for mankind type public company sgx e02 industry healthcare and wellness founded 1879 gopeng perak malaysia founder eu kong headquarters 21 tai seng drive singapore 535223 area served singapore malaysia hong kong china australia key people richard eu group ceo products tcm and wellness solutions services clinical services revenue s 70 576 000 q1fy2013 operating income s 1 992 000 q1fy2013 net income s 344 000 q1fy2013 website euyansang.com a typical eu yan sang retail outlet . eu yan sang s headquarters in south bridge road singapore eu yan sang chinese ; pinyin y r nsh ng sgx e02 is a company that specialises in traditional chinese medicine . it currently runs more than 300 retail outlets in hong kong macau china malaysia singapore and australia plus two factories in hong kong and malaysia . the group also operates 27 tcm clinics in malaysia and singapore and two integrative medical centres in hong kong . the holding company eu yan sang international limited has been listed on the mainboard of the singapore exchange since 2000 . contents 1 history 2 etymology 3 business 3.1 science 3.2 retail 3.3 manufacturing 3.4 clinics 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit in the 1870s founder eu kong pai better known as eu kong left the village of foshan in guangdong china and settled down in the small mining town of gopeng perak . he started tin mining and noticed that the tin mine coolies were heavily dependent on opium as the easiest method for immediate relief for their medical needs . the majority were illiterate and oblivious to the dangers of opium to their health . eu kong brought in herbal remedies to nurse their health thus the set up of yan sang shop . eu kong opened his first chinese medicine shop in 1879 in gopeng . eu kong died suddenly in 1890 aged 37 . 1 eu kong s family business was inherited by his eldest son eu tong sen when he was only 13 years old . however eu tong sen only took over the running of the business in 1898 after he turned 21 . the family business included remittance tin mining and rubber planting . eu tong sen was heavily involved in malaya s tin mining industry . his prospecting of tin in kampar led him to open a second medicine shop in kampar perak in malaya . by the early 1900s eu tong sen expanded the family s traditional chinese medicine business to other parts of malaya singapore hong kong and southern china . the expanded business adopted the brand name eu yan sang . eu tong sen died in 1941 in hong kong . in singapore a main street in chinatown is named after him . 1 the family assets left by eu tong sen was inherited by his 13 sons in equal shares . by 1973 most of the businesses were sold or liquidated . only eu yan sang remained with the family controlling 75 % of the business . in 1989 richard eu a 4th generation family member joined eys holdings in an attempt to keep alive the last family business . in 1990 eu yan sang holdings was taken over by lum chang as eu yan sang shares were sold off by the 3rd generation family members . within four years in 1993 richard eu along with cousins from the 4th generation robert and clifford eu successfully bought over lum chang s shares in eu yan sang holdings . once again family owned the company was renamed eu yan sang international eysi . eysi was listed on the mainboard of the singapore stock exchange in 2000 . as of 2012 eu yan sang has 219 100 % owned traditional chinese medicine retail outlets in singapore malaysia hong kong china and about 80 healthy life stores in australia . etymology edit the name of the company that eu kong started is made up of the words yan and sang . the former means benevolent kind or humane in chinese while the latter represents birth life or livelihood . yan sang literally means caring for mankind . business edit eu yan sang s primary business in the past was the retailing of herbs and brews . this was driven by the mission to care for mankind and help ensure good health through traditional medicine . today eys s business has evolved into a holistic tcm offering including clinics and wellness products . science edit the changing demographics and sophistication of consumers have required tcm practices and treatments to be better validated . today eys invests in scientific research to validate and quantify the efficacy of its tcm products . eys makes use of herb fingerprinting technology to identify each tcm herb s unique chemical compositions and to ensure a consistent optimal quality of herbs used . the company also conducts continuous research collaborations with tertiary institutes from singapore and china to validate develop and improve tcm products and treatments . retail edit eu yan sang has a distribution network of more than 300 retail outlets in singapore hong kong macau guangzhou malaysia and australia under the brand name healthy life . some eu yan sang products are also carried in pharmacies medical halls supermarkets convenience stores hospitals health clubs and spas . manufacturing edit eu yan sang has two factories in hong kong and malaysia . both have adopted good manufacturing process gmp best practices in the manufacturing of eys products . eys s factories are gmp certified and iso certified . eu yan sang s manufacturing facility in malaysia is operated by a wholly owned subsidiary company weng li sdn bhd. in 2006 eu yan sang invested hk 110 million in a 130 000 sq ft 12 000 m2 manufacturing plant in yuen long hong kong which includes hong kong s largest concentration and extraction facility . the factory also has its own laboratory facilities for research and development . clinics edit as of march 2013 the group operates 27 tcm clinics in singapore malaysia and two integrative medical centres in hong kong with practitioners trained in chinese medicine . these clinics offer services such as acupuncture tui na and dispensation of tcm prescriptions . see also edit traditional chinese medicine acupuncture foot reflexology eu tong sen alternative medicine references edit a b sharp ilsa 2009 path of the righteous crane the life & legacy of eu tong sen landmark books isbn 978 981 4189 22 4 carlock randel march 2006 eu yan sang healing a family & business lau geok theng ; ho jonathan gerard 2004 traditional remedies made contemporary re designing eu yan sang pdf national university of singapore 1 & designsingapore council 2 lau lorett b.y. ; wong y.h. hong kong polytechnic university 2000 eu yan sang hong kong limited 4 issue 2 asian case research journal john wiley & sons asia pte ltd issn 0218 9275 archived from the original on 2009 08 01 chung stephanie hong kong baptist university 2005 changes and continuities . evolution of a chinese family business 3 no. 2 pg 259 268 asia europe journal springer berlin heidelberg issn 1610 2932 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to eu yan sang . corporate website facebook page eu yan sang integrative health yin yang spa products zing retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org 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