It all began in 1990 with the founding of the company in Berlin. Initially operating purely as a sound reinforcement service provider for television and radio, conference technology very quickly became another core competence. The partnership with Philips, the market leader in conference technology at the time, and membership of the international Congress Rental Network soon made it possible to organize international conferences and summits. The company grew rapidly and became a sought-after partner for innovative conference and event technology.
Here you can see some of the milestones in our company history:
1990
Company foundation in Berlin
1991
Philips sales and rental partner and associated first investments in infrared simultaneous interpreting technology
1992
Member of the international Congress Rental Network
1994
High investment in the first generation of digital conference technology – Philips Digital Congress Network and first deployment at the EU summit in Essen as a full-service provider of conference technology
1999
Founding of the southern branch in Stuttgart and framework agreements in the field of conference technology with well-known industrial customers, overall supplier of conference technology for the EU summit and G7/G8 summit in Cologne – Agent of the Year Congress Rental Network.
2000
Move to the current location in Berlin
2001
First use of dome cameras in conference technology and conclusion of framework agreement with the UN Climate Secretariat in Bonn UNFCCC
2003
Framework agreement with Messe Berlin as a conference and event technology service provider, including for the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) 2004-2012
2007
Conference technology supplier for the G8 summit in Heiligendamm
2008
Introduction of the next generation of digital conference technology – BOSCH DCN Next Generation and first use at the UN “Conference on Biological Diversity” in Bonn – Agent of the Year Congress Rental Network
2014
elakustik GmbH is taken over by POOLgroup GmbH as a 100% subsidiary, introduction of the first generation of digital IP conference technology – BOSCH DICENTIS
2015
Conference technology supplier for the G7 summit in Elmau
2016
Conference technology supplier for the 2016 OSCE conference in Hamburg
2017
Conference technology supplier for the G20 summit in Hamburg
2019
Launch of our cloud solutions for RSI – Remote Simultaneous Interpretation – remote interpreting
2020
Conference technology supplier for the EU2020 – German Presidency of the Council of the European Union
2022
Conference technology supplier for the G7 summit in Schloss Elmau