The history of RMIG
| Richard Müller |
1890s……Richard Müller settles down in Denmark
The young German toolmaker Richard Müller came to Copenhagen, Denmark in the 1890s. He found a job, fell in love, got married and decided to settle down in Denmark.
1901……..Own company
Richard Müller did well in his new home country - he was a skilful toolmaker and an enterprising personality. In 1901 he had saved up a small initial capital enabling him to establish his own company based on his toolmaking skills.
The business concept for the new company was based on Richard Müller's idea that it was not enough just to make production tools. The company should also undertake the subsequent production of the materials for which the tools were made.
Activities extended
The business concept was extended to include perforation as long ago as 1906 - only 5 years after the start. The technology itself was very similar to that of punching, and the two lines of production supplemented each other. The company grew steadily and quietly. Richard Müller had the basic principle that debt was an evil, and therefore the expansion took place at an even and measured pace.
| Ernst Müller |
1925……..The first generational change
In 1925 Richard Müller became seriously ill and died when only 52 years old. His son Ernst Müller was trained as a toolmaker in the company, and he took over the leadership when he was 26 years old.
Ernst Müller followed in his father's footsteps with strict principles not to spend more than he earned. The company was carried on entirely in his father's spirit.
Limited liability company
The company was run as an individually owned company from its establishment until 1936, when the activities were so extensive that in 1936 Rich. Müller was converted into a limited liability company with Ernst Müller as the controlling shareholder and managing director.
Social responsibility
One example of Ernst Müller's social consciousness was that the company introduced paid holidays around 1930, as the first company in the iron industry in Denmark. Though three paid holidays a year does not appear to be much today, at that time it was a pioneering initiative. Paid holidays in general were legally introduced in Danish industry only in 1938.
New technology
In 1960 the company had developed an entirely new technology enabling perforation in the full width of the coil. This is what we today call all-across press technology. The professional competence of the company was now so advanced that, besides making the perforation tools, the company decided also to build the perforation machines, both the above mentioned all-across presses and sectional presses.
The second generational change
The next generational change also took place during these hectic years. Ernst Müller and Mrs. Müller established the Rich. Müller Foundation in December 1965 and transferred the majority shareholding to the Foundation.
During the years from the early 60s to the mid-60's the company had established a considerable export activity, but it was relatively sporadic and mainly concentrated around Scandinavia.
New companies
Purchase of new companies started exactly on 15th May 1972 when the first companies were bought. Then things happened fast, some companies were bought and new companies were established. These companies were gathered in the holding company RM Industrial Group A/S (RMIG) in 1978.
The management of RMIG was swift to see the opportunities in establishing a European network of perforation plants, not just in northern Europe, but all over Europe from Spain in the south to Norway in the north.
21st century…..A world of perforation
RMIG is now represented in 13 European countries with production and sales companies and is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of perforated metal. The experience we have gained in the various application areas where our products have been used during the last 100 plus years, allows us to serve as a knowledgeable partner to you, finding the right solution to your needs.