Since 1930
Our history
The tradition began in 1930 in Volos with Spyridon Tsitouras. In Piraeus, Evangelos Tsitouras continued it with a business of his own, and in 1979 he and his brother Georgios founded Tsitouras Bros Co. Today the third generation carries on the work with the same dedication to quality.
Timeline
Milestones
- 1930
The beginning in Volos
In Volos, Spyridon Tsitouras starts the business that would become Tsitouras Bros: castings and bells.
- 1974–75
In Piraeus
In Piraeus, Evangelos Tsitouras sets up his own business as a sole proprietor: a foundry for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, specialising in church bells.
- 1979
Tsitouras Bros Co.
Georgios Tsitouras, a graduate of the Department of Mathematics of the University of Patras, joins forces with his brother Evangelos: on 27 December 1979, Tsitouras Bros Co. is founded.
- 1987
First invention
Evangelos Tsitouras is granted a Greek patent (GR 871712) for an electromagnetic striking system for bells.
- 1990
“The Greek Bell”
The company produces the documentary “The Greek Bell”, directed by Giannis Nikolaidis, with research and script by Chara Kandreviotou and music supervision by Linos Kokotos.
- 1991
Electromagnetic bell-ringing system
A second Greek patent (GR 1001052) for Evangelos Tsitouras, for an electromagnetic bell-ringing system — the basis of our electromagnetic bell strikers.
- 2000
ISO 9001
The foundry is certified for the first time to an ISO 9001 quality management system — a certification it has held ever since.
- 2021
Bells from your phone
Wi-Fi bell-ringing systems are installed in churches from Crete to Halkidiki and Corfu.
- 2025
“Orthodoxia” Exhibition
Tuned bells, bell automation and church tower clocks on our stand at the 31st “Orthodoxia” Exhibition, at the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF).
- Today
The third generation
Tuned bells of up to 4,250 kg, clocks, bell automation controlled from your phone, projects in Greece and abroad — and service throughout Greece.
The craft
A heritage that continues
A bell is a work of art, but also a heritage. Its harmony and sound are the result of the right combination of diameter, height and weight, and of the purity of the copper–tin alloy.
Early on, the company invested in research: into bells tuned to a specific note, which together can form a musical scale — eight bells, for example, give a complete major scale — and into automatic bell-ringing systems.
For this research, the Piraeus Chamber of Small and Medium Industries awarded the company first prize for Know-how and Innovation.
With every bell we make, we honour this heritage and, at the same time, we innovate, so that the craft passes on to the generations to come.
Documentary · 1990
“The Greek Bell”
The fascinating story of the bell could not be told better than in the documentary “The Greek Bell”, which the company produced in 1990 together with outstanding filmmakers:
- Director: Giannis Nikolaidis
- Research and script: Chara Kandreviotou
- Music supervision: Linos Kokotos
- Editing: Michalis Lykakis
- Director of photography: Kyriakos Kalamatianos
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See also
Our team
The people behind every bell — two generations of the family and our colleagues.
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Listen to our bells: bell ringing, melodies, projects and the foundry.
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Awards, interviews and the documentary “The Greek Bell”.
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Three generations of the Tsitouras family, since 1930.
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