The History of Romans

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.
  • 2011
    Romans Expands
    Romans Expands
    After years of successful trading Romans continue to grow by knocking down the "Olive Tree" pub next door allowing us to have a bigger forecourt area and a new on-site workshop. Paul's son Tom joins the business at that time.
  • 2017
    1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe
    1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe
    A fantastic milestone for Romans continuing growth and evolution is by the inclusion of Romans in the Financial Times 1000 fastest growing companies in Europe.
  • 2019
    Romans Wins Big
    Romans Wins Big
    Romans are very honoured to be crowned as the “Independent Premium Dealer of the Year” at the coveted Motor Trader awards.
  • 2020
    The Ford Takeover
    The Ford Takeover
    During the pandemic the adjacent Ford dealership next door puts their site up for sale and Roman’s manages to secure it for a major expansion and after a 6 month refurbishment the new showroom opens.
  • 2022
    Old Showroom Refurb
    Old Showroom Refurb
    With our new showroom ready it was time to finally update and refurbish our old showroom to complete the look of the whole new site.
  • SPECIALIST DEALER OF THE YEAR
    SPECIALIST DEALER OF THE YEAR
    We're proud to win the coveted award of Specialist Used Car Dealership of The Year 2023.