Milestones

25 years of growth

The Early Years

In the beginning, RMA was a trading company focused primarily on the greater Mekong region

• 1986 RMA buys Rochester Midland’s regional pharmaceutical distribution office
• Early to mid 90’s
  • RMA begins to represent major world-class brands Ingersoll-Rand, 3M, SDMO, Jeep Chrysler.
  • Offices open in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and East Timor.
  • RMA adds four new divisions: Engineering, Construction, Automotive, Trading & Logistics.
• 1997 RMA becomes a Ford dealer in Cambodia.
• 2007
  • RMA acquires Guava International to manage the Land Rover dealer and the network expands to an impressive 28 markets, from Central Europe to Asia.
  • GM, Mazda, JCB & Tata brands are added to RMA’s network operations.
• 2008
• RMA Indonesia begins serving customers from offices in Jakarta, offering products and services to the mining and oil & gas sectors, government fleets and NGO groups across the country.
• RMA opens a representative office in Turkey to manage contracts for Ford Cargo trucks and Ford Transit vans and buses with Ford Otosan.
• 2009
  • RMA becomes authorized dealers for Ford and Land Rover in Kazakhstan.
  • RMA adds value to the product and service offering by extending its Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier program to the Indonesia and South African facilities.

Rapid Growth Period

• 2002
  • RMA establishes operations in Afghanistan.
  • RMA expands worldwide as a trusted partner in post-conflict and emerging markets.
• 2004 Ford designates RMA as a global distributor to the Aid and Development sector.
• 2005
  • RMA becomes Ford’s only Qualified Vehicle Modifier in Africa and Asia Pacific.
  • RMA expands operations into Afghanistan and into West and South Africa.
  • Awarded Equipment Maintenance and Apprenticeship Service Program (EMAS) in Afghanistan by the U.S. Army.
  • Production capacity increases dramatically in Thailand and RMA expands with a new facility in South Africa.
• 2010
  • RMA opens its first representative office in Hanoi, Vietnam representing the heavy equipment brand JCB.
  • RMA is appointed as the authorized dealer for SDMO power generators in Kazakhstan.
• 2011
  • Guava International is appointed the Aid & Project distributor for Land Rover and assumes an additional 34 markets in Africa, bringing the total to 62.
  • RMA adds the Comin Group of Companies with operations in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia as an Engineering Solutions provider and a subcontractor in civil engineering works. Through the joint venture with PCS, Comin Group also provides Total Facilities Management Services.
  • A highlight of 2011 is the US Army TACOM contract extension, bringing the total delivery assignment for RMA’s Global Fleet Sales to over 40,000 vehicles.
  • RMA Automotive opens its first Ford Transit modification facility in Turkey.