Superbrands UK Annual V19

Savills is a global services provider with an international network of more than 700 offi ces and associates throughout the UK and continental Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacifi c, Africa and the Middle East. Its 32,000-strong workforce combines entrepreneurial spirit and a deep understanding of specialist property sectors with high standards of client care.

Savills also returned to The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers list in 2017, rising 11 places to 83rd. The fi rm continues to be the only real to make the list, which ranks UK businesses across all sectors and geographies.

Savills won the coveted ‘Residential Adviser of the Year’ for a second consecutive year at the 2017 Awards and at the Awards 2017, the team was crowned ‘Industrial Agency Team of the Year’.

Savills is one of the founding members of Changing the Face of Property, an initiative run by a number of major property fi rms, which focuses on tackling diversity. In November 2017, Savills signed Real Estate Balance’s ‘CEO Commitments for Diversity’ Market pledge, which was launched at the British Property Savills is the largest multi-service property Federation annual dinner. The industry-wide advisory business in the UK, providing more initiative saw over 50 business leaders commit sector specialisms than any of its competitors to promoting an inclusive, gender balanced across the commercial, residential, rural and workforce. The 10 commitments in the pledge energy sectors. With 138 strategically located are designed to change how gender, as well offi ces throughout the UK, Savills has the largest as all other aspects of diversity, are delivered national footprint rivalling its competitors. across the property sector.

Savills continued to demonstrate its strength as a global advisor when it advised CC Land Holdings Limited a Hong Kong-based investment holding company, on the purchase of The Leadenhall Building, in the City of London, acknowledged as one of London’s most iconic offi ce buildings. The deal was the second largest single asset ever to trade in the UK in 2017.

Product During its 163-year history, Savills has grown from a family fi rm of chartered surveyors into an international property services group. Servicing all aspects of the residential, rural and commercial property markets, the fi rm continues to adapt its offer to cater for its diverse client base.

Achievements Savills is The Times Graduate Employer of Choice for the 11th consecutive year, a position that the fi rm has held since the category’s inception in 2007.

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Brand History 11855855 Savill & Son is founded by Alfred Savill. 11972972 The fi rm is rebranded as Savills and moves to Mayfair. 11988988 Savills is listed on the London Stock Exchange and begins trading as a plc. 11997997 A 20% share of Savills is sold to First Pacifi c Davies – one of Asia’s foremost property companies – and the subsidiary is rebranded FPDSavills. 22000000 Savills plc is listed in the FTSE 250 and acquires First Pacifi c Davies in April. 22004004 To coincide with the company’s 150th anniversary in 2005, the decision is made to drop ‘FPD’ from FPDSavills. The rebrand brings all the subsidiaries back under the Savills umbrella. 22013013 Commercial Chairman, Mark Ridley, becomes CEO of Savills UK. 22014014 Savills announces its biggest ever acquisition of the US fi rm Studley at £154m and CEO of Savills UK, Mark Ridley, takes on the additional role of European CEO. 22015015 Savills completes its largest ever UK acquisition, the merger of . 22016016 Savills strengthens its position in the Midlands with the acquisition of GBR Phoenix Beard as well as acquiring specialist residential management business Chainbow Ltd. 22017017 Savills confi rms the completion of its acquisition of Aguirre Newman S.A., the leading independent Spanish and Portuguese real estate advisory.

Charitable activity is strongly encouraged across to a close, Savills confi rmed the completion across Europe, America and Asia-Pacifi c. the business. YoungMinds, the UK’s leading charity of its acquisition of 100% of Aguirre Newman The concept was formed by Cal Lee, a former championing the wellbeing and mental health S.A., the leading independent Spanish and graduate and development surveyor within of young people, was chosen by Savills graduates Portuguese real estate advisory. The newly the business. as the charity of choice for 2017 and organised combined business located in Spain and Portugal a number of fundraising events throughout the will be re-branded Savills Aguirre Newman. Brand Values year. Savills employee Harry Wentworth-Stanley, Savills focuses on attracting the best individuals and his teammates, completed the 3,000-mile Promotion within its market. Through careful selection and trans-Atlantic Talisker Whiskey Challenge In the residential sector, which is undergoing the preservation of a unique culture, it provides in 2017. This resulted in donations exceeding huge disruption, Savills, as a premium brand, a global platform from which its talents and £550,000 – a race record – which will fund needed to actively differentiate itself from the expertise can not only benefi t clients but also James’ Place, a series of non-clinical crisis rest of the market. Through market research the the wider community. centres designed to offer support for those fi rm uncovered a real insight about consumers with depression. Harry and his friends undertook – that they have relationships with their homes The fi rm’s vision is to be the real estate adviser the challenge to raise awareness of anxiety, which are akin to those they have in real life. of choice in the markets it serves. depression and suicide after his brother ended Savills used these fi ndings in its TV adverts his life, age 21, in 2006. and through a number of other channels Savills does not wish to be the biggest, just the in an engaging and humorous way to reach best (as judged by its clients). Its values capture Recent Developments new audiences in new markets. commitment not only to ethical, professional Within Europe, Savills successfully opened and responsible conduct but also to the essence an offi ce in Prague, in order to support Savills also launched Workthere, a new venture of real estate success; an entrepreneurial, the company’s continued expansion across introduced to help growing businesses fi nd value-embracing approach. Central and Eastern Europe. As 2017 came fl exible, co-working and serviced offi ce space

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