Both the Swedish Company and Internaco Enterprises Group, its distributor for Spain, Portugal and Morocco have sustainability, ecology and the care of green spaces as part of their values
The contest is organised by Fundación Juana de Vega, Asociación de Viveristas do Noroeste (Asvinor) and Asociación Galega de Empresas de Xardinería (Agaexar)
Ordes, November 2020.- In its commitment to sustainability, ecology and the care of green spaces, the Internaco Enterprises Group has worked alongside Fundación Juana de Vega, Asociación de Viveristas do Noroeste (Asvinor) and Asociación Galega de Empresas de Xardinería (Agaexar) in the organisation of the Vilas en Flor (Villages in Bloom) Contest, which has had Husqvarna, the brand whose products are distributed in Spain and Portugal by Internaco, among its sponsors.
This year awards were virtually given last 4 November in an on-line event in which the municipalities of Allariz (Ourense) and Chantada (Lugo) were awarded the four flowers of honour, the highest distinction of the contest. Besides, Caldas de Reis, Lalín, Tomiño and Salvaterra de Miño were awarded three flowers; two flowers went to the municipalities of A Guarda, Baiona, Carballiño, Culleredo, Cuntis, Cambados, Fene, Gondomar, Narón, Ponteceso, Sada, Sarria, Salceda de Caselas, Pontedeume and Mondoñedo and those of Ortigueira, Tui, San Sadurniño, Guitiriz and Betanzos received one flower of honor.
This initiative is a recognition to the Galician municipal authorities for the improvement and boosting of urban green spaces, their sustainable management, environmental education and the raising of awareness on the care of the environment among members of the public.
Award-winning municipalities
In the case of Allariz, the jury particularly appreciated the investment made by the municipal authorities on the maintenance of green spaces in the context of a singularly complex year, as well the offer of activities aimed at tourists focused on the environment and sustainability, composting activities as well as a number of projects in the pipeline such a children’s playground or a 4-hectare business park.
In Chantada, the panel was impressed with the richness of its natural heritage and landscapes as well as with the use and maintenance of the seasonal plants in both urban areas and riverside pathways. They also assessed very positively its water management, the use of dry gardening techniques, composting, an of the fact that locally grown timber was used for making the urban furniture in green areas, among other initiatives.
