The company was founded in 1989 by the current CEO Jan De Rudder. The first location was the home of Jan's grandparents in Sint-Gillis-Waas.
The very beginning
1989
1994
Relocation to a dedicated building in the Kluizenmolen industrial park in Sint-Gillis-Waas, with offices, a warehouse and assembly space. At the time, the company specialized in services to SMEs, dentists and consumers.
1999
A distribution division was established within the company in 1999, resulting in exponential growth.
2001
In 2001 we moved to a larger and more centrally located building in Sint-Niklaas. At the beginning of 2003, an additional warehouse space was added.
2004
Pointer Systems was founded in 2004, our division that is responsible for sales and support of servers and storage solutions.
2006
In 2006 we launched DealerShop, the leading e-commerce platform for hundreds of IT partners throughout Belgium.
2006 was also the launch of CompuDeals, our marketing group that today has more than 300 members.
2007
In 2007 we moved to the Oostjachtpark in Sint-Niklaas, with a much more favorable location near the E17 and again with the necessary expansion space.
2012
A secondary building at Oostjachtpark 15A was purchased in 2012 to facilitate the further expansion of the B2B activities.
2015
D&D Distribution became part of the Connect+ group in 2015, in which we joined companies and groups such as ABO, Exellent, Connect-IT and ECK-BRIO.
2016-2017
The range of B2B services was substantially expanded in 2016 and 2017, with the start-up of Cloudhighway, SkyHi and (from the end of 2017) also Hyperdesk. All these divisions are positioned together under the Connect Pro flag.
2023
Today, D&D Distribution is an established player on the Belgian market, with a turnover of over 60,000,000 EUR and over 40 employees.