Superbrands UK Annual Vol.20 Savills
Brand History
1855 Savill & Son is founded by Alfred Savill.
1972 The fi rm is rebranded as Savills and moves to Mayfair.
1988 Savills is listed on the London Stock Exchange and begins trading as a plc.
1997 A 20% share of Savills is sold to First Pacifi c Davies – one of Asia’s foremost Savills plc is a global real estate services provider ith more than 00 off ces and associates property companies – and the subsidiary is rebranded FPDSavills. t roug out t e eri as t e ontinental urope sia a ifi ri a and t e Middle ast 2000 Savills plc is listed in the FTSE 250 and Its 35,000-strong workforce combines entrepreneurial spirit and a deep understanding acquires First Pacifi c Davies in April. of specialist property sectors with high standards of client care 2004 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. Market Achievements Savills won Residential Adviser of the Year Savills has an international network of more In its continued dominance of market-leading for a third consecutive year at the 2018 than 600 offi ces and associates across the deals, in 2018 Savills jointly advised Deka EG Awards, and beat shortlisters CBRE and 2013 Commercial Chairman Mark Ridley becomes CEO of Savills UK. UK, continental Europe, Asia Pacifi c, Africa, on the purchase of the 318,000 sq ft Verde Knight Frank to the coveted Global Real Estate the Middle East and the Americas. With 138 offi ce block in Victoria, London, for £455m. Adviser of the Year prize. Property Investor strategically located offi ces throughout the It also advised Hengli Investments Holding Europe magazine also selected Savills as 2018’s 2014 Savills announces its biggest ever acquisition: US fi rm Studley country, Savills has a substantial national European Broker of the Year, while Property at £154m. footprint and is the largest multi-service Week named Savills specialists the Industrial property advisory business in the UK, Agency Team of the Year in the UK. 2015 Savills completes its largest ever UK providing more sector specialisms than acquisition, the merger of Smiths Gore. any of its competitors across the commercial, In addition, Savills is The Times Graduate residential, rural and energy sectors. Employer of Choice for Property for the 12th 2016 Savills strengthens its position in the consecutive year, a position that it has held since Midlands with the acquisition of GBR Product the category’s inception in 2007. It also appears Phoenix Beard as well as acquiring During its 164-year history, Savills has in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers list specialist residential management grown from a family fi rm of chartered 2018. The fi rm continues to be the only real business Chainbow Ltd. surveyors into an international property estate agent to make the list, which rates UK services group. Servicing all aspects of the businesses across all sectors and geographies. 2017 Savills confi rms the completion of its residential, rural and commercial property (Group) Limited on the acquisition of the acquisition of Aguirre Newman S.A., markets, the fi rm continues to adapt its headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group As one of the founding members of ‘Changing the leading independent Spanish and offer to cater for a diverse and evolving at 25 Gresham Street, London – the Hong the Face of Property’ in 2014, an initiative run Portuguese real estate advisory fi rm. client base. Kong investor’s fi rst purchase in the UK. by a number of major property fi rms, Savills remains committed to developing a culture 2018 James Sparrow is appointed CEO UK of inclusivity and diversity within the property & EMEA and Richard Rees is appointed NOW MORE THAN EVER, OUR 150 UK MD. Savills acquires the third-party profession with fi ve areas of focus: gender, portfolio management business disability, LGBT, socio-economic and ethnicity. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MATTERS within British Land’s Broadgate Estates. Savills also acquires Cluttons Middle Charitable activity is strongly encouraged East, an established leading consultancy across the business. LandAid, the property business in the region with 190 industry charity, is Savills’ corporate charity, employees across seven offi ces, while YoungMinds, the UK’s leading charity property management operation, which covers Savills venture, Workthere, was introduced to help rebranding the business as Savills Middle East from 1st January 2019. championing the wellbeing and mental health 360 million sq ft of space; Porta Planning LLP, growing businesses fi nd fl exible, co-working and of young people, continues to be Savills UK a planning and development consultancy business serviced offi ce space. It has expanded into Ireland, graduates’ charity of choice in 2018/19. based in London; and Currell, a leading property Germany, France and the Netherlands, as well 2019 Mark Ridley, former Deputy Group CEO, succeeds Jeremy Helsby services company in East London. as taking its fi rst steps into Asia with an offer in as Savills Group CEO. After 11 years Recent Developments Singapore, with further global launches planned. in the role, Helsby becomes In the past 12 months Savills acquired Cluttons Promotion a consultant to the Plc Board in the USA. Middle East, an established leading consultancy In the residential sector, which is undergoing Brand Values business in the region with 190 employees huge disruption, Savills, as a premium brand, Savills attracts the best individuals within across seven offi ces, which has been rebranded needed to actively differentiate itself from the its market, and through careful selection and not on being the biggest company, just the as Savills Middle East. It also expanded its Indian rest of the market. Through market research the preservation of a unique culture, provides best in the eyes of its clients. Its values capture business into a full-service platform to operate it uncovered a real insight about consumers: a global platform from which its talents and its commitment not only to ethical, professional from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. they have relationships with their homes that are expertise can not only benefi t clients but also and responsible conduct but also to the essence akin to those they have in real life. Savills used this the wider community. of real estate success; an entrepreneurial, In the UK, Savills acquired British Land’s third- in its TV adverts and through a number of other value-embracing approach. party portfolio within its property management channels in an engaging and humorous way The fi rm’s vision is to be the real estate adviser business, Broadgate Estates, to enhance its to reach new people in new markets. of choice in all the markets it serves, focusing Photo, left to right: James Sparrow, Mark Ridley and Richard Rees superbrands.uk.com savills.co.uk Superbrands UK Annual Vol.20 Savills
Brand History
1855 Savill & Son is founded by Alfred Savill.
1972 The fi rm is rebranded as Savills and moves to Mayfair.
1988 Savills is listed on the London Stock Exchange and begins trading as a plc.
1997 A 20% share of Savills is sold to First Pacifi c Davies – one of Asia’s foremost Savills plc is a global real estate services provider ith more than 00 off ces and associates property companies – and the subsidiary is rebranded FPDSavills. t roug out t e eri as t e ontinental urope sia a ifi ri a and t e Middle ast 2000 Savills plc is listed in the FTSE 250 and Its 35,000-strong workforce combines entrepreneurial spirit and a deep understanding acquires First Pacifi c Davies in April. of specialist property sectors with high standards of client care 2004 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. Market Achievements Savills won Residential Adviser of the Year Savills has an international network of more In its continued dominance of market-leading for a third consecutive year at the 2018 than 600 offi ces and associates across the deals, in 2018 Savills jointly advised Deka EG Awards, and beat shortlisters CBRE and 2013 Commercial Chairman Mark Ridley becomes CEO of Savills UK. UK, continental Europe, Asia Pacifi c, Africa, on the purchase of the 318,000 sq ft Verde Knight Frank to the coveted Global Real Estate the Middle East and the Americas. With 138 offi ce block in Victoria, London, for £455m. Adviser of the Year prize. Property Investor strategically located offi ces throughout the It also advised Hengli Investments Holding Europe magazine also selected Savills as 2018’s 2014 Savills announces its biggest ever acquisition: US fi rm Studley country, Savills has a substantial national European Broker of the Year, while Property at £154m. footprint and is the largest multi-service Week named Savills specialists the Industrial property advisory business in the UK, Agency Team of the Year in the UK. 2015 Savills completes its largest ever UK providing more sector specialisms than acquisition, the merger of Smiths Gore. any of its competitors across the commercial, In addition, Savills is The Times Graduate residential, rural and energy sectors. Employer of Choice for Property for the 12th 2016 Savills strengthens its position in the consecutive year, a position that it has held since Midlands with the acquisition of GBR Product the category’s inception in 2007. It also appears Phoenix Beard as well as acquiring During its 164-year history, Savills has in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers list specialist residential management grown from a family fi rm of chartered 2018. The fi rm continues to be the only real business Chainbow Ltd. surveyors into an international property estate agent to make the list, which rates UK services group. Servicing all aspects of the businesses across all sectors and geographies. 2017 Savills confi rms the completion of its residential, rural and commercial property (Group) Limited on the acquisition of the acquisition of Aguirre Newman S.A., markets, the fi rm continues to adapt its headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group As one of the founding members of ‘Changing the leading independent Spanish and offer to cater for a diverse and evolving at 25 Gresham Street, London – the Hong the Face of Property’ in 2014, an initiative run Portuguese real estate advisory fi rm. client base. Kong investor’s fi rst purchase in the UK. by a number of major property fi rms, Savills remains committed to developing a culture 2018 James Sparrow is appointed CEO UK of inclusivity and diversity within the property & EMEA and Richard Rees is appointed NOW MORE THAN EVER, OUR 150 UK MD. Savills acquires the third-party profession with fi ve areas of focus: gender, portfolio management business disability, LGBT, socio-economic and ethnicity. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MATTERS within British Land’s Broadgate Estates. Savills also acquires Cluttons Middle Charitable activity is strongly encouraged East, an established leading consultancy across the business. LandAid, the property business in the region with 190 industry charity, is Savills’ corporate charity, employees across seven offi ces, while YoungMinds, the UK’s leading charity property management operation, which covers Savills venture, Workthere, was introduced to help rebranding the business as Savills Middle East from 1st January 2019. championing the wellbeing and mental health 360 million sq ft of space; Porta Planning LLP, growing businesses fi nd fl exible, co-working and of young people, continues to be Savills UK a planning and development consultancy business serviced offi ce space. It has expanded into Ireland, graduates’ charity of choice in 2018/19. based in London; and Currell, a leading property Germany, France and the Netherlands, as well 2019 Mark Ridley, former Deputy Group CEO, succeeds Jeremy Helsby services company in East London. as taking its fi rst steps into Asia with an offer in as Savills Group CEO. After 11 years Recent Developments Singapore, with further global launches planned. in the role, Helsby becomes In the past 12 months Savills acquired Cluttons Promotion a consultant to the Plc Board in the USA. Middle East, an established leading consultancy In the residential sector, which is undergoing Brand Values business in the region with 190 employees huge disruption, Savills, as a premium brand, Savills attracts the best individuals within across seven offi ces, which has been rebranded needed to actively differentiate itself from the its market, and through careful selection and not on being the biggest company, just the as Savills Middle East. It also expanded its Indian rest of the market. Through market research the preservation of a unique culture, provides best in the eyes of its clients. Its values capture business into a full-service platform to operate it uncovered a real insight about consumers: a global platform from which its talents and its commitment not only to ethical, professional from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. they have relationships with their homes that are expertise can not only benefi t clients but also and responsible conduct but also to the essence akin to those they have in real life. Savills used this the wider community. of real estate success; an entrepreneurial, In the UK, Savills acquired British Land’s third- in its TV adverts and through a number of other value-embracing approach. party portfolio within its property management channels in an engaging and humorous way The fi rm’s vision is to be the real estate adviser business, Broadgate Estates, to enhance its to reach new people in new markets. of choice in all the markets it serves, focusing Photo, left to right: James Sparrow, Mark Ridley and Richard Rees superbrands.uk.com savills.co.uk