Orbid

Overview

Orbid is a Belgian IT and HR services company with its registered office at Guldensporenpark 29 in Merelbeke. The entity was registered on 24 April 1998 as a naamloze vennootschap under enterprise number 0463.174.208. It lists offices in Merelbeke, Geel, Nivelles, Vilvoorde and Zele, and puts its staff at 185 experts. Software work includes implementations on Dynamics 365 and SharePoint alongside custom-built applications. Orbid has been part of the Ricoh group since 2020. On 1 October 2024 Maarten Van Der Biest became Managing Director of Orbid and sister company UpFront, succeeding Jan Verfaellie, who had led the company as CEO for 11 years, and he also took on the role of Head of Digital Services at Ricoh. On 1 April 2025 UpFront merged into Orbid, with the combined business continuing under the Orbid name and keeping the Merelbeke registered office and VAT number. Orbid is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work and for Data & AI. Customer cases published by the company include Jims, AZ Delta, Standard de Liège, Pattyn, Masterbulk and the school group SKOBO.

Stated facts & numbers

• Founded: 1998
• Legal name: ORBID NV
• Enterprise number: 0463.174.208
• Headquarters: Merelbeke
• Offices: Merelbeke, Geel, Nivelles, Vilvoorde, Zele
• Employees: 185
• Managing Director: Maarten Van der Biest (since 1 October 2024)
• Ownership: Part of the Ricoh group since 2020
• Services: Cloud and infrastructure, modern workplace, security, business process digitalisation, HR, UCaaS
• Certification: ISO/IEC 27001 (certificate IS 709118)
• Partner status: VMware by Broadcom Pinnacle Partner, Dell Technologies Titanium Black, DataCore Gold Partner, Microsoft Solutions Partner
• Customers: Jims (Colruyt Group), AZ Delta, Standard de Liège, Pattyn, Masterbulk, Duma Rent, Wycor, Alertis, MIG Motors, SKOBO
• Merger: UpFront merged into Orbid on 1 April 2025