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Bivolino
Bivolino.com 1987 a fire ruined the Bivolino plant in Hasselt. Over the
next year, sales decreased by 80%. As the company strug-
gled to recover, production was moved to Tunisia and Ro-
mania. During this time, the Byvoet brothers decided to
Type Private pass on the family business to Louis’ son, Michel Byvoet.
Industry Clothing The growth of the internet opened up new possibilities
Electronic commerce for Bivolino and the brand established a new digital stu-
dio at the High Tech Science Park Limburg in Diepen-
Founded Hasselt, Belgium (April 4,
1954 (1954-04-04)) beek. In 1997 the first shirt was sold via their online
shop, Bivolino.com. In 2000, after two years of anthro-
Founder(s) Louis Byvoet pometric research, Bivolino launched their biometric siz-
Jacques Byvoet
ing technology (Patent nr EEC-EP1341427 & US-7346421),
Headquarters Diepenbeek, Belgium which could calculate the cut and size for every Bivolino
customer, without using a measurement tape. In 2010,
Key people Michel Byvoet (CEO)
Carine Moitier (COO) Bivolino launched its latest piece of technology, a 3D
shirt design platform. The tool was developed under the
Products Shirts Open Garments research project, and was supported by
Boxer shorts
European Commission research funds.
Neckties
Cufflinks
Website www.bivolino.com Visual Identity (logo)
Bivolino,
Bivolino founded in 1954, is a Belgian clothing manu-
facturer, specialized in customized shirts. Bivolino.com
was founded by the brothers Louis and Jacques Byvoet.
On 13th October 1987 the company was passed over to
Michel Byvoet.
History
The Bivolino story began in 1954, when brothers Louis
and Jacques Byvoet founded the company with a joint
investment of 8 million francs. Their grandfather, Jac-
ques, had been in the linen trade since 1900 and the name
Bivolino was chosen to represent both the family name
of Byvoet and linen. They based the company in Hasselt
– Belgium. Under the direction of the Byvoet brothers,
the company, a small plant with 80 employees, produced
350.000 shirts a year. At this point, export to the Nether-
• The first Byvoet family logo, used between 1880 and
lands, Luxemburg, Germany and Switzerland represent-
1890.
ed 35% of the business.
• The Byvoet family logo used between 1890 and 1900.
In 1969, Bivolino introduced a new ergonomic measure-
• The Byvoet family logo used between 1900 and 1935.
ment system, allowing each shirt to be individually fitted
• The Byvoet family logo used between 1935 and 1954.
to the body. This system was the first of its kind in
• The first Bivolino logo, used between 1954 and 1963.
Europe, and was created in partnership with IBM. In
• The Bivolino logo used between 1963 and 2005.
1981, Bivolino became the first shirt label to take steps
• The current Bivolino logo, developed in 2005.
towards computerised production, which automatically
produces the pattern making gradations. By now, and
using this technology, Bivolino was producing 900.000
shirts a year and employing 270 people. On 13th October
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Awards Leadership
In 2004, Bivolino was given the “Starter Award” from • 1954 - 1987: Louis & Jacques Byvoet
the Dutch home shopping trading association, • 1987 - now: Michel Byvoet
Thuiswinkel.org. In 2006, the company was awarded the
“BeCommerce” prize in Belgium.
External links
• Official website
• Open Garments website
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