Problems in market coverage Faro solved "by summer"

The problems in the coverage of the Municipal Market of Faro will be resolved «by the summer», guaranteed Henrique Gomes, president of Ambifaro, to Sul Informação.

The first requalification works took place in June last year and included repairing the building's gutters and downspouts, replacing the waterproofing screens and rectifying the expansion joints on all floors.

Even so, in the area of ​​the 1st floor, next to the entrance to the Citizen's Store, damage to the walls caused by rain and humidity is still visible.

According to Henrique Gomes, in the last floods of Faro, in December, «some water still got in», but there is already «a planned procedure» to proceed with all the works.

«We cannot deal with an aesthetic issue without being sure that the gutters are already repaired», said the chairman of the Board of Directors of Ambifaro.

Moreover, according to Henrique Gomes, the municipal company, which manages the Mercado de Faro, had, last year, the «best year ever in financial terms», despite the fact that, this year, there is «a dark cloud on the horizon».

«This is due to the increase in electricity costs: our bill has increased by 400%. We have taken some measures to cut energy consumption, so that we can lower the amount of the bill and be more correct from an environmental point of view, but it is a dark cloud », he said.

Even so, Henrique Gomes guaranteed that Ambifaro «will not stop investing».

«We are going to have a new management system for the car park and we are finishing those waterproofing works. The big problem is to make the water that accumulates up there go down quickly without giving it time to infiltrate», illustrated the president of the municipal company.

In addition, a system of Wi-Fi and the Market will have a new website.

The aim is to «prolong the average stay of those who visit us».

«The Market is the main social center of the municipality because it is not only the main center for traditional shopping, but also a place where people go about their daily lives. It is a space that is asserting itself with new operators, a diversified offer and very much based on the strength of our traditional trade, which remains thriving and stands out for its quality", he concluded.