The
beginning
VDH Photo-Import was founded in Belgium in 1991 by Katrien
Vanderhaegen as a daughter company of Vanderhaegen Bvba (founded in 1971).
At that time Katrien was still studying at Solvay's Business school at the University of
Brussels (U.L.B.).
Katrien graduated in 1993 and decided to continue importing photographic equipment,
mainly for the Professional market.Her Department
rapidly expanded and Katrien worked hard to give her company an image of
reliability. The client-friendly atmosphere of VDH Photo-Import
helped her to enforce an already excellent relationship with her customers.
The product lines she distributes are constantly growing
and so does her business. She is the exclusive distributor for High-end products
from the US and Europe.
Ready for
New Century
September 1998. A new, independant, company is founded by Katrien enabling her to
merge her department with the company called "Belgian Minilab Supplies.
The new company is called VDH Photo-Supplies. On top of
the already succesfull lines this company now distributes products such as Tokina lenses,
NOVA darkroom equipment etc...
VDH Photo Supplies is now one of the major Photo distributors in
Belgium
Some dates
1991 : LUMIQUEST
The first product
of the company
1992 : DOMKE photo
bags and
KINETRONICS
Dark Room Film
Antistatic machines.
1993 : QUANTUM
Flash Batteries and
SAUNDERS
Easels
1994 : PHOTOFLEX
Light accessories and
1996 : OMNI-BOUNCE
(Sto-Fen) Flash
accessories
OMAGA
(Now CROWN) Mini Lab
Supplies
PHOTOCARD
TECHNO-TAPE
Mini Lab Supplies
1997 : DIGITAL POWER
Batteries
ZING Camera
protection
1998 : Move to new offices
LITELINK
TTL Flash Slaves
Founding of
VDH Photo
Supplies
TOKINA,
KENKO, NOVA
DUNCO, LPL
1999 :
TAMRAC, SPECTRA-JET
SPOTPEN
2000 :
TRI-Star Studio Flashes
IMAGE TANK
Digital storage
2001 :
TETENAL Color & B/W Products
PELIKAN
Hardcopy Inkt fot InkJet Printers
DPI
Digital Supplies
and many other brands are now completing
the product range.
2002
SIPIX Digital camea/Webcamera
CUSTOMISED CDR's
2003 NIK
Color Effex Filters
WACOM
Palettes
PICTURE CD
Station
2004 HiTi Color Printers
JOBO
Darkroom & Digital Products
2005 BATTERY LIFE
Battery enhancers
CAMERA BRIGHT
Ad on camera lights
2006 JOBY Tripods
OPTECH Straps & Pouches
LENSBABIES Creative
lenses
CBL White Balance
Aid
DICA PACK Underwater
camerabag
SAVAGE Back Drop
KOMDIG Digital
photoframe
ANSMANN Batteries
VDH Photo Supplies will
continuously consolidate it's position on the Belgian market as a dependable
dialogue partner for the Pro and the Amateur alike. Many professionals seek daily
advice and/or solutions for their day-to-day photo problems.
An experienced staff and Walter Vanderhaegen, one of the country's leading photographer is
able to provides them the answers to most of their questions.
This strengthens even more the company's position which is now that of a partner to the
photographers, and not just a plain sales oriented business
Katrien Vanderhaegen's management capabilities
is ensuring
the company's continuous annual growth.
VDH Photo Supplies has
representatives for each linguistic region and is proud to have a growing number of
Dealers which are covering the totality of the territory.
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