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History

1984

  • Dimitris Kiliaris founded SABO Hellas in the privately-owned area at Vassiliko in Greece.

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  • Installation of the first automation in Greece, designed and produced by Sabo, Italy.

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1985-1990

  • 1st Kiln construction for Heavy Clay.

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  • Establishment of SABO Electric S.A. in Greece (company of SABO Group from 1988 to 2017).

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  • 1st project in Algeria.

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1992-1993

  • Establishment of SICAP S.A., a Greek company specialized in public works, private projects, and construction of industrial buildings.

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  • Completion of 1st Turn-key Plant in Greece and 1st project in Cyprus for Heavy Clay.

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1994

  • 1st Expansion of production facilities in Vassiliko which concluded with a total covered area of 8.000 sq.m.

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  • Establishment and expansion of the Industrial Solutions sector, collaboration with “BSH” (PITSOS) and Frigoglass.

1995-1997

  • 1st robot installed at Loulis Mills (Industrial Solutions).

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  • Establishment of SABO Filiere S.A. in Greece (former Crom SA) producing augers, dies, spare parts for brick extrusion, chrome plating and anti-wear coating.

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2000-2001

  • Development of Heavy oil burners (Heavy Clay) and geographical and product expansion with the 1st Rapid Dryer in North Africa, Tunisia.

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  • 1st project for companies Coca-Cola 3Ε and Soya Hellas (Industrial Solutions).

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2002-2004

  • 2nd expansion of production facilities and offices.

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  • 1st Robot installed for Heavy Clay and geographical expansion with exports in Algeria and Balkans.

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  • 1st project for LARCO (Heavy Industry)

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2005-2006

  • 1st project with “Wienerberger” in Hungary for Heavy Clay

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  • 1st project for roofing tiles in “H cassette” technology and development of Gas Burners (Heavy Clay).

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  • 1st electronic cutter installed (Heavy Clay).

2007-2008

  • 3rd expansion of production facilities and offices to a covered area of 20.000 sq.m.

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  • Investment in our privately-owned machine shop.

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  • SABO System is established in Italy as research and development center (R&D) for innovative products and solutions.

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2009

  • Establishment of the environmental sector focusing on renewable energy sources and first photovoltaic plant installation with the newly developed two axis sun-tracker system.

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  • 1st project in Russia for Heavy Clay.

2010

  • Establishment of SABO Utilaje in Romania.

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  • 1st project in Morocco (Heavy Clay) and 1st complete grinding line (Heavy Clay).

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2011-2012

  • Mr. Dimitris Kiliaris CEO, awarded as Entrepreneur of the Year in Innovation Sector by Ernst & Young.

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  • Turn-key Plant in Belgium and 1st project installation in Turkey (Heavy Clay).

2013

  • 1st project in Brazil and establishment of SABO Impianti (Heavy Clay).

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  • SABO Environmental activities expanded to cover the needs of recycling & waste management.

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2014-2015

  • Exports in Peru, Mexico, China, Malaysia, Belarus, Iraq, Iran and Colombia.

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  • 1st Turn-key Plant in Saudi Arabia.

2016

  • 1st project in United Kingdom (Heavy Clay).

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  • 1st project for FAGE (Industrial Solutions).

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  • 1st project installed in Italy for the Environmental sector.

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2017-2018

  • Turn-key Plant in Uzbekistan and 1st project in Kazakhstan (Heavy Clay).

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  • 1st projects for the Industrial Solutions in Brazil and Albania.

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  • 1st project for Elval-Halcor company (Heavy Industry).

2019

  • SABO awarded as Global Applications Provider for FANUC Robotic Systems.

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  • Expansion of production facilities of Sabo Filiere in a privately owned area.

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  • 1st project in USA (Heavy Clay).

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  • 1st project for infilled blocks line (Heavy Clay).

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