The BEL Group company, which operates in the space, aeronautics, and nuclear industries, has joined Coimbra Supernova, an alliance that brings together public, academic, and business entities with the goal of consolidating the region as one of Portugal’s leading aerospace hubs and raising its international profile. In addition to Active Space Technologies, this initiative includes the Coimbra City Council, the University of Coimbra, the Pedro Nunes Institute, iParque, the Intermunicipal Community of the Coimbra Region, the Municipality of Pampilhosa da Serra, Critical Software, Neuraspace, Open Cosmos, and Spotlite.

The main objective of this cluster is to position Coimbra as a leader in the country’s space sector and to make the region a benchmark in the Iberian Peninsula. The work carried out by companies operating in this sector currently provides essential tools for addressing concrete challenges such as forest management, risk prevention, adaptation to climate change, and much more. This project aims to bring together a series of scattered initiatives and entities that already work independently, to further enhance the results of this work.

Grupo BEL celebrated its 25th anniversary on 8 October. Its journey began in 2001 with the creation of the Group’s first company, dedicated to software development and IT solutions. In 2004, Bel Distribuição was founded, giving rise to the logistics and distribution division, the Group’s main business.

Today, Grupo BEL brings together more than 80 companies, with a national and international presence across six business areas: Logistics and Distribution, Industry, Innovation, Communication, Real Estate and Sustainable Solutions. Its activity is built on three pillars: Growth, Innovation and Purpose.

To mark the occasion, the Group gathered around 500 guests, including clients, partners and employees, at Golden Eagle in Rio Maior. The celebration featured a speech by Marco Galinha, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo BEL, and the round table “Portugal and the World in 2027”, with Luís Amado and Jaime Nogueira Pinto, moderated by Filipe Alves, Director of Diário de Notícias. The Mayor of Rio Maior, Luís Filipe Santana Dias, also addressed the guests, and the evening included performances by Herman José, Sofia and Cuca Roseta.

VASP – Distribuidora de Publicações, S.A. has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Iberomail – Correio Internacional, S.A., a company specialising in postal, transport and logistics services.

This operation marks a further step in VASP’s growth strategy, reinforcing its ability to offer integrated logistics solutions and expanding its presence in the areas of parcel distribution, e-commerce, e-fulfilment and specialised transport.

The complementary nature of the two companies will make it possible to provide a broader offering to customers, combining VASP’s national coverage, operational experience and logistics capacity with Iberomail’s know-how in express services, e-commerce logistics and specialised solutions.

According to Marco Galinha, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VASP: “This acquisition strengthens our growth and diversification strategy, allowing us to expand our range of services and create even more value for customers, partners and other stakeholders. Iberomail brings distinctive expertise that complements VASP’s logistics capabilities and strengthens our position in the market.”

Iberomail will continue to operate with its current team, ensuring continuity of the services provided to its customers and partners. The integration process will be carried out gradually, guaranteeing operational stability and maintaining the high standards of quality and reliability that characterise both companies.