EUREKA - The small handicraft of Famagusta that developed into a multinational company

"Εὕρηκα, εὕρηκα!", Archimedes shouted triumphantly when he discovered the famous Principle of Ascension.

Μwith founder Xanthos Sarris, this famous word, in 1959, dressed a small craft in Famagusta.

Read the article of Simerini with the pictures of Famagusta Kyriakou Kyriakou:

It was the size of a room, but there were to be born innovative ideas for the time and to develop products that were a milestone in the history of Cyprus.

With the vision of creating innovative products, the expression was adopted "Eureka» of Archimedes as the company name.

In the years that followed, "EUREKA" offered solutions to the household of the Cypriot consumer and won the trust through its quality products.

1960-1970: The flagship of the company was the “ultra-bleach EurekaWhich was a successful start with high efficiency that financed the creation of its first factory in 1960 in the area of ​​Agios Georgios in Farangas at 5 Pizas Street.

1970-1980: The development continues with new cleaning products.

It was a station the 1974 with the catastrophic Turkish invasion, which led to the immediate and complete abandonment of the Famagusta factory. Xanthos Sarris did not give up. Within a month, he managed to reopen the company in Limassol, providing housing and employment to all refugee workers.

1980-1990: In 1981, the founder Xanthos Sarris passed away and his eldest son, Nikos Sarris, took over as CEO of the Greek company.

1990-2000: The modernization of the facilities made possible the production of new important products:

The 2005 EUREKA Group acquires INTERSTAR Chim SA in Romania and Ukraine, an investment that now makes it a multinational company.

 The 2012 launches plastic bags and in 2014 fabric softeners for the care of clothes. 2017 penetrates the category of baby food.

The 2019 undertook the distribution of the historical brand of pastelio and recently undertook the distribution of the Cypriot brand of honey and Greek handmade jams 

Υ.Γ. Xanthos Sarris He was also a football player of ANORTHOSIS.
In the elections of November 5, 1967, he was elected president of the association until March 1969.

Source: TODAY / Images: Kyriakos Kyriakou