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The History of Romans

Whilst Romans International was officially founded in 1994 the story of Romans is really the story of Paul Jaconelli who has had a lifetime in the industry and still today runs the business, alongside his son Tom and the excellent team of long-serving staff.
  • 1984
    SUCCESS AT FIAT
    SUCCESS AT FIAT
    Having enjoyed success trading cars in his early years Paul is persuaded to take over HF Edwards a franchised Fiat & Peugeot dealership. He goes onto to win Europe’s Fiat dealer of the year 3 years in a row.
  • 1994
    ROMANS INTERNATIONAL IS BORN
    ROMANS INTERNATIONAL IS BORN
    When HF Edwards is bought out by HR Owen (then known as Malaya Group) Paul decides to leave the company to focus on his passion for supercars developing his very own business and acquiring the name "Romans International".
  • 1997
    First Romans Showroom Opens in Epsom
    First Romans Showroom Opens in Epsom
    After initially trading cars from home, Paul acquires a site in Chase Road, Epsom which holds about 15 cars for sale.
  • 2003
    Romans moves to Banstead
    Romans moves to Banstead
    Having outgrown the Epsom site, Paul manages to acquire a more prominent site, previously a Mazda dealership, which is situated in Banstead on the A217.