THE VOGEL’S STORY SO FAR

Vogel’s, from the Netherlands, is the one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Audio Visual Mounting Solutions.

What began as a personal quest for perfection has developed into a successful international company, producing a highly distinctive range of mounts and mounting systems for audio, video and multimedia equipment.

Vogel’s products combine versatile functionality and robust performance with a sleek design. Over forty years, Vogel’s solutions have been based on the talent of people who are completely committed to the products they make and to the customers who use those products. GO TO VOGEL’S BRACKETS AND MOUNTS

Since the development of the world’s first speaker wall mount in 1973, this Dutch company has regularly produced award-winning solutions that make life easier for people. Today, Vogel’s is famous for its exceptional range of mounting solutions for LCD, plasma and LED screens, audio video equipment and tablets, and for anywhere in the home. All products are developed to offer extra personal comfort, both today and tomorrow.

In 1973, a time when most speakers were either placed on the ground, a side table or a windowsill, Harry Vogel’s comes up with a way to improve acoustics in the home. He decides to mount his speakers on the wall, so he can turn them to exactly the right position.

This inspires Harry Vogel’s, the father of our current CEO Gerdi, to develop the first speaker stand in the world.

The world’s first speaker wall bracket.
The BEK 100, as the speaker bracket was named, was a huge success. Harry introduced the BEK 100 onto the market and orders came pouring in. Some major changes soon had to be made to the Vogel’s family home.

The garage was turned into a small warehouse and a workshop was added to the house. Harry Vogel’s became an entrepreneur and established the Vogel’s brand.

Harry created new prototypes from soup spoons and toy parts, which he ‘borrowed’ from his wife Henny and his children, Gerdi and Marcel. In the following years, the range of products grew to include brackets for small speakers as well as a floor stand.

In 1978, five years after introducing the BEK 100, the first TV wall mount was introduced. The TV could be placed on the wall bracket and turned in any direction. After the TV wall mount, a ceiling bracket for televisions was introduced in the 1990s. They proved to be a huge commercial success, as hospitals began installing these ceiling brackets in large numbers.

Gradually, Vogel’s specialist field shifted from speaker wall brackets to TV mounts. The start of global growth for Vogel’s came with the introduction of the Evolution Series. This was the first modular system to integrate TV, cable housings and audio and video equipment. With its revolutionary design, it soon became the standard in its product category.

From as early as 1978, we started selling our products outside of the Netherlands. That year we sold our first speaker and TV brackets in Germany. In 1984, we even added the USA to the list, followed by Russia ten years later. Today, Vogel’s has offices in Putten, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Nanjing (China) and its headquarters in Eindhoven.

Flat Screen Brackets
Television technology is always on the move. The first flatscreen televisions to be introduced easily weighed 30-40Kg. This called for a sturdy and reliable TV bracket.

The TV wall mounts of the time were based on a gas spring mechanism that allowed the heavy screen to be moved with just one finger. Vogel’s received a Dutch Design Award for this design.