1981
Pieter Claerhout starts the advertising & advice agency as a self-employed person
Sint-Denijslaan 96, Ghent
1987
Foundation Claerhout plc - advertising & advice agency
with Pieter Claerhout as managing director
1991
Splitting of the company in 2 separate structures:
Claerhout plc – advertising & advice agency - Ghent
C&D Projects plc – Brussels –financial management and project development
1992
Pieter Claerhout takes over Vandefonteyne & C° (Eke-Nazareth)
The advertising & advice agency is extended with a photo studio
1995
Extension of the offices
Sint-Denijslaan 96, Ghent
1997
Under the influence of Pieter Claerhout the construction of the Communication House starts
Sint-Denijslaan 485, Ghent
1997
Integration in the Communication House of
Studio Claerhout plc – business unit for photography
1998
Integration in the Communication House of
Lumac Signs ltd - Business unit for in- and outdoor signs
Cygnus Multimedia plc- Business unit for websites and cd-roms
2002
Establishment and integration in the Communication House of
Avinci ltd – ICT for Knowledge Engineering
2002
Take-over Lumac Signs
2003
Take-over Cygnus Multimedia
2005
According to the vision of Pieter Claerhout the Communication Loft is built,
on top of the Communication House