Alphatronics
- 2016
- Sep 07
2016
- Expansion of R&D department, software and hardware
- Expansion of the production unit and set-up of full test platform
- Building a new website
- 2015
Sep 072015
- First large access control project in Africa: motorway toll in Equatorial Guinea
- Further international growth with several important projects in Africa
- 2014
Sep 072014
- Alphatronics' sister company Carefull established with full focus on the care sector
- Several health care projects
- Continued national and international sales
- 2013
Sep 072013
- Full commitment to national and international sales (Europe)
- Attending international conferences (IFSEC, Parken2013, Security Essen)
- 2012
Sep 072012
- Full commitment to sales, focused on national and short-term implementation
- Regular orders from the Netherlands
- First orders from Tunisia and Romania (Delhaize car parks) through local partners who were trained by us
- Website update with particular attention for installers
- 2011
Sep 072011
- Discontinuation direct sales to end users
- Alphatronics and Qugar fully focus on production (manufacturer)
- First pilot project in the care sector
- First foreign visits
- Introduction on the IFSEC and Secura market
- Receive customers in refurbished showroom
- New barrier range (0-7m) available for production
- Manufacturing unit Qugar delivers increasingly more products to Alphatronics
- 2010
Sep 072010
- Design of brand new hardware and software for the care sector, based on previous developments
- Launch of brand new generation of products with the latest technologies in access control, parking automation...
- Launch of national and international network partners
- Introduction of Navision (ERP package) of all articles, assemblies in order to keep track of the administrative flow from start to end.
- IT investments to separate the different networks (own administration, R&D, showroom, Qugar) to secure in-house developed software and administrative software
- Recruit Qugar manager
- 2009
Sep 072009
- Expansion sales and manufacturing department
- 2008
Sep 072008
- Start design of new manufacturing line, including turnstiles
- 2007
Sep 072007
- Design of access control hardware and software for underground waste containers
- Mechanical manufacturing unit Qugar established to facilitate vertical integration into the production process
- 2006
Sep 072006
- Sale of Ditec and intercom/videophone Tegui automation branch
- Further expansion of in-house products
- 2005
Sep 072005
- Design of hardware and software for diftarisation at waste recycling depots
- 2001
Sep 072001
- Move to new premises at industrial estate in Lokeren
- Steady increase of turnover, staff, in-house production
- 2000
Sep 072000
- Design of access control for Belgian National Rail bike storage
- Start building new premises in Lokeren
- 1999
Sep 071999
- Purchase of land in Lokeren as location in Ghent becomes too small
- 1991
Sep 071991
- Nationwide distribution in Belgium
- Import of products
- First designs of in-house products, including barriers, payment terminals, columns
- 1990
Sep 071990
- Switch to local distribution (East and West Flanders) of existing products for security, automation, CCTV and access control
- 1988
Sep 071988
- Company established in Ghent (Wondelgem), with main focus on: installation of security systems, automation, CCTV and access control