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Ale-Hop is getting ready to expand internationally

While Ale-Hop is based in Dénia, its main office is now in the province of Valencia. The company is looking at many countries with the goal of settling down with its famous cow in the near future by opening new stores and starting new businesses in the countries where it came from, using the group’s current structure to its advantage. In 2024, the Clave Dénia company was accepted as a member of the Forum of Renowned Spanish Brands (FMRE) as a brand with high international potential. This “solidified its commitment to excellence and strengthened the image of Spain in the international market.” Ale-Hop is getting ready to reach new goals and horizons in the international arena. It is continuing to strengthen its place in the national market and is also starting to sell its products in international markets like Portugal, Croatia, and Italy.

The business group’s sales rose by 31% to 224 million in 2023, the most recent available financial year, and it had more than 300 places of sale, bringing them back to levels seen before the pandemic. Besides that, the business made a net profit of 41 million euros. That being said, the group’s tax payment, which was 61 million euros in 2023, also stands out. In the same year, the first Mondo Vesta store opened. It was 1,600 square meters and sold “furniture, decoration items, gifts, household goods, home goods, as well as perfumery and cosmetics items.” This was made possible by the creation of a new company through a holding company.

The goal for them was to keep opening more stores all the way through 2024. They brought their famous cow to Italy “in search of new pastures” with an Italian company in the group. This helped other projects outside of Italy. The Italian store had a good first year, but they were “satisfied with the turnover, although we need to continue learning and improving in different fields.”

Any way you look at it, not having to depend on banks gives them the freedom to grow and make investments without having to borrow money. The group also planned to put more money into solar energy in 2024 through the Grimalt Obras y Servicios company. They also planned to open 25 to 30 new stores, which would be run by one of the group’s companies based on where they were located.

Getting bigger in the province of Valencia

A lack of land for supplies caused the Grimalt family to move from Dénia to Bellreguard. Since then, the family has been growing in the province of Valencia. Indeed, they have already talked about the “Activa Safor” project, which will give the Ale-Hop group a place to store goods, work, and do study for their business. A deal was made between Grimalt Patrimonial (Ale-Hop) and the town councils of Gandia and Bellreguard in Valencia to study, run, and grow this long-term strategic investment project. So, it would include setting up and advertising a transportation platform, offices, and an R&D&I centre for Grimalt Patrimonial’s business activities at the point where the municipalities of Gandia and Bellreguard meet.

The Ale-hop company is building a strong, smart and long-lasting base to become a consolidated international giant. Its fourth storage centre, which is in the El Brosquil industrial estate in Oliva, fits into this picture. It adds the ones that are already there in Bellreguard, Ondara, and Pedreguer. It can be reached from the N-332, the Pego road, and the AP-7 link. All of them, mostly in La Safor and Marina Alta. The company finished building the warehouse last year. It covers 17,800 square meters, has 13 loading and unloading docks, and can hold 31,000 boxes. The warehouse is on a 30,000-square-meter plot of land.

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Two hurt in A-31 traffic accident in Elda

Two people have been hurt in a traffic accident on the A-31 near Elda today. After a car veered off the road, the Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium sent out personnel together with SVB and SAMU units to respond to the incident.

While one of the injured was able to escape on his own, the other had to be extricated from the car and sent to the Alicante General Hospital via medical helicopter.

Traffic in the area has been stopped by the Civil Guard to allow for the helicopter’s landing and rescue operations. The intervention was carried out by a Heavy Urban Fire Brigade (BUP), a Command and Leadership Unit (UMJ), and a Various Rescue Van (FSV). The crew consisted of three firefighters from the Elda station, a sergeant, and a corporal.

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The family of a woman who passed away at Torrevieja Hospital is duped by a lawyer

The trial of an Alicante lawyer accused of keeping more than 190,000 euros that he received as the legal representative of a deceased woman’s husband and children will take place on Friday, March 7th, in Section 7 of Elche of the Provincial Court of Alicante. The Ministry of Health acknowledged the amount because of a patrimonial responsibility that existed in the Torrevieja Hospital following the woman’s death.

Instead of distributing the money to the victims, the prosecution insists that the accused received a cheque with the money which he added to his own estate.

As a result, they are requesting that he be sentenced to three and a half years in prison and that he be prohibited from practicing law for five years.

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Big Alicante MAFIA arrests for stealing panels and car park doors

Crime in Alicante has taken a new turn. The National Police has carried out a two-phase investigation that has resulted in the mega-arrest of twelve people involved in a criminal group. Other charges against those detained include receiving stolen property and stealing.

A firm hired to do work at an industrial warehouse submitted a complaint, which sparked the start of the police operation’s initial phase. According to the document, 49 sandwich panels that were meant to be used for the assembly of ceilings and partitions were among the materials that were stolen from the premises.

In addition to these panels, which are worth over 7,000 euros, the alleged burglars from this criminal clan also took the facilities’ 3,000-euro parking lot door. The materials and items that were taken had a combined value of over 10,000 euros.

Nine men and three women, ages 20 to 54, were detained by National Police officers during the two-phase operation on suspicion of stealing, receiving stolen property, and being a member of a criminal organisation.

Two were taken into custody during the initial stages of the inquiry.

According to preliminary investigations, the criminal gang transported the stolen goods in at least three vehicles, including automobiles and vans. It appears that the transportation was done in a way that would have put other drivers in danger.

Part of the material purportedly stolen by this criminal cell was placed on a popular site for buying and selling used goods, which was the destination of the clues discovered by the National Police of Alicante officers.

Additionally, the officers found the sandwich agents and the parking lot entrance disguised in a fenced-in area in an Alicante neighbourhood. To prevent detection, the agents were covered with tarpaulins.

Two of the suspected thieves who were in possession of these materials were found and taken into custody there. The door and 39 of the stolen panels were found by the agents during the plot search and were given back to their rightful owner.

Other people arrested in Alicante include co-conspirators and thieves.
The remaining individuals implicated were identified by the National Police officers in Alicante during the second phase of the inquiry, revealing that a dozen persons had also taken part in these robberies.

The thieves and a number of accomplices who supplied the cars used to transport the stolen goods are among those caught in this round.

In addition, someone else was arrested for receiving stolen goods and posting an advertisement for them on a social media platform. He did not take part in the activities, but he did obtain the loot from the robbers.

Only one of the twelve individuals detained had no prior criminal history. The inquiry has been concluded and nine of the people who were arrested have been hauled before the Alicante Court of First Instance.