Truvo is a market leader in the field of local search and advertising. We create value by offering a cost-efficient and easy-to-use product portfolio that brings buyers and sellers together in an efficient manner.

We issue 10 Golden Pages volumes every year. This is a complex operation involving many people. To achieve this result, we employ more than 800 staff and invest in the latest technology. As a result, Truvo is the largest publisher in Belgium.

History

1968

Promedia is established, as part of ITT World Directories. The World Directories Group issues telephone and business directories in several countries which include: Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Ireland, South Africa and Puerto Rico.

1969

The first Golden Pages® appear on the Belgian market, in Antwerp and Liege. The first cycle is complete a year later, when every telephone subscriber has received a copy of Golden Pages and White Pages.

1998

The Dutch media and information group VNU acquires World Directories from ITT Corporation.

2004

The investment groups APAX and Cinven acquire World Directories from VNU.

2007

Promedia recieves a new name: TRUVO.

2008

Truvo brings Search Engine Marketing (SEM) services to our customers. Helping buyers easily find them through leading search engines

2009

m.goudengids.be is launched. A fully optimised site for mobile phone users. Truvo launches SaySo in the Belgian market, an exciting review site and also unveils ‘Truvo MySite’ it’s self-serve web profile builder and accompanying customer centre ‘Truvo Lounge’(now goudengids.be Business Centre).

2010

Truvo makes their database available to iPhone and Android phone users through goldenpages.be apps and GPS providers Tom-Tom and Navteq - making the directory truly mobile.

2011

The newly redesigned platform www.goudengids.be is launched in April. In honour of our new ‘find’ engine we rebranded all of our products goudengids.be, demonstrating our firm commitment to being a new media organization. Our iPad app was released and went straight to number one in Utility App downloads. 

More exciting developments to come in 2011 and 2012, stay tuned!

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