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Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
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Euronext Brussels: VAN | |
ISIN | BE0003839561 |
Industry | Manufacturing; Retail ; Fashion |
Founded | 1919 |
Number of locations | Belgium, UK, US, the Netherlands, Tunesia, Finland, Germany, Spain, Hungary |
Key people | CEO Karel Verlinde |
Services | Premium, perfect fit lingerie |
Number of employees | +1500 worldwide |
Website | vandevelde.eu |
Van de Velde nv is a publicly traded company that designs and manufactures luxury lingerie. Its headquarter is located in the Belgian town of Schellebelle and (Wichelen). The company was founded in 1919 by Achiel and Margaret Van de Velde and is still owned by the same family.
With over 100 years of experience, Van de Velde produces the famous premium lingerie brands, Marie Jo, PrimaDonna and Andres Sarda. Van de Velde has +1500 employees worldwide in Belgium, Tunesia, Germany, UK, US, Finland, the Netherlands, Hungary, Spain.
Its products are designed in Schellebelle, and produced abroad. The majority of the company's production activities take place in Tunisia. Van de Velde also produces in China. [1]
The premium lingerie products are sold under the brand names: Marie Jo, PrimaDonna and Andrés Sardá. Rigby & Peller and Lincherie are the retail brands of Van de Velde.
In 2021 Van de Velde Lingerie's total turnover was €195,3 million
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