Joseph VANDERSCHOOTEN founded the company in Armentières in the North of France in 1947.
Making textile weaving at its beginning, the company Vanderschooten rapidly expanded in clothing industry to become one of the major market players for household linen in France and worldwide.
Today, the company is still managed by the VANDERSCHOOTEN family.

As time goes by, the VDS Group developed with companies having a unique know-how:
• Coucke: A specialist of kitchen and table linen and kitchen textile accessories
• Alexandre Turpault: A creator of upmarket bed, table and bathroom linen
• ITC: A manufacturer of bed and bathroom linen under the Elvé brand and many licences
• Abbeloos: A Belgian weaver of bathroom linen
• Norlinge: A service provider of textile equipments for hotel industry, tourist industry and local authorities
• La Rivière département publicitaire: A manufacturer of advertising and promotional textile items