Technoedif Engenharia S.A. has been engaged by CECO Wellness to deliver an Architecture and Engineering Project for its planned new Medicinal Cannabis Plant, located in Mação.

The scope of works for this engagement, which was signed this July, will consist of an EP (Engineering & Procurement) based contract. CECO Wellness’ planned Medicinal Cannabis Plant will target production capacity of 5,200Kg/year and will create around 50 new jobs within the Mação Municipality.

“We are pleased to be the chosen partner of CECO for their innovative project in Portugal and to contribute with our expertise in Pharma an Industry for the development of the Project. This will also allow Technoedif position on the Pharma sector”

Herculano Silva, Commercial Director of Technoedif.

“We are thrilled to have partnered with Technoedif on this important and transformational project. Being able to work with such an experienced, qualified and professional team will enable us to deliver on our objective of commencing construction operations on site before the end of 2020.”
Carl Esprey, CEO of CECO Wellness and Botanical Holdings PLC

Further information

TECHNOEDIF Engenharia, SA is the largest Portuguese engineering company in the area of Industry and Energy and has confirmed experience in all areas of activity and with particular emphasis on Process Industry (Refining of Petroleum, Petrochemicals, Chemistry) and Energy.
Created in 1965 and having been integrated for 16 years in one of the largest engineering companies worldwide, the experience and know-how of its teams put TECHNOEDIF in a key position for the participation of Portuguese engineering in major projects in Portugal and abroad.

CECO Wellness Unipessoal, LDA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Botanical Holdings PLC and has been established to conduct legal medicinal cannabis operations in Portugal. In July 2020 CECO Wellness purchased 23 hectares of land in the municipality of Mação, district of Santarem and in May 2020 received approval to its initial application to construct an indoor greenhouse cannabis cultivation and product manufacturing facility from INFARMED. CECO Wellness is now moving towards construction of an indoor greenhouse growing facility with ample room for ancillary/support operations and future development; processing facilities to follow in due course. The completed facilities will achieve the GACP and GMP Standards required to take product to the international medicinal markets.

Botanical Holdings PLC, CECO Wellness’ parent company is a dynamic investment holding company focused on selective investments across all verticals of the legal cannabis industry, planning to achieve a public listing during 2020 and thereafter to deliver consistent returns and capital growth for shareholders through a range of investments. Operationally, Botanical Holdings have an experienced team of professionals with expertise across multiple disciplines including pharmaceutics, agriculture, agronomy and product development. Strategically Botanical Holdings’ priority is to partner with industry leaders on investments which provide near-term cash flow and potential for capital growth.