seafront, the Hotel presents its guests with a magnificent panoramic view over the Atlantic Ocean.

The Royal Orchid is the ideal place for relaxing holidays away from the daily bustle of Funchal, the Madeiran capital.

The stylish new website for Hotel Royal Orchid has been developed by Hotel web design specialists ‘Navega Bem – Web Design‘ – based in Funchal, Madeira.

Chris Szabo, MD and Creative Director explained “Royal Orchid is one of Madeira islands most popular Caniço located hotels. It is very fashionable with the more sophisticated tourists in the middle-age group. The hotel offers a vast array of facilities and is very much in demand by diving enthusiasts. Also very popular is the amazing Nautilus Health Club.”

“We have developed the site to reflect the stylish hotel and the programming is based around Joomla 1.5 – the award winning CMS (content management system). This will allow the hotel to manage the site themselves very easily and without the need to ask for our help. Joomla allows very simple management and no technical expertise or programming knowledge is required.”

The Royal Orchid Hotel has a total of 98 rooms:
- 71 Studios
- 25 Júnior Suites
- 1 Sénior Suite
- 1 Penthouse

All the rooms are equipped with kitchenette, private bathroom (with bathtub/shower), hairdryer, direct dial telephone, rádio/cable and satellite television, air-conditioning and rental safe. The sea view rooms have a balcony.
Visit Hotel Royal Orchid here: www.hotelroyalorchid.com

Located in the hills above Funchal in the Palheiro Estate, Casa Velha do Palheiro is a graceful 5 star Madeira country house hotel, with 37 luxurious rooms.

The award winning Casa Velha website has now changed its identity to match the corporate look of the Palheiro Estate group. The site now boasts a fast and responsive user interface with online reservations, quality video feeds, high resolution image gallery and ample information about the Palheiro Golf course, Palheiro Gardens, Palheiro Estate and the Madeira Marlin Sportfishing boat ‘Balancal’.

The hotel is situated next to the famous Palheiro Gardens, originally created over 200 years ago by the 1st Count of Carvalhal. There is also direct access to the stunning Palheiro Golf Course, with privileged tee offs from the halfway house, a short stroll from the gate.
Within the grounds there is a heated swimming pool with sauna and steam bath: Tennis or croquet, billiards or walking: the choice is yours. Our private motor yacht ‘Balancal’ awaits your pleasure at Funchal marina. It is available for coastal cruises, swimming, dolphin and whale watching, as well as deep sea big game fishing and special charters.

Casa Velha do Palheiro is the ideal hotel for the visiting golfer, as it is the only hotel on the island situated right next to a golf course.

The new Palheiro Spa is a perfect complement to the existing attractions at the Casa Velha. Highly regarded local architect Bruno Martins, has integrated rustic elements with the classic style of the 200 year old Casa Velha hotel to ensure the new spa enhances the site.

“Palheiro Spa has been designed as an extension of the natural surroundings”, says Jonathan Fletcher, director of Palheiro Estate, “with local materials and native planting used wherever possible.”

Direct flights run from 13 airports in the UK to Funchal and take just over three hours. Airlines include easyJet, TAP Portugal, First Choice, Thomsonfly, Thomas Cook and Fly Globespan.

Visit the Casa Velha do Palheiro website here: www.casa-velha.com

Madeira islands civil protection service ‘Protecção Civil Madeira’ have launched their new web presence at an official site inauguration at the Arquivo Regional in Funchal. The site has been developed to allow the local population to access all the necessary information they require about emergency services, emergency planning, weather alert status reports and much more information that assists in their protection and awareness levels.

The site was developed by web design specialists ‘Navega Bem – Web Design‘ based in Funchal.
Specialist Programmer Marco Teixeira explained “the site has been developed with the objective of creating a highly user friendly web site that can be accessed quickly and efficiently. We built the site around the award winning CMS framework Joomla and incorporated substantial proprietary programming to allow the site to communicate with several database feeds for information such as the weather forecasts and status alerts.”

Visit the site at www.procivmadeira.pt