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Ralph’s Radio carries a wide variety of products including Car Audio, Car Security, Cellular, Radar Detectors, Marine Audio, Satellite Communications and Wireless Communications. We have been...
Victoria Location. 815 View St. Victoria, BC V8W 1K1. Canada. Phone: 250-386-7100.
Whether you own a mint Porsche 911 993, a 5-year-old Boxster or a brand-new Cayman, the car audio upgrade veterans at Ralphs Radio in Vancouver and Victoria are experts at making the stereo systems in …
Ralph's Radio Ltd. - Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia. 1,593 likes · 20 were here. We specialize in installation of car stereo, security, radar,...
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- How It All Began
- Becoming A Family Business
- Changes in The Industry Mark Ralph’s Radio History
- Ralph’s Radio Continues to Grow
- Ralph’s Doubles Their Space Again!
- Willing to Take A Risk
- Mobile Communications Becomes A Big Part of Ralph’s Radio
- More Changes Ahead For Ralph’s Radio
- Ralph’s Radio Becomes A Third-Generation Family Business
- Big Changes For Ralph’s Radio in 2020
In 1949, Ralph Jevne opened Ralph’s Radio & T.V. At this time, the store was at 3316 Main Street in Vancouver, a 1,000-square-foot building that Ralph rented. He ran the business as a sole proprietorship until Orest (Orrie) Rurak became an equal partner in 1953. They made an agreement for Orrie to buy Ralph out and become the owner in one year. In ...
Later down the road, in May of 1955, Ralph Jevne left the business and Cecil Tayes took his position. In the mid-60s, Orrie’s two sons, Dave and Tim Rurak, began working part-time at the store as well, along with Gord Riches. Growing up, Dave and Tim watched their dad work and helped him around the shop in any way they could. In Tim’s words, “I was...
It was about 1966 when car stereoswere invented. A few years after that, Ralph’s Radio began to see the dramatic effect of this ever-growing industry. Orrie Rurak had worked so diligently at creating an excellent reputation for his business that Ralph’s Radio stayed on top of the new technologies that were quickly advancing and saw a major increase...
From 1972–1976, sales steadily grew and Ralph’s continued to expand the space they were leasing, with 1974 the year that brothers Dave and Tim became equal partners in the business. The company purchased Johnson Mobile, a one-man operation doing sales and installations of car radiosand stereos. One year later, it was time to start a distribution di...
With this amount of growth in just a few short years, the team at Ralph’s was definitely doing something right. In June of 1977, they purchased a 5,000-square-foot building at 4 West 7th Avenue in Vancouver. This building housed the warehouse portion of the business as well as the dealer installations and wholesale distribution sales for. Ralph’s n...
In December of 1980, Ralph’s Radio decided to take a risk and purchase Vancouver Auto Radio Sales Ltd. at 8123 Main Street in Vancouver. This was a four-man operation that sold, serviced and installedcar stereos. The following year, they changed the name of this business to Ralph’s Radio Ltd. In 1981, Ralph’s had once again doubled their staff to k...
In September of 1984, Ralph’s branched out into the mobile communications business and become the first authorized sales agent for BC Tel’s Autotel phones. Because they saw tremendous success in this area, BC Tel invited them to become its first authorized agent for their new cellular network. At this time, the car stereo side of business stayed st...
As times changed and more and more technologies were discovered, Ralph’s Radio kept up with the latest products. In December of 1990, Ralph’s decided to enter the two-way radio business and set up its own network, called Pacific Trunking Ltd. It was March of 1995 that the company also went through another renovation, this time installing a new Poin...
Ralph’s became a family business when Orrie Rurak passed his company down to his two sons, Dave and Tim. In the mid-2000s, their sons worked for the family business as well. In October 2005, Dave’s son, Trevor Rurak, began working full-time at Ralph’s, and in 2008, Tim’s son, Tristan Rurak, also came on board full-time. In February 2017, Dave and T...
The summer of 2020 brought about the latest round of changes to the management team at Ralph’s Radio. Dave Rurak retired at the end of July, and his son, Trevor, left the company at the same time. On Aug. 1, Tim Rurak purchased Dave’s shares in the company. Tristan has been promoted to vice president of Ralph’s Radio and is in charge of business de...
Car Audio. Ralph’s Radio has been in the car audio business for what seems like an eternity – our roots trace back to 1949. What that means to you is we have an incredible depth of experience when it comes to outfitting your vehicle with the latest car stereo technology.
5 reviews and 37 photos of RALPH'S RADIO "Ralph's Radio was fantastic. They quoted me an excellent price, got me in to do the install in a timely manner and it was DONE IN AN HOUR! Very professional, and the new stereo is working perfectly!
