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Historical milestones

Learn about Ramirent's history in this animated presentation

1955 Steel Nail shop Rakennusmies (Rami) founded
1983 Acquired by Partek and renamed A-rakennusmies
1983 The start of rental business
1988 Internalisation started with first JV in Moscow, Russia
1994 Business expanded to St Petersburg in Russia and Tallin in Estonia
1995 MBO by key personnel and capital investors entered as shareholders
1997 Subsidiary opened in Riga in Latvia
1998 Entry into Lithuania
1998 Listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange
2000 Entry into Poland
2001 Company renamed Ramirent Plc
2002 Ramirent acquired Bautas in Norway and Stavdal in Sweden
2003 Greenfield start-up in Hungary
2004 Acquisition of Altima increased operations in Sweden and Denmark
2005 Operations started in Ukraine
2006 Greenfield start-up in Czech Republic
2008 Entry into Slovakia



Pictures over the years

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