HISTORY
G&G was founded in 1995, November 1st as a trading company
under the name G&G Audio/Video Services.
In addition to the sale of CQ cleaning tissues for video
heads and Kata camera bags, we tested professional Betacam-SP video cassettes for cameramen.
The quality testing scheme of the video cassettes was so
successful, that shortly afterwards we
introduced the brand Tape Check for this service.
At the request of a few (commercial) private television
stations we started to evaluate used Betacam cassettes for re-use which led to the formation of Tape Check Europe B.V.
During 1996 and 1997, in close cooperation
with some of our customers, we developed the quality control process of cleaning and testing videotapes according to "new" specification. This unique process is now
known as the “Tape Check” method: every tape that passes the test free of
defects is ensured to provide at least the same quality as a new cassette.
In 1999, as John de Mol introduces "Big Brother" as the new
concept of Reality-TV, the re-use of video cassettes in the production of TV shows made a huge expansion. The incredible success of Reality-TV series opened the market for Tape Check in Europe.
Now Tape Check Europe is the largest videotape recycling
company in the world. In 2007, in addition to
video cassettes, we also started to clean and test Professional XD-Cam discs for
re-use.
The success of Tape Check has also led to an increase in
demand for a variety of storage media, and accessories (such as batteries, gaffertape, etc.) that also G&G
Audio/Video Services since 1996 was undergoing a process of growth with the emphasis at all kinds of video related
consumables.
With the acquisition of Quantegy Europe in 2005, we made an
expansion to our range of offerings with a complete line of professional audio products. The following years we also
made an entry into the Eastern Europe, Middle
East and Asian markets.
Today G&G products and services are distributed through the following related companies:
1.G&G Trading B.V : sales and marketing for Netherlands, Belgium and Scandinavia.
2.Tape Innovation Deutschland GmbH sales and marketing for Germany, Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slowakia,
Hongary and the Baltic States.
3.Tape Innovation UK Ltd sales and marketing for United
Kingdom and Ireland.
4. G&G Trading International B.V. sales and marketing
for all other countries.
G&G continues to search for new products and solutions for its customers in order to continue to play a leading role in the fast-changing world.
At present, the following trademarks are the property of G&G:
- SPITA
- PRIME
- TAPECHECK
- DISCCHECK
- SPITA ResQ - tape
- SPITA ResQ - plast
- SPITA ResQ - spray
The following brands are represented
exclusively in Europe by G&G:
- RIP-TIE
- RMGI
- ONE TAPE
- TAPERWIRE
- TENTEL
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