Company History

The business of the Company was established in Montreal in 1866 by Robert Reford. Continuity in family ownership and management has been maintained since that time.

In the initial period, the Company participated in ownership and operation of sailing vessels such as the Thermopylae as well as general commodity trading business. Since these early years, however, there has been no participation in ownership or management of vessels. In the period 1911-1945 the Company was associated with Cunard and later White Star Line, as General Agents for Canada.

Since 1945, the Company has acted exclusively as General Steamship Agents. The Company is the oldest Canadian steamship agency organization. It is a wholly owned Canadian company.

Financial

Robert Reford is the successor corporation to The Robert Reford Company Limited, which commenced operations as Steamship Agent in Montreal in 1866.

Robert Reford is a wholly owned subsidiary of MRRM Inc., (formerly Mount Royal Rice Mills Limited).MRRM Inc. is engaged in a number of importing, manufacturing and distributing enterprises. MRRM Inc's Head Office is located at Montreal.