RAS Cats Expands to Michigan and Boston.
RAS Cats continues to grow its operations to support automotive recyclers with two new locations.
RAS Cats Adds ICP Machine to Lab and Improves Technology for Suppliers
Despite a down market, RAS continues to invest heavily in the Catalytic Converter business. Increasing Cat production capacity, adding ICP capability to its lab, upgrading Catpro app buying tool, and launching the YMM VIN search extending value to end of life generators.
RAS Recall Rebrands to RAS Circulate
RAS expands to Ohio, reflecting the ongoing growth and development of new programs supporting its OEM partners.
RAS Celebrates 50th Anniversary
RAS celebrates its 50th anniversary in the automotive recycling industry. It is proud to be a quality and service-conscious company with over 40 product lines, 180,000 part numbers in inventory, and over 2 million cores processed annually.
RAS Cats Expands Operational Capabilities with Milling and XRF Analysis
RAS Cats adds Milling equipment and XRF analysis to its expanding offerings to increase confidence and integrity in the catalytic converter collection process.
RAS Processes Catalytic Converters at Strategic Smelters
To serve the growing procurement of Cats; RAS enters into relationship with industry-leading smelters to process Catalytic Converters under contracted assay results.
RAS Moves to New Facility
RAS moves its RI operations and office staff from the original Cranston location into a 250K square foot facility in Coventry RI. This supports the ongoing expansion of its core business and provides the company much needed space to fulfill its long term vision for growth.
Core Supplier of the Year
RAS receives Core Supplier of the Year award from Cardone Industries in recognition of its outstanding performance supporting the largest remanufacturer in the US.
RAS Expands Product Lines
RAS expands its product lines, adding Catalytic Converters. Bob Grady and Steve King joined the company and learn the business from the ground up under the guidance of Ted Eckstein.
RAS is Founded in the Back of a Truck
Ted Eckstein founds the company out of the back of a pickup truck dismantling starters and alternators for the metals. The company grows quickly as demand for rebuilt parts grows and soon moves into a small warehouse in Cranston, RI. The name “Rebuilders Automotive Supply” was a literal interpretation of the business he creates: supplying used parts to Automotive Rebuilders – then a small but fast growing segment of the Automotive Aftermarket.
