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Respect. (from the lat. respectu) n. 1. respect; 2. consideration; high regard; 3. deference; compliance; veneration; 4. honour; worship; 5. relation; refererence...
We believe that everyone should be respected for their work, for their attitudes, opinions and options.
Rigor. (from the lat. rigore) n. 1. harshness; strength; 2.fig., severity; punctuality; accuracy.
There is no "more or less levelled", "more or less upright”, "more or less clean" or "more or less safe", but rather “levelled”, "upright”, "clean” and “safe". The rigour is reflected in our procedures, in time and in the rules to follow. In the light of moral and principles, being severe means being rigorous.
Passion. (from the lat. passione) n. 1. intense and usually violent feeling (affection, joy, hate, etc.) which hinders the exercise of impartial logic; 2. derived from a feeling; 3. great predilection; 4. partiality; 5. great grief; immense suffering...
Under the sign of passion – a text of the Portuguese poet Regina Guimarães – is our icon. Passion is to reveal great enthusiasm for something, favourable encouragement or opposite to something.
It is the sensibility transmitted by an architect or engineer through work.
Passion is the dedication to a project. Passion is a state of warm soul.
Loyalty. (from the lat. legalitate) n. the quality of being loyal; fidelity; sincerity.
Respect for the principles and rules that guide the honour and probity. Faithfulness to commitments and agreements undertaken, staunch character.
To remain loyal to the business partners because we depend on them and they depend on us.
Being trustworthy for being loyal.
Solidarity. (from the lat. solidare) n. 1. the quality of being solidary; 2. reciprocal responsibility among the members of a group, namely social, professional, etc.; 3. sense of sharing another’s suffering.
Being solidary is being a friend, offering our hand with genuine generosity and bringing joy and human warmth to those who, somehow, are marginalized. Being solidary is being more human. A solidary company is recognized as a fair and non-selfish company. A solidary company is a preferred choice in business. It is a more competitive company. Volunteering is a vehicle to solidarity. It is modern, fair, cultured, friend, it is a noble gesture of moral elevation.
Courage. (from the lat. coraticum) n. 1. bravery facing danger; intrepidity; to have audacity; 2. moral force before a suffering or setback; 3. [fig.] to input energy when performing a difficult task; perseverance...
Courage is essential in our life. Courage to face less pleasant situations when complex issues come up, not expecting random resolutions.
It is a value that we must highlight as opposed to the fearful, cowardly and laziness.
The courage to react to criticism not with an attitude of demotivation or sadness, but rather to search for the means and the action to overcome its own reason. This kind of courage, which is also an intellectual courage, is highly recommended.
Ambition. (from the lat. ambitione) n. 1. vehement desire of wealth, honours or glories; 2. expectation about the future; aspiration; 3. lust; greed…
Vehement desire to achieve a particular goal. Ambition not to resign ourselves. Ambition to take the best potential from ourselves. Ambition to deserve ourselves. Ambition to be athletes in our top-level competitive jobs. Ambition to beat our brands. Ambition to get the best deals with the maximum value, due to the high levels of proficiency and efficiency.
Esthetics. ESTHETICS (from the Greek aisthetiké, "sensitive") n.f. 1. Philosophy branch of philosophy that studies the beauty and nature of artistic phenomena; 2. author's own style, time, etc.; 3. harmony of shapes and colors, beauty; 4. set of techniques and treatments that aim to beautify the body.
We decided to build the company's economic foundations under a cultured, cosmopolitan and cool image. Because it is a charming state of being. Good taste because we are sustainable and we respect the planet. Good taste because we are sensitive. Good taste just because.
Responsibility. (from the lat respondere) n. the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; a form of trustworthiness.
We must be certain that, before a choice, we chose what is best for both of us and not just the best for each one. Each employee is responsible for his negotiated activity and co-responsible if the co-worker does not fulfil his own task, thus preventing the common goal. A team is a set of individuals - is a whole. In the business game, as in social or family contexts, everyone must comply with their own relative position and we shall not permit that one of ours fails to be in our team.
Negócios
Having quite literally started breaking stones at the age of six, José Teixeira now leads a truly unconventional business group, where construction—accounting for less than 50% of the group's activities—coexists with telecommunications, environmental services, and renewable energy. Believing that "culture is the salvation of the economy," he inaugurated the Muzeu – DST Museum of Thought and Contemporary Art in April, investing €40 million in the project.
Profile
Position: Chairman of the DST Group
Place of Birth: Born on 27 January 1960, in Braga, Portugal.
Education: Master's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minho.
Family: Married to Ana Forte Fernandes and father of two daughters — Maria Teresa (Industrial Engineering and Management) and Bárbara (Arts).
Why he is back
After spending three consecutive years in the ranking of Portugal's 50 Most Powerful Business Leaders, gradually losing momentum mainly due to abandoning the acquisition of Efacec and failing to secure the contract for the first section of the Porto–Lisbon high-speed railway, José Teixeira has returned to prominence.
His consortium submitted the most competitive bid for the second section of the high-speed railway between Oiã and Soure, secured the construction contract for Lufthansa Technik's new factory in Santa Maria da Feira, and continues to demonstrate its strength in industrialised construction, alongside many other ambitious projects.
Imagine an industrial complex dotted with factories—some designed by three Pritzker Prize-winning architects—interwoven with more than 2,000 works of art by artists including Vhils, Fernanda Fragateiro, Pedro Cabrita Reis, José Pedro Croft and Ângela Ferreira. Picture an aircraft suspended by steel cables, alongside spaces designed for meditation, contemplation and reading.
The corridors, façades and shipping containers are adorned with quotations from poets and philosophers, including Samuel Beckett's famous words:
"Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
The corporate campus also offers employees, free of charge and during working hours, access to libraries, a games room, a health centre—including dental care and psychological counselling—a hairdresser and manicure service once a week, sports facilities, fitness classes, a nightclub, a breastfeeding room, communal laundry facilities, community gardens and even a childcare centre.
All of this exists within the DST Campus, which stretches along Rua de Pitancinhos in Braga and covers an area of 1.2 million square metres. Constantly generating new ideas, the group's chairman has even introduced another unconventional initiative: DST Weddings, offering one employee each year the opportunity to celebrate their wedding at the company's headquarters.
Culture as the Driving Force of the Economy
At just six years old, José Teixeira was already breaking gravel to sell and help support his mother at the quarry founded by his father, Domingos da Silva Teixeira (DST), which supplied materials for the construction of Braga's historic Estádio 1.º de Maio.
At the age of ten, he discovered the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's Mobile Library, developing a lifelong passion for reading that became, in his own words, a way of escaping poverty. This experience shaped his conviction that culture and the economy are inseparable, believing culture to be the key differentiating factor that has made the group he has led since his father's death in 2010 increasingly competitive.
"Culture is the salvation of the economy," he recently told Negócios.
Three months ago, reinforcing his reputation as a modern-day patron of the arts, he inaugurated the Muzeu – DST Museum of Thought and Contemporary Art following a €40 million investment, opening both the group's and his personal art collections to the city of Braga while creating a venue dedicated to contemporary art, philosophy and public debate.
High-Speed Projects
The opening of the Muzeu comes during an exceptionally dynamic period for DST, which employs around 4,000 people and ended 2025 with consolidated revenues of €725 million. Construction now represents less than half of the group's business, which has diversified into environmental services, telecommunications, renewable energy, batteries and even the railway sector.
Following the award, in consortium with Alstom, of a €746 million contract to manufacture 117 new trains for CP (Portuguese Railways)—one of Portugal's most significant industrial projects currently under development—the DST Group has also submitted the most competitive bid for the Oiã–Soure section of the Porto–Lisbon high-speed railway.
Together with neighbouring contractor ACA and Spain's Sacyr, DST submitted an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) proposal worth €2.038 billion, significantly below the €2.3 billion bid submitted by the consortium led by Mota-Engil.
A Wave of New Factories
Last month, DST was selected by Germany's Lufthansa Technik to build its new facility in Santa Maria da Feira. Representing an investment of more than €300 million, the project will occupy a 230,000-square-metre site and include a 55,000-square-metre facility dedicated to the repair of aircraft engine components, creating around 700 jobs.
This month, the company was also awarded a €52 million contract to build a tourism development in Vila Nova de Santo André, comprising 339 accommodation units with capacity for approximately 1,200 guests.
The development will be built using industrialised construction methods and is promoted by CALB, the Chinese group planning to invest €2 billion in a lithium battery factory in Sines.
DST will deliver the project through Zethaus, the group's industrialised construction brand, whose Living Lab, located on the Braga campus, serves as a centre for experimentation and the development of this new industrial ecosystem.
Developed in partnership with the Norman Foster Foundation, the Living Lab has enabled the testing, validation and optimisation of construction solutions under real-world conditions, bringing together companies, universities, technology centres and international partners to accelerate the transformation of the construction sector.
The group has also opened Zethaus' new factory, designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira, representing a new concept in industrialised construction and complementing Lyrical, its window and façade manufacturing facility designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura.
In Figueira da Foz, DST inaugurated Prelab, a new factory that strengthens the group's production capacity in precast concrete and industrialised building systems. In Braga, it also launched B.again, which the company describes as the first industrial-scale battery recycling facility on the Iberian Peninsula.
Another milestone during the past year was the opening of the DST Industrial School, reflecting the group's commitment to preserving and enhancing traditional trades while adapting them to the needs of modern industry.
Finally, attention is focused on the sale of the controlling stake in Dstelecom, Portugal's largest wholesale telecommunications operator, whose shortlisted bidders are the American investment firm KKR and France's Vauban Infrastructure Partners.
Headquartered in Braga, on a campus that combines industrial facilities with more than 2,000 works of art, DST employs around 4,000 people and generates annual revenues of €725 million.
José Teixeira chairs the DST Group alongside his brothers Joaquim, Avelino and Hernâni, who also serve on the company's Board of Directors.