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 & Völkers Gewerbe Immobilien GmbH (Commercial Real Estate) |
| 1989 | Start of overseas expansion with the opening of the first office in Mallorca (Spain) |
| 1995 | Opening of the first "Property Shop" |
| 1996 | Founding of Engel & Völkers Real Estate Academy |
| 1998 | Start of license partnership system |
| 1999 | Founding of Engel & Völkers AG |
| 2000 | Opening of the first office outside Europe in South Africa |
| 2002 | More than 35 license partners to date, including in Italy, Portugal and Great Britain |
| 2004 | Opening of offices in Florida (USA) and Dubai (UAE) Founding of company division “International Project Marketing” |
| 2005 | First licenses issued in Eastern Europe and South East Asia; opening of the first shop in Phuket (Thailand) |
| 2006 | US officials grant permission for licenses 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 | The number of Commercial offices increases from 16 to approx. 25
Founding of the consultancy company Engel & Völkers Advisory GmbH Opening of the 300th office worldwide Introduction of the new Yachting business division Founding of the Private Office in London New master licenses in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique |
| 2008 | Engel & Völkers celebrates 30th anniversary of the company
Founding of the new division Yachting Opening of first shops in Ireland, Portugal and the Netherlands New master licenses in Peru and Argentina Foundation of Engel & Völkers Charity Start of the international expansion of the Commercial division: Opening of international commercial offices in Prague, Lisbon and Doha |
| 2009 | Opening of the 400th office worldwide
Opening of the first shop in Russia (St. Petersburg) New master licenses in California and Australia Opening of first shops in Andorra, Macao, Oman, Montenegro Opening of international commercial offices in Istanbul, Copenhagen and Vienna |
