Profile
The founder of the Alpaco Companies is Mr. Andreas Loizou (Paou). The company was first set up as Alpaco Trading Ltd., in 1983. The company was then divided, in 2005, in two separate companies, each serving its separate market segment.
The companies are:
a) Alpaco Domica LTD. – Import, promotion and distribution of specialised building materials for private and commercial buildings.
b) Alpaco Doors Automations LTD. – All kinds of automatic systems like garage doors, automatic gates, industrial doors automatic entrance doors etc.
Alpaco Domica Ltd. works directly with contractors, retail customers as well as co-operating with local distributors around Cyprus, aiming at promoting all its products.
Alpaco Domica Ltd represents and exclusively distributes in Cyprus the following brands:
• Plannja - Sweden
• Pontarolo - Italy
• Sansone – Italy
• Pikappa – Italy
• First Plast - Italy
• Sansone – Italy
• Estfeller – Italy
• Leoni - Italy
• Euromembrane – Italy
• Geodrain - Italy
• Defim – Italy
• Alutec – UK
• Marley – UK
• Hunter – UK
• YBS - UK
• MFP – Ireland
• Toffolo - France
• SEL – France
• ULMA - Spain
• Neofibra – Belgium
• Blucher - Denmark
Before the island of Cyprus was divided in 1974 (due to the Turkish invasion), Mr. Andreas Loizou had his own workshop that manufactured water pumps from imported, modified lorry engines. Occasionally the workshop produced agricultural machinery.
After the island was divided, Mr. Andreas and his family moved and lived in Nicosia (as refugees), where he was forced to start up all over again. His sister, at the time, had a small–scale bakery. Andreas and his wife started up in partnership with his sister after having made an offer to the military services and receiving an order to produce small cakes in industrial proportions (1.5 tons per week).
After one year Andreas sold the business and he and all his family moved to Sweden, wishing towards a better life.
During the time Andreas lived in Nicosia, Andreas wished to return to his orange garden that was situated in the Greek part of the island, next to the buffer zone. He was escorted by a Danish UN soldier, who told him about the weather in Scandinavia. Among other things the soldier related that during the winter it is possible to drive a car on the frozen lakes. Andreas was convinced that the soldier was joking. During the time Mr. Andreas lived in Sweden he got to experience such a Swedish winter and discovered that the Dane had told the truth.
The weather was of no consequence in Cyprus, but when Mr. Andreas had lived a while in Sweden he started up an ice-cream kiosk in Sveavagen avenue in Stockholm. The weather was a daily headache as sales of ice-cream were totally reliant on sun and heat.
At a certain point in time, however, sales boomed unexpectedly. Mr. Andreas’s son Loizos, served at the counter in the kiosk and suddenly there were long queues to contend with. Their home made ice cream ran out. He was forced to ring for more, and thereafter anticipated a constant increase in volume. It proved later, that a newspaper called Aftonbladet had secretly been in search of the best ice-cream in Stockholm and it was Mr. Andreas’s ice-cream that had won.
Nostalgia for his country led Mr. Andreas in 1983 to sell his ice-cream business in Sweden and return home, where he created Alpaco Trading Ltd.
The company started its operations by importing and distributing automatic systems and metallic tiled roofing in the market of Cyprus. Year 2003 finds Alpaco Trading Ltd. employing 25 people. The two sister companies today employ over 45 people.
Alpaco Domica Ltd. Mission statement:
“Twenty eight years ago, the founder of Alpaco trading Ltd. Mr. Andreas Loizou, vowed to guide the company according to certain specific human values.
These principles set down then, are as valid and vital as ever:
Serve Consumers throughout Cyprus with products of the highest quality or/and technology backed by a guarantee of satisfaction and friendship.
Provide service to Representatives and Customers that is outstanding in helpfulness and courtesy. We rely with full confidence and make friends with Customers and Representatives, recognizing that our company success depends on their individual contributions and achievements.
We will be responsible citizens of the country and the communities where we do business.”
Photo: Stavros Loizou, Andreas Loizou and Loizos Loizou
Alpaco Domica Ltd., is strongly characterised by:
LEADERSHIP – PROFESSIONALISM - QUALITY
New building premises of Alpaco Domica LTD - 2008
Alpaco Doors Automations Ltd. – warehouse-showroom-offices Limassol from March 2012. The new showrooms in Limassol will host both Alpaco Doors Automations and Alpaco Domica products.
Alpaco Doors Automations Ltd. – warehouse-showroom-offices Nicosia
