Timeline of Vitech International BV

Geleen, 19 October 2017Welcome back at our weekly blog. This week we will start a new series which will be about the, History of Vitech International BV. Like every other company, Vitech has experienced a lot to become what it is today. With today’s blog we want to tell you a little bit about this history, and we will visualise this history using a timeline.

Where it all started.

Over 25 years ago Vitech was founded in Geleen, the Netherlands, testing and measuring printed circuit boards on a small scale. The next years Vitech rapidly expanded into a global player. Over the next years Vitech Services kept growing and innovating to enlarge their max capacity. This led to 70 employees with three shifts working 24 hours a day. Due to the high demand in used PCB machinery, Vitech International was founded in 1995.

ISO 9001:2000

In the year 2000 Vitech Services received their ISO 9001:2000 certificate, which specifies several requirements for a quality management system. This certificate was the ultimate proof of the quality of our service. In 2003 we came to the resolute decision to sell Vitech Services to a foreign investor and focus on Vitech International. The next following years we took care of the integration of Vitech Services and the foreign investment company.

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!

When the credit crisis struck Europe in 2008, it of course effected the PCB industry. The demand of machinery was scaled down, but because of the good name for high quality PCBequipment, Vitech survived the crisis. We even had an important milestone in 2010. We sold our then thousand machines & parts.

VitechParts

In the after math of the credit crisis we began to notice the rising demand for parts in the PCB industry. Based thereon, we began in 2016 the initiative to start an online shop, where customers could easily order and buy parts for their machine. With the growing part division of Vitech International we had the necessity for extra space. Therefore we partly moved into the neighbouring building.

Future

We believe the future of Vitech International BV is bright. We keep innovating and improving our service, so we can provide the best products to you, our beloved customer. We hope to see you soon at Vitechparts or PCB-equipment!