1956

The Holding Company, Raffles United Holdings Pte Ltd FKA Kian Ho Bearings Ltd, started operations as a sole proprietorship

1965

Acquired authorized distributorship of FAG bearings from Germany

1973

Converted from sole proprietorship to a private limited company

1974

Set up branch in Jalan Besar, South Singapore

1975

↪Acquired sole distributorship for IKO bearings from Japan

↪Set up a wholly-owned subsidiary – Kian Ho Bearings (M) Sdn Bhd in Malaysia

↪Acquired authorized distributorship for NOK seals from Japan

1978

Set up new branch in Jurong, West Singapore

1980

Acquired distributorship for HALLITE seals from UK

1988

↪Acquired authorized distributorship for GP bearings of Taiwan

↪Acquired distributorship for DAIDO bearings of Japan

1995

Got listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange

1998

↪Construction of a new 5-storey building in Changi South Business Park, East Singapore

↪Established a wholly-owned subsidiary “Acker Machinery (Shanghai) Co Ltd” in Shanghai, China

2000

Shifted to new head office and warehouse in Changi South Business Park, East Singapore

2007

↪Acquired authorized distributorship for INA bearings from Germany

↪Acquired authorized distributorship of NSK bearings from Japan

2008

Established a subsidiary “PT. Kian Ho Indonesia” in Indonesia

2009

Established of a wholly-owned subsidiary “Kian Ho (Vietnam) Co Ltd in Vietnam

2010

Set up new branch in Yew Tee, North Singapore

2014

↪Established a wholly-owned subsidiary “Kian Ho Pte Ltd” in Singapore

↪Transferred bearings and seals business of Raffles United Holdings Pte Ltd to Kian Ho Pte Ltd

↪Acquired authorized distributorship for Kuroda Precision ball screws from Japan

2015

↪Appointed distributorship for DLI seals from England

↪Appointed distributorship for EZO bearings from Japan

↪Appointed authorized distributor for NB bearings from Japan

↪Appointed distributorship for Parker seals from USA

↪Set up a new branch in Ubi, Central Singapore

2017

Appointed distributorship for Sakagami Seals from Japan

2019

↪Awarded bizSAFE Level 1

↪The Holding Company was privatised and renamed to Raffles United Holdings Pte Ltd on 30 December

2020

↪Awarded bizSAFE Level 2

↪Awarded bizSAFE Level 3