XL arises from an old desire of its owner, Alexandra S. Monteiro, to build a space that reflects her personality and experiences. The search for new things and new designers was one of her priorities, seeking to find a style that represented something fresh in Porto. There is a concern in bridging the gap between classic and modern, combining Scandinavian style, also characterized by simple and functional lines with old styles, such as the 1950s. XL assumes a taste for simplicity of lines, design and of functionality, closely linked to the sometimes chaotic, modern lifestyle, that makes one look for an uncomplicated, elegant and functional home environment.

Emerging Pentagon is a company specializing in the manufacture of electrical resistors. It has a variety of products that allow it to meet various business lines and different requirements such as electrical resistances including dip resistance, tubular resistance, circular injection resistance, cartridge resistance, special resistors and control panel. They then manufacture resistors – straight annealed for workshops; for industrial ovens; for heating / dissipating batteries; flanges for immersion in liquids; for hotels, hospitals, the food industry, petrochemicals, aeronautics; fins, among others.

A loja existe desde 1973, fundada pelo pai do atual proprietário. Como é tradição em muito do comércio construído a partir do esforço de gerações de pais, os filhos acabam por crescer a respirar o negócio e a absorver conhecimento, que os vão tornar especialistas na mesma área. Foi o que aconteceu na Neves & Augusto, Lda. Trata-se de uma loja especializada em ferragens – corrediças, dobradiças, fechos, puxadores, cavilhas, veios, entre outros – ferramentas – martelos, diversas chaves, busca-pólos, rebarbadoras, berbequins, entre outros – e soluções de fixação – buchas, silicones, colas, mástiques, parafusos, molas, cimentos, estuques, ganchos, bornes, entre muitos outros.