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Carl SAbbe and Rik VAndemoortele founded SAVACO February 4th 1991. They both graduated as Civil Engineer Computer sciences at the KUL, followed by 5 years of professional experience at machine constructor LVD in Gullegem.

During the first four years, the company was accommodated in the Bedrijvencentrum in Wevelgem. From the beginning, a loyal partnership with Hewlett Packard (HP) and the Mechanical Design Division (MDD) of HP was started. The expertise in the first years was focused on CAD applications (ME10/30) and Unix networks.

In 1995 SAVACO moved to a brand new office in the Kennedypark in Kortrijk, with a capacity for over 20 employees and a total of built on surface of 650m².

In 1996 SAVACO celebrates its five-year’s existence, linked to the opening of the new office in presence of the Secretary of Justice Stefaan De Clerck. In the same year, the young technology company is honoured with a visit of Prince Filip of Belgium. On pure professional level, the MDD division of HP is renamed CoCreate and SAVACO becomes the only Belgian Premier Partner. On IT level, Microsoft recognizes SAVACO as Certified Solution Provider.

In the year 1998 SAVACO becomes Connect/Select Partner of HP for Unix Business servers and workstations, NT servers and workstations and network applications.

In order to offer the experience about IT infrastructure, networks and integration to the non-engineering customers as well, a separate networking division is started in 1999. On January 1st 2000 two separate business units are founded: Engineering Solutions and Networking Solutions.

To offer a comfortable working place to the growing population, the offices had to be doubled to 1300m² in 2001, the tenth year of SAVACO. An extra demoroom and a training room were also created.

In September 2002, SAVACO expand its engineering activities with PTC offerings. SAVACO has become the only Certified Training Partner in Belgium.