Company profile

 

EFTHYMIADIS AGROTECHNOLOGIES Group started its activities in 1935 as K&A EFTHYMIADIS OE, with the purpose of trading imported agricultural supplies, tools, seeds and ornamental plants. In the past 90 years, our group has had a leading presence in the field of Agriculture, closely linked to every step of the development and progress of the Greek farmer through its portfolio of innovative products and services.

Over the decade of 1990-2000, new businesses were gradually established in the sectors of propagation material and analyses (BIOS Agrosystems. Agrolab). An important investment program was implemented for the development of the infrastructure and the structure of the Group, in perfect harmonization with the modern concept of integrated management of agricultural production, which at the same time allows us to face with confidence the great challenges imposed by globalization and business competition.

In October 2000, a strategic alliance was launched with the Japanese multinational Mitsui & Co., which developed into a long-term commercial partnership.

This was followed by a complete separation of the scope of activities of each company and from January 2004, a new legal entity was established, REDESTOS S.A. - Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group, which operates as a Parent Holding and Services Company (Holding Co.)

Today, the EFTHYMIADIS AGROTECHNOLOGIES Group, with its activity across the spectrum of agricultural production, extensive commercial network, state-of-the-art production units and accredited testing laboratories, implements the market's demand for a combined supply of products and services that cover the farmer's need to produce and sell his products in accordance with the specifications required by the Food Industry, the Supermarkets and the final consumer.
 

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

«The aim of the Group is to engage in the field of Agriculture, in order to cover all needs of the farmer and the consumer alike, by offering an integrated package of products and services.»

The activities of the companies forming the EFTHYMIADIS AGROTECHNOLOGIES Group are divided into four distinct sectors:

AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
Κ&Ν Efthymiadis
KNE BRANDT (Greece, Serbia)
ΚΝΕ CERTIS / KCB Agriscience (Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Cyprus, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo)

PROPAGATION MATERIAL
BIOS Agrosystems
BiLiv (Turkey)
Prime Genetics (Turkey)
VITRO Hellas

ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Veltia – Labs for Life (Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey)
Envirolab
Foodlab

FOOD
Hellenic Farming
Lucia’s Farm


Over the recent decades, the Group, always faithful to its Mission Statement, has also entered the production of agricultural produce, mainly through contract farming programs with selected groups of producers from Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Crete, for fresh fruits and vegetables under the brand "Lucia's Farm".

Through the overall dynamics of the Group, in combination with the great commercial access of Mitsui, opens wide new horizons and perspectives in both the Greek and the international market. With the creation of a joint company in 2015 called KNE Certis, programs for the expansion into new activities and joint ventures throughout Southeast Europe we carried out, as well as for the development of innovative services throughout the agricultural production network, using high technology and specialized services.

At the same time, the strategic cooperation with Nufarm in countries of the same geographical territory presented opportunities for even further development.

In 2019, a strategic alliance was established between the Group's subsidiary in the field of accredited analytical laboratory services Agrolab RDS, with the multinational group of laboratories Tentamus based in Berlin, Germany. This has given Agrolab RDS great potential for rapid growth in all Balkan countries, but also in certain Asian countries - always keeping Greece as its administrative and investment center.

As part of the growth strategy of this new group and marking the beginning of a new era of strong internationalization of its activities, it was decided to rename Agrolab RDS to VELTIA - Labs for Life. The new name fully expresses the basic strategy of the company for continuous holistic improvement, both in scope as well as in the quality and reliability of its services.

Finally, in 2024, completing a 15-year development program, the Group proceeded with two particularly important strategic agreements.

The first was in the plant nutrition sector, where K&N Efthymiadis, the leading agricultural supplies and services company in Greece, decided to enter the fertilizer and biostimulant sector dynamically through the establishment of a joint venture with BRANDT, an American multinational company specialized in high-value nutrition products. With this move, and through the newly established company KNE BRANDT, K&N Efthymiadis' main goal is to offer quality and technologically advanced nutrition products in order to fully cover the needs of producers in products and services. On the other hand, the American company BRANDT, with a 70-year history dedicated to innovation in agriculture, through this joint venture gains direct access to both the retail distribution network of agricultural supplies in Greece and the Balkans.

The Group also proceeded to significantly expand its strategic cooperation with the Japanese group Mitsui, through its subsidiary Certis Belchim B.V. Within the framework of this strategic cooperation, Certis Belchim acquired a stake in K&N Efthymiadis SA, the largest Greek agricultural inputs company, and at the same time, to further strengthen their presence in the Balkan market, a new joint venture was created between the companies under the name KCB Agriscience B.V.
 
 
EFTHYMIADIS AGROTECHNOLOGIES Group Overview:
 
• 90 years of continuous presence in the agricultural economy
• 500+ employees
• 100+ million Euro consolidated turnover
• 8 Industrial facilities
• 21 companies, with subsidiaries and commercial activity in 12 countries of Southeastern Europe