citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message trust type b.v. industry computers and peripherals founded 1981 founder michel perridon headquarters dordrecht netherlands products computer peripherals and accessories owner michel perridon number of employees 250 slogan life is more trust us 1 website www.trust.com trust international b.v. is a privately held company headquartered in dordrecht the netherlands . it is a manufacturer of value for money computer accessories that are marketed mostly at low and middle segment price levels . trust international b.v. is an international company that is active in europe the middle east africa and latin america . it currently has 19 branches in europe and asia and employs around 250 people in total . contents 1 history 2 the organization 3 sports sponsorship 4 products 5 gallery 6 references 7 see also history edit this company was founded in 1981 in the netherlands under the name aashima technology b.v. and its core business was importing computer accessories game consoles and video games . from 1985 the company started producing its own products branded as trust . the business grew and so did the company . in 1988 the first foreign branch offices were opened in germany england italy and france . in the early nineties aashima technology b.v. changed its name into trust international b.v. in order to reinforce the trust brand name internationally . nowadays trust products can be found in more than 44 countries . the organization edit trust international b.v. is structured in a way to have a balance between central and local activities . its central headquarters in the netherlands is a shared service center for it services research & development products & concepts and corporate marketing . sports sponsorship edit dutch f1 driver jos verstappen used his strong dutch links to gain sponsorship for the minardi f1 team in 2003 when trust became one of the team sponsors . that sponsorship was moved to jordan grand prix in 2004 when verstappen was on the verge of a race seat with the team . trust had a sponsorship agreement with spyker f1 as the team started to bring in dutch sponsorship . trust was the head sponsor of the arden international team which competes in the gp2 and gp2 asia series and previously in formula 3000 . because of the sponsorship the team has been dubbed trust team arden . trust also sponsored minardi team usa in the 2007 champ car world series for much of the season but ended their sponsorship at the end of the season after the team stopped competing at the end of the year due to the unification of champ car and indycar . trust sponsored red bull racing . both sebastian vettel and mark webber had the trust name visible on the chin bar of their helmets . products edit tablet accessories sound imaging power adapters power protection portable connect gaming input gallery edit trust ps 2 wheel mouse mi 1200 a battery charger usb hub optical gaming mouse gm 4200 references edit trust about trust see also edit list of dutch companies this dutch corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title trust electronics company & oldid 733917248 categories electronics companies of the netherlandscomputer peripheral companiesvideotelephonyelectronics companies established in 1983dutch brandsdutch company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2011all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olfran aisitalianonederlandspolskiportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 10 august 2016 at 23 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view