1977
Ambient deSIGN – Influenced BY environment. Influenced ON environment.
Environmental design as SIGNAL.
Medium of communication.
1981
Pieter Claerhout starts self-employed advertising & consulting agency Sint-Denijslaan 96, Ghent.
1987
Establishment of Claerhout nv - advertising & consulting agency with Pieter Claerhout as managing director.
1990
First expansion of offices Sint-Denijslaan 96, Ghent.
1991
Split of the company into 2 structures:
Claerhout nv - advertising & consulting agency - Ghent
C&D Projects nv - financial management and project development - Brussels
1992
Pieter Claerhout acquires Vandefonteyne & C° (Eke-Nazareth), the advertising and consulting firm specializing in Inflight magazines
1993
Second expansion of offices Sint-Denijslaan 96, Ghent
1995
Under the impetus of Pieter Claerhout, construction begins on Communicationhouse Sint-Denijslaan 485, Ghent
1997
The Communicationhouse moves into the new offices at 485 St. Denijslaan.
1997
Integration into the Communicationhouse of Studio Claerhout nv – photography business unit .
1998
Integration in the Communicationhouse of Lumac Signs bvba – business unit for in- & outdoor signage
Cygnus Multimedia nv – business unit for websites and CD-ROMs.
2002
Creation of Avinci bvba – ICT for knowledge engineering.
2002
Acquisition Lumac Signs – business unit for both indoor and outdoor.
2003
Acquisition Cygnus Multimedia – business unit for online and mobile communication.
2005
Following Pieter Claerhout's vision the Communicationloft is being built on top of the Communicationhouse. The Communicationloft is our knowledge and meeting center.
2007
Move C&D Projects to Ghent, Sint-Denijslaan 487.
2011
Claerhout 96 Office Centre
The location where it all began is being transformed into a workplace for creative services companies.
2013
The platform for retail communication and e-commerce within which concrete projects can be tested.
2014
Under the impetus of Claerhout Communicationhouse, construction of KantooR4 begins.
2014
Start implementing the vision CommunicationCampus.
2016
The Communicationhouse and O2 Agency move into the new offices at 485 St. Denijslaan.
