On 8 August 1905 Léon Scheerders and his wife Camilla van Kerchove set up their company “Pannen en Steenbakkerijen van Sint-Nicolaas” (Tiles and Brickyards), manufacturing and trading bricks, tiles, paving stones and pipes.

The company started off with just 4 hectares, but soon expanded onto nearby land and fields, over an area of 140 hectares. It was not until 1923 that the company began producing its range of fibre cement products.

In 1928 the company name changed to “naamloze vennootschap Scheerders van Kerchove’s Verenigde Fabrieken” (United Factories of Scheerders van Kerchove), or SVK nv for short.

Barely a year after its foundation in 1905, work began on excavating the first clay pit. The stone factory was one of the first to use a Hoffman round brick kiln. Production of bricks started in 1939.

Since the founding of their fibre cement facade panel division, SVK has created a wave of innovative and unprecedented new varieties for use in facade cladding. This sustainable material is also clearly a blessing for architects, among others.

In 1979, the architectonic decorative concrete division was set up. With its evolution over the years, the focus was now on larger projects. Leading architecture was combined with a careful eye for finishing, without losing sight of technical functionality.

During the 1990's, SVK launched a new production line for fibre cement materials. This material was already demonstrated to be very fire retardant and easy to maintain. As such, SVK chose to develop this particular line.

Time for innovation. The new and hi-tech finishing line for fibre cement slates was set up at this time. These slates were treated to prevent moss formation and were easy to work with. They also complemented SVK's range of fibre cement facade panels.

Following the foundation of its new architectonic decorative concrete division in 1979, SVK invested in a new concrete plant in 2010. With its endless range of colours and shapes, SVK is a pioneer in the world of concrete.

After several decades, SVK expanded its fibre cement facade panel division with a state-of-the-art sawing machine. SVK also installed a new lab, in order to continue its innovation, and immediately develop and test out the latest technologies.

In 2016, a major investment was made in a new finishing line for facade panels. In partnership with Heliatek in Munich, SVK also won the prize for the best product development with its integration of supple solar panels.

The partnership with Heliatek continued in 2017, with the completion of two pilot projects, one in Brussels and one in Munich. These challenging projects were taken on with relish by SVK.

In 2019, SVK launched a new type of facade panel: "Decoboard Pure".

In order to further expand our expertise as a producer of fibre cement, it was decided in 2021 to sell the architectural concrete division.

On 1 March 2021, an agreement was reached whereby Group Delmar took over the business activities of the architectural concrete division from SVK nv.