Engel & Völkers
Company History
| 1977 | Founding of the Engel & Cie Company in Hamburg |
| 1988 | Founding of Grund Genug publishing house; first issue of the
architecture and lifestyle
magazine Founding of Engel & Vlkers Gewerbe Immobilien GmbH (commercial property) |
| 1989 | Start of overseas expansion with the opening of the first office in Majorca |
| 1995 | Opening of the first property shop |
| 1996 | Founding of Engel & Vlkers Real Estate Academy |
| 1998 | Start of licence partnership system |
| 1999 | Founding of Engel & Vlkers AG |
| 2000 | Opening of the first office outside Europe in South Africa |
| 2002 | More than 35 licence partners to date, including in Italy, Portugal and Great Britain |
| 2004 | Opening of offices in Florida and Dubai Founding of company division International Project Marketing |
| 2005 | First licences issued in Eastern Europe and South East Asia; opening of the first shop in Phuket/Thailand |
| 2006 | US officials grant
permission for licences to be issued Opening of headquarters in New York for expansion in the USA Opening of headquarters in Hong Kong for expansion in Asia |
| 2007 | Founding
of consultancy division Engel & Vlkers Advisory GmbH Opening of the 300th office worldwide |
