My parents founded the company in 1979. Since I was a child I’ve been involved in the business, in the beginning most likely just annoying my parents since I was using the factory as my playground. Only at the end of 1999 I joined the team as an Assistant in the commercial department.

Ever since my goal was to join the team and help my parents to grow the business. After I graduated in Economics it was clear to me what the next steps would be like.

Apart from the contact with our team, the most fun part is to see products produced by us at the store and think about the entire process and people that made it happen.

I don’t have a favorite item. What I value is items that challenge us and lead us to try new processes. Sometimes we fail but always try again and again until we manage to finally get there. Thanks to our team, we are able to produce a huge range of products - we are not only a T-shirt or sweater producer. That is what I value the most.

It is easy to make me laugh, and most of our colleagues too :)

It has been a pleasure and quite easy to manage. The Djerf team performs a lot different from the usual standards where most of the times we are not seen as a partner.

Until now, the pajama set made in a fantastic fabric and lovely prints...but I would love to produce a Rufus Sweater ;)

We don’t believe it’s possible to work anymore as it was in the past, producing large quantities and repeating the same tasks day by day under stress. Nowadays we perform a lot of different tasks during only one day or even one hour. The range of garments we produce requires all team members to be involved. Also, suggesting changes on production process in order to improve quality and/or reduce time of make - so either we have a good environment or it is impossible to have a good performance when we are not making only T-shirts or Sweaters.

As we are GOTS and OCS certified we don’t use any harmful substances. In fact, even before we were certified we were not using it. From a product point of view it is, in our opinion, very important to use good fabrics/accessories that will last longer and avoiding the fast fashion level in which a garment lasts less than one season.

I love running and spending time at home with my three girls and Ollie, our Portuguese Water dog.

I’m proud of what we accomplished until now - it’s not much, I’m sure much more will come, but looking back I think we all made a great job. I’m just a small part of the chain, so most of all, I’m proud of our team performance.

20 years

Started working because I needed to and there was no other job offer at that time, but now it's become a passion of mine

The challenge of building pieces that I can see people wearing

From the moment I start, I like to do everything. But maybe the piece I like to make most is a dress

I'm very playful

I like to spend time with my family

My children! I am proud of the work I do, because I put all my love and dedication into it!

18 years, 17 of which here at this factory

Due to family influences, I always had a small clothing business

The most fun part is going to work and not knowing what I'm going to do. Just the fact of not doing the same thing is already fun

I like everything I do, but being available to imagine something to try to improve production is very good if I succeed in the end

It's being funny and telling a few jokes at the tightest and most stressed moment of work

Geocaching, spending time with family, and traveling is my best hobby

I feel proud of the person I am, and the family I have

I have worked as a pattern maker for 23 years

I always had an interest in fashion so I started by taking a modeling course and the area where I live has a lot of job offers

The most fun part of my job is being able to keep up with fashion trends and apply my modeling knowledge to help create the effect the client wants

The article that I like to make the most is the dress and it is also my favorite

I like to say some jokes

I like to go for walks. In my free time I like to read and spend time with my family

I am proud of the family that has always supported me to be professionally successful

I have worked for this company for 40 years, but as a quality controller for 35 years

I chose the textile sector because it was something I always liked and over the years my passion has grown

The most fun part of my job is when a problem arises and we, as a team, manage to solve it in a relaxed and very efficient way

In general, I like to control all kinds of pieces, but the dresses, because they have more details, are what I like the most

It is easy to make me laugh

I go for walks daily. In addition to my walks, I like to be with my family and my dogs

On a personal level, my son is my pride. On a professional level, I am proud of the role I play at this company

For 43 years

When I finished school, at that time I knew Mr. João who lived in the same village and had just opened the company so I decided to work with there, because at the time there weren't many other job options

Knowing how to build the pieces and accepting the challenge of making them and knowing their usefulness and quality. And also go to a store or go down the street and see someone wearing a piece I mad

The most elaborate pieces are the most challenging, but I like to make all kinds of pieces from a basic t-shirt to a very elaborate dress

I'm a little clumsy and sometimes I make others laugh

I don't have a hobby, but I really like to spend my free time playing and enjoying time with my grandson and my family

I'm proud of my family of course! And also of this second work family to which I belong and dedicate most of my time and life to, and for which I have enormous respect