In 1931, in Thessaloniki a young entrepreneur named Athanasios Hatzopoulos recognized an opportunity in the open market of fresh goods. Paper bags made by hand at that time, were necessary for the consumers and the retailers. From this humble beginnings 80 years ago, our Company has involved from one hand-made product to several packaging solutions and technologies available. We’ve grown from selling few kilos of bags per day to more than 8.000 tones of advanced packaging materials annually. We’ve expanded from one shop, in one city, to availability in more than 20countries around the world. Our company in 2010 accomplished a turnover of 44.000.000 euro, being an employer for 230 people, operating in 3 different factories. Our sales growth is exports driven, accounting more than 65% of the total revenue. Our goods are available all over Europe, including sales in the USA. Investing in people, know-how, new technologies and state of the art equipment are the hallmarks of our corporation. We are passionate for Packaging and we are inspired by Quality. Certified systems and processes provide a guarantee for the safety, effectiveness and the environmental responsibility of our packaging solutions.
Hatzopoulos S.A. implements ISO 9001: 2008, ISO 22000:2005, BRC/Iop, AIB at Superior status and ISO 14001: 2004. As pioneer in Corporate Social Responsibility issues Hatzopoulos S.A. is a supporter of the related United Nations activity « Global Compact» and a participant of the SEDEX (Social Ethical Data Exchange) programme. We are an equal opportunities employer preventing discrimination.
After 80 years of progress we have the confidence to aim for more success! We continue the investments in our plants in Thessaloniki expanding our capacity, setting the highest standards and implementing the most advanced environmental and quality systems. In the following years we will be ready to accommodate the even more demanding challenges in global packaging.
Without our broad customer base all over the world and today’s and yesterday’s employees we would not be here today and they deserve our special thanks.
80 years is a long journey, an aspiration towards perfection that has animated the company since its origins. These first 80 years are the results of our passion, carried forward with rigour, obstinacy and courage and recognized by those who daily choose our packaging.