I had an english footballer call me a few years ago saying he had bought an apartment in Puerto Banus and wanted me to rent it. After some time I found out it was in Manilva !

There are a few beach villas in Puerto Banus. The famous El Martinete being one of them. This is an 8 bedroom beachfront villa in the area of the Guadalpin Banus Hotel. Probably the only villa in the world with a Picassso signed swimming pool. A bit further on close to the Malibu apartments there is also the totally refurbished and modern 5 bedroom villa Malibu.

If you truly want a villa in Puerto Banus for your holiday please click on this link.

The Valle Romano communication team has been sharing a few minutes Juan de Ramos, currently the FC Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk manager, and who has a proven track record behind him with teams of the stature of CSKA Moscow, Seville and Real Madrid.

Juan de Ramos was born in Pedro Ruiz, Ciudad Real, where there has been a stadium bearing his name since 2007. He embarked on his career at the age of 8, when he moved to Elche and after which time he played football for different teams for the next 20 years until he changed direction to become a manager.

Valle Romano: You first developed your passion for football when you were a child, first as a player and then since 1990 as a manager. How did you find the transition?

Juan de Ramos:  I picked up a knee injury at the age of 28, and so my passion for football led me to look for a change of direction and I did the courses needed to become a manager, embarking on my new career when I was 33.

V.R. In 2006 the Andalusia Federation of Sports Journalists voted you manager of the year. You’ve been a manager for 20 years now with a wide range of Spanish and foreign teams behind you. What differences are there between managing Spanish and foreign teams such as those in Russia, England or Ukraine?

J.R. Above all the footballing culture in those countries is very different to the Spanish one; managing an English team which has a similar culture to that of a Spanish one is one thing, but is very different from Russian or Ukrainian teams. You have to adapt and it’s much easier for you to adapt to them than them to you. We did an intensive Master’s degree to learn about them as soon as possible and to ensure that everything functions as well as possible.

V.R. When you started to manage a team in England, you introduced radical changes in their habits which perhaps is what resulted in their winning the Carling Cup. What’s your strategy with FC Dnipro?

J.R. The changes have above all involved habits – there was especially a need to make changes to diet because one thing is the diet of the man on the street and another is that of a sportsman. It’s like when some cars run better on petrol and others on diesel.  You have to give them the best possible fuel. They shouldn’t eat animal fats, but grilled meat, a lot of vegetables or fruit, and no sweets at all.
V.R. You’ve won five titles with Seville and one with the English team, Tottenham Hotspur. How do you see FC Dnipro next season?

J.R. We’re in the same situation as in Spain with Barça and Real Madrid at the top, but with Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. And then there is a group of us teams who are behind them but trying to get as close to them as possible.  We could say that FC Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk in Ukraine is like Valencia or Atlético Madrid. That’s the situation we find ourselves in right now in the Ukrainian league.

V.R. Your team is in Estepona to train for the winter campaign. What made you choose a warm place to train with a team used to the cold?

J.R. It’s now 10-20 degrees below zero in Ukraine and it’s impossible to work outdoors with those temperatures if you want to get in shape for the start of the league. The Spanish coast is full of football teams from cold countries training here.

The 8th hole has become an ideal place for players to warm up, under the watchful eye of  Juan de Ramos and the team of training staff who accompany him. After 90 minutes of cardiovascular exercises, the team then carries on its training at the Impat facilities in  Marbella.

V.R. Have you ever trained a football team on a golf course before? What does a golf course have that a football pitch doesn’t have for training purposes?

J.R. Yes, we always train on golf courses, because the course is perfect for the physical session: good uneven terrain for running, with both flat stretches and hills. Then we prepare the technical and tactical part on the football pitch.

V.R. How are you finding the training experience at Valle Romano Golf? What have you most liked about Valle Romano these last few days?

J.R. The facilities at Valle Romano are exemplary. I should highlight the fine conditions on the course and the great collaboration provided by the entire team, especially the management. I’m very grateful to them because the work is turning out perfectly over the days we’ve been here thanks to their collaboration.

The team that has travelled to Valle Romano Golf to prepare for the spring season comprises the following: the goalkeepers Jan Lastuvka, Anton Kanibolotsky and Igor Vartsaba; the defenders Ondřej Mazuch, Yevgen Cheberyachko, Vitaly Mandzyuk, Ivan Strinic, Vitaly Denisov and Pavlo Pashayev; the midfielders Sergei Kravchenko, Giuliano, Ruslan Rotan, Denis Kulakov, Yevgen Konoplianka, Denis Oliynyk and Yevgen Shakhov; and the forwards Nicola Kalinic, Matheus, Roman Zozulya and Yevgen Bohashvili.

FC Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk, which was founded in 1918 under the name “BRIT”, was the champion of the former USSR league in 1983 and 1988. It has also won the USSR Cup and the USSR Supercup. This Ukrainian team also played in the final of the Ukraine Cup in 2004.

Juan de Ramos has been at the helm of this great team for the last two years with passion and commitment – a team which trains tenaciously on a daily basis to try and progress up the league.

Good luck!

Next to Casasola are also the famous Atalaya Golf Courses and on the same road you come to the village of Benahavis. Benahavis is famous for its spanish restaurants especially for lunch.

In Casasola you will find the famous villa El Fortin de Las Flores. A 5 bed luxury seafront villa with heated swimming pool.

To view all holiday rental beachfront villas in Casasola please click on this link.

Make new friends, learn new skills and lose yourself learning how to paint the world around you in the delightful medium of watercolors.

Practice the techniques you need to capture amazing effects in light and color at the lovely surroundings of Miraflores Bowls Club, Riviera, Mijas Costa, with our experienced UK specialist watercolor tutor Fiona Pruden. Short 5-day courses running in half-term and school holidays are designed to build up your skills with on-line tutor support available during term time. Subjects for February include 9th Feb painting skies, 10th trees, 13th flowers, 14th landscapes and 15th seascapes while you learn techniques to control wet-on-dry and wet-in-wet painting. Look out for more dates and subjects at Easter and Whitsun half terms.

Look forward to taking up this relaxing and deeply rewarding hobby for just €15 per class or €65 for all 5, hurry and book your place on +44 7956 537140 Give yourself the chance to join these exciting new Watercolor Classes for 2012.
UK WATERCOLOR SPECIALIST FIONA PRUDEN – fiona.pruden@btopenworld.com

Group Global Company has been registered and trading since 2002, and as a result, we have an educated understanding as cement producer & cement seller, of how this industry functions … in order to make it effective.

Our headquarters in Brazil provides a permanent team to support our customers, consisting of a minimum of 3 (three) people, which is not common in this market. Most cement sales organizations usually refer to themselves only as “cement sellers” and work alone.

More often than not, there is no office or company infrastructure either.

Our legal and accounting team, in turn, is independent and composed of more than 5 (five) persons.
Besides the office in Brazil, we work with our team of professional representatives based in EU, Eastern Europe and the Far East. These representatives are at the forefront of the process of cement sales & customer contact and are a vital link for cement agents & cement brokers and cement buyers who want to purchase cement from us.

Over the years, Group Global Company has established itself as a reliable and trustworthy member & representative of the largest cement producing and cement sales consortium in the industry.

As a result of our tireless dedication within the cement industry and our vast wealth of experience in trading only in cement, we now find ourselves in this enviable position of being representative of the largest cement producing and cement selling consortium of factories, thereby putting us at the leading edge of cement production, cement trading and cement sales within this global industry.

Based on this declaration, we are a justifiable corporation, dealing in cement production and cement sales on a global scale. Our cement production and therefore our cement sales are substantial in terms of volume and stable within the market place due to our established working relationship with the consortium of cement factories that has chosen us to represent them.

Like all industries where cement sales and cement purchases take place, there are specific criteria of procedures that must be met to ensure that both parties benefit equally, and these are explained in ‘Procedures’.

Smaller cement sellers are re-sellers of cement (therefore not producers of cement) who are more flexible in their procedures, but they usually have limited cement to offer.

Larger cement producers like our consortium, are also directly cement sellers  and can provide very large volumes of cement (volumes of cement that some people do not think are even available … but are) and can literally close every deal for every REAL cement buyer who comes our way ….. Provided the cement buyer and/or cement broker agrees to the pricing, procedures & payment terms which we use.

Clearly, as a cement producing consortium, which is also directly active in the process of cement sales, we have our procedures for closing all cement purchases with our group.

When a cement buyer or broker group has found a cement producer & cement seller such as GGC, then it is the obligation of that group to work in accordance with procedures.  One cannot be all things to all people, so it is far more time efficient to find cement buyers who will work to our terms.

That way no time is wasted and all cement buyers wishing to purchase, and who have the means to purchase our cement, will be able to do so in a transparent and unproblematic manner.

We invite all new and experienced cement buyer or their authorized agents to discuss their cement purchase requirements with our agent nearest to them or who best suites their language / location preference.

For more information please contact:

Paul Greatorex
paul.greatorex@groupglobalcompany.com
Tel: +34 630 341 225
Skype: paul.greatorex

Why is this ?

No need to mention the 300 days of sunshine every year… and 2011-2012 winter period seems to be one of the nicest of the last decade with an amazingly sunny and hot climate ! Organizing a corporate event in a sunny and warm place will always be an attractive factor, obviously ! But there is much more offered by Andalucia for large corporate groups : rich culture, unusual outdoor sports, good road infrastructure, professional and well priced hotels offering all the needed MICE services, quality transport solutions, etc. What other destination in Europe could offer all this ???  Not many… and this is why we expect in 2012 a significant increase in the number of companies choosing Southern Spain to celebrate a corporate event.

What are the typical corporate events celebrated in Andalucia ?

No doubt that « team building » events are the most common off-site trips on the Costa del Sol. Generally, groups from 20 to 150 participants, coming from one single or many different countries, meet here to combine business meetings and team building activities.
What kind of activities ? To name just a few of the ones organized by www.ExperienceBoxSpain.com, a local incoming company, let’s mention the beach olympic games (beach volley, tug of war, frisbee, etc), the sailing regattas, deep sea fishing contests or the multi-activity days (canyoning+abseiling + archery+kayak races, etc). The average duration of such trips is 3 days, but some last much more.

On top of the « pure » team building events, we obviously see many companies organizing incentive trips in Andalucia (staff parties, sales rewards, anniversaries, etc), as well as international conferences and symposiums, product launches and presentations, outdoor trainings, etc. All of these trips generally include a « leisure » part, obviously.
But what kind of experience can be included to “spice up” such international gatherings ? How about a night party with DJ, open bar and catering on board of a huge sailing boat with capacity for 120 persons ? Or maybe a « track day » to have all the participants drive amazing supercars on a racing circuit ? But also cultural excursions, dolphin watching private cruises, aerial treasure hunts with several planes, city photo safaris, wine tasting and gastronomy experiences, 4×4 self-drive rallies, etc… the list is endless, thanks to the vast amount of indoor and outdoor activities available in Andalucia.

Looking for a local partner to plan your next event in Spain ? Check this out :http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=139091792790626 and www.experienceboxspain.com

Tourists want more ! But more what ?

Several studies from the International Travel Market showed that people are now looking for holiday EXPERIENCES. People want to go back home with their head full of sourvenirs, and with their camera full of unusual pictures, with something more than just a nice sun tan.

But how can foreigners, with their often basic knowledge of Spanish and of the local market, wisely choose and book these activities ? This often proves to be more complex than expected. Or at least it used to be so before the creation, in 2009, of www.experienceboxspain.com. This website acts like a « hub » where you can browse, buy, book and even offer MORE THAN 400 ACTIVITIES in Andalucia.  Anyone living here, or visiting the country, can now very easilly enjoy great holiday activities in one click, or even one phone call.

Did you know that Andalucia was producing one of the best caviars Worldwide in Rio Frio ? Fancy visiting the fish factory ? Call Experience Box. And do you know what Girocopters and paratrikes are ? If not, check it online. But maybe your dream is to be in a 750BHP Lemans racing car on the longest race track in Spain ? If so, call them. And if you’d prefer an aerobatic flight experience in a YAK52 war plane, a segway tour, a sailing regatta or a walk on the World scariest pathway, you now know where to book these activities. The site proposes hundreds of original experiences, so there is definitely one for you !

So remember, you can plan your holidays already and book 400+ activities online… very easilly ! And if you’d like to « see » the experiences before you book them, just click on http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=139091792790626

Rob Magits
Office : +34 952 88 55 97
http://www.experienceboxspain.com

The residential areas on the beachside of the Golden Mile are amoung the most exclusive in Marbella. Walking distance to the beach and restaurants and also a few minutes away from the famous Puerto Banus.

While Marbella has many rustic and older holidays homes there are also some modern beach villas for sale. The european financial crises has put its toll on even top end villas in Marbella.

Located beachside just next to the Puente Romano Hotel in a gated community is the very modern villa. It has 6 bedrooms and a heated swimming pool. It has been on the market for some time at euro 7.5 million. The owner wants to sell it now and very good deals can be done. Because of its location it is also a very good rental property. Rental income will easily cover all running costs. For more information and pictures please click on this link.

Most people want to be very close to Puerto Banus in Marbella. This is where the yachts, designer boutiques and all the restaurants are located.

If you are looking for something really nice for your Marbella holiday Villa Nuevo is just the villa for you. Completed 2 years ago and ultra modern in every way.

The villa has 5 bedrooms all with bathrooms ensuite and a guest apartment with 2 bedrooms.

But this is not where you will be. The swimming pool area has its own kitchen with all facilities.

The main house has a huge modern kitchen with adjoining dining room. The large lounge is surrounded by terraces with views to Puerto Banus and the sea.

If you do not have a budget and want one of the best locations possible in Puerto Banus this is the place to be. The estate is for rent in July and August.

For more information and pictures please click on this link.