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 What drives us now is what drove us then: obsession with customer need and a passion for excellence. |
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1985 |
AEA International is founded and opens its first alarm centers in Singapore and Indonesia, as well as a clinic in Jakarta |
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1989 |
Alarm center in Hong Kong established |
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Representative office in Beijing opened |
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1989 -1994 |
AEA International continues to expand its network, opening eight new alarm centers in Asia |
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Clinics in Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City opened |
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1995 |
Alarm centers in Sydney and Seattle opened |
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AEA International acquires Service Medical International (SMI), expanding its clinical and medical service capabilities |
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1998 |
AEA International acquires International SOS Assistance, creating the largest medical assistance company in the world |
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The company acquires DELTA Consulting Group and its network of alarm centers in Russia and Eastern Europe |
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Assistance Médicale Internationale (SAMI), a provider of medical services, acquired |
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1999 |
Operations expanded in Africa and the Middle East |
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AEA International is renamed: International SOS, an AEA company |
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2000 |
International SOS acquires Medical Rescue International (MRI) to extend its presence in the southern Africa continent, making it the largest medical assistance company in the region |
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2002 |
International SOS and Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V. – German Air Rescue (DRF), sign an agreement to form a joint-venture company: International SOS Emergency Services Deutschland Gmbh, based in Stuttgart |
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2004 |
Office and two new clinics opened in Angola |
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2004 |
Clinic opened in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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2005 |
Office opened in Mumbai, India |
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2006 |
Regional office for the Middle East and Africa opened in Dubai, UAE |
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2008: |
International SOS and Control Risks form joint venture to provide clients with enhanced travel and expatriate security services. |
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