Founded by Georges Hominal in 1946 in Bernex/Geneva, the company was active in the fields of parks, gardens, public works and earthworks until 1960, when it created its ‘Sanitation’ department, in which it has specialised for 79 years in Geneva and for 42 years (since 1983) in Haute-Savoie. The children of Georges and Nathalie Hominal: Françoise, André, and Jean-Michel are currently the company's directors, already joined by the new generation: Jessica Hominal, Tanguy Hominal, and Bérengère Hominal Hofer. Our presence in the Lake Geneva region, both in Switzerland (Geneva, the Vaud coast) and France (Haute-Savoie, Pays de Gex), makes our company your local partner for all your projects. See the websiteswww.hominal.ch www.hominal.com Local authorities, town halls, property management companies, private individuals, construction companies, architects, large international organisations, restaurants, hospitals, private clinics and companies in all sectors, rest assured that with Hominal, you will always have a vehicle suited to your needs, expertise and experience, and this has been the case for 74 years. We operate 24 hours a day, at night, on weekends and on public holidays. We are always at your service on 022 757 16 49 for Geneva and 04.50.04.86.15 for Haute-Savoie and the Pays de Gex. 20 vehicles at your service at all times. For your pipes, it's EAU...MINAL! We contribute to the environment and ensure your safety...economically! REGULAR MAINTENANCE: CAN WE AVOID EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO FLOODING, OVERFLOWS AND BACKFLOWS? By taking preventive action every year at this time, you are guaranteed service. We offer a maintenance contract at a very attractive price and systematically hydro-clean all your networks, clean water, waste water and drainage systems to ensure optimum flow, without ever experiencing the hassle of blockages or flooding. We manage the work by notifying you in writing, so you don't have to worry about a thing. WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF ANOMALIES, COUNTER-SLOPES, BREAKS OR SUBSIDENCE IN YOUR PIPES? A VIDEO INSPECTION COMBINED WITH LASER SCANNING or colouring allows us to accurately diagnose the problems you have in your pipes. You can watch live as the camera moves through your pipes on our screen. We provide you with a USB key and a photographic report, as well as a quote to repair or replace the faulty pipes. OUR ‘PUBLIC WORKS’ DEPARTMENT carries out all repair work or installs new systems. CHEMICAL TOILET RENTAL - OUR ‘TURNKEY’ SERVICE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE: We deliver the cubicle(s) and provide maintenance throughout the event if you wish (supply of paper, chemicals, water, cleaning of sanitary facilities, emptying of the tank). We then collect the cubicle, empty it and carry out a final disinfection. PVC CABINS, CLEAN, SELF-CONTAINED, NO CONNECTIONS REQUIRED, WITH OR WITHOUT WATER TANK FOR THE HAND WASHBASIN, WITH OR WITHOUT FLUSH, WITH OR WITHOUT LIGHT, according to your needs. We rent autonom toilet cabins for outdoor events when sanitary facilities cannot be temporarily installed. These self-contained cabins, without sewer connections, allow you to have clean toilets, with or without a flush, with or without a sink, depending on your budget and needs. For a construction site, a temporary installation in a field, a ball, a party, a circus, a reception, a wedding, a celebration, a birthday, a competition, anywhere where toilets would be an asset. TREES AND THEIR ROOTS: Pipes are often still made of concrete, and even when they are made of PVC, they can have small cracks or faulty joints that allow roots, which are always looking for water, to penetrate. Root growth very quickly causes ‘rat tails’, i.e. an impressive amalgamation of roots that completely block your pipes, whether they carry clean water or waste water. Annual hydrocleaning prevents these problems and allows you to maintain your vegetation without being bothered by roots. VERMIN AND RODENTS IN YOUR PIPES: Saturated sewage and clean water systems are ideal for vermin and rodents. Unsanitary conditions caused by insufficient or non-existent maintenance of your pipes are often the cause of vermin (spiders, cockroaches, rats). We are available 24 hours a day, at night, on weekends and public holidays. Just call 022.757.16.49.

For our hostess Simona and her team it will be a pleasure to tantalize the tastebuds of their guests with seasonal and regional recipes and dishes that are always prepared with local products. In keeping with the Ticino tradition, the kitchen recommends the ever popular “Ossobuco” from Piera with polenta from “Mulino di Bruzella”, as well as the braised beef (“Brasato”) and the the flat or tall “Formaggini” that is produced in the valley. Cheeses can be enjoyed including the Ticino cheese “Formagella”, that is made nearby on the slopes of Monte Generoso. Finally, you can taste the local sausages with the excellent bread baked in the valley, as well as the wines of Mendrisiotto. The tradition of typical dishes will also be carried on by Simona according to family recipes including the famous osso buco with polenta “della Piera.” This and more await you in a typical and cozy environment. We have carefully selected for you different wines at reasonable prices from the different wineries in the Mendrisiotto. Of course, the Merlot dominates, but there are also various assemblages and wines that are stored in barriques to emphasize the bouquet of the wines. Our wine list also contains some representative wines from neighboring Italy, from Barbaresco to Sangiovese and finally Prosecco and Spumanti, made according to the classic method (Champagnoise), as well as, of course, with the common aperitifs, our grappas and nocinos (walnut liqueurs). The name of the Osteria refers to the family name Manciana, the maiden name of the grandmother “nonna Agnese”, who has run the Osteria since the 1950s when she took over the work that her mother Giuditta had started in the 1930s. From 1970 until today, her daughter-in-law Piera has taken care of the entire management of the restaurant; she has always welcomed all visitors warmly and has cooked for thousands of guests with passion over the years. The “osso buco con polenta della Piera”, a dish whose recipe remains a secret and has now been continued by four generations, remains famous. Simona, Piera’s daughter-in-law, will take over the management of the Manciana after the renovation, maintaining the direction and traditions that have shaped this historic osteria of the Valle di Muggio and Monte Generoso region over the years. From 2021 the Osteria will be able to offer its guests a large room for 40 people and two terraces for around 15 people, including a new one with a view of the valley. The Osteria is a typical mountain inn, which has adapted to the progress and changes of the visitors over the years but has retained its character as a daily meeting point for the residents of the Muggio Valley and those passing through. In the Osteria, farmers, bricklayers, hikers and seasonal workers who returned from central Switzerland after the Second World War, border guards who lived in the village and soldiers in times of war always enjoyed meeting each other. In the 1960s smugglers who carried their goods in “bricolle” (jute sacks full of cigarettes) to Italy, also took a stop there. Even today the adventures of the “spalloni” (smugglers) are told who tried to escape the border guards in order to bring their “bricolla” to safety. For almost 100 years the MANCIANA was a reference point for the village and the visitors, who once traveled for commercial and now for tourist reasons, between Switzerland and Italy, Como Lake (Italy) and Lugano Lake (Switzerland). Hospitality and tolerance were and will remain a hallmark of the Manciana.