Pilakoutas Industrial

about us

Company History

Our Company History.

1932: Charalambos Pilakoutas established a garage and showroom for the Hillman and Humber saloons and the Commer heavy trucks, imported from England.
1952: Char. Pilakoutas Ltd became the exclusive agent of Perkins Diesel Engines Ltd, one of the world’s leading providers of diesel engines and appointed agent of Trojan vans and Nuffield Tractors. Two years later, the company was appointed as the agent of Thorn Appliances Ltd.
1958: Char. Pilakoutas Ltd became exclusive agent of BMW. Further diversification followed as the Company added more internationally reputed names to its list of business relationships. These included the agencies of Rolls Royce Diesel Engines, Bedford Trucks, Borg-Warner Marine Transmissions, Hurth Marine Transmissions which later became ZF Marine Transmissions, Kubota Engines and others in the diesel engine business.
1969: The Company was appointed general agents of KHD Deutz in Cyprus, the world’s oldest engine companies.
1990: FG Wilson (Engineering) Ltd the largest generator set manufacturer in Europe, has been added to our successful dealerships in Cyprus.
2012: Char. Pilakoutas (Industrial) Ltd welcomes Yanmar, the leading marine engines provider, a name trusted throughout the marine industry.

Our mission statement.

Three generations of the Pilakoutas family have worked to create a powerful business that is constantly evolving. We consider every step taken to be a leap towards the next challenge. We have learned from generation to generation that a company must not rest upon what it has achieved. On the contrary, it should affirm the next step. This is our basic philosophy. A philosophy that has sealed the first 50 years of a relationship based on trust which we have created with our customers

Our vision statement.

Our goal is specializing and pioneer in the areas in which we are active. By maintaining a strong relationship with our clients, we try to offer high technology products and services with a humain face.