Servcorp Limited is a multinational organisation that sells
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,
Virtual Offices
A virtual office is part of the flexible workspace industry that provides businesses with any combination of services, space and/or technology, without those businesses bearing the capital expenses of owning or leasing a traditional office.
Virtu ...
,
Coworking Spaces
Coworking is an arrangement in which workers for different companies share an office space. It allows cost savings and convenience through the use of common infrastructures, such as equipment, utilities and receptionist and custodial services, a ...
,
Meeting Rooms,
Community Packages, and
IT Services
Information technology service management (ITSM) is the activities that are performed by an organization to design, build, deliver, operate and control information technology (IT) services offered to customers.
Differing from more technology-o ...
to entrepreneurs, startups, SME's and large enterprises. It was established in 1978 and listed on the
Australian Stock Exchange
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in 1999. As of 9 December 2020, it operates in 125+ business centres in 43 cities across 21 countries.
The company currently has 85 coworking locations globally.
Servcorp has registered and owns a trademark for the phrase "Everything but the office".
History
Servcorp was founded by Alfred Moufarrige in 1978. In 1980 Servcorp pioneered the
virtual office
A virtual office is part of the flexible workspace industry that provides businesses with any combination of services, space and/or technology, without those businesses bearing the capital expenses of owning or leasing a traditional office.
Virtu ...
concept. In 1990, Servcorp expanded to Singapore, then throughout South East Asia, France and Japan.
Servcorp was listed on the
Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia a ...
in 1999.
In 1999, Servcorp launched its first Chinese offices in
Shanghai
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.
In 2003, Servcorp was the leading
Australian employer in
Japan with 130
Tokyo
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staff.
Servcorp opened its first
United Kingdom
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office in 2009. It opened its first
United States
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location in 2010.
Servcorp opened its first office in İstanbul Turkey in 2010 and second one in 2011 in Tekfen Tower.
In April 2014, Servcorp opened new offices in
Beijing
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's
Fortune Financial Center
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. In August 2014, Servcorp signed a 15-year lease for the 85th floor of the
One World Trade Center
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.
In February 2016, Servcorp turned to the business version of
Dropbox
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to provide a file-sharing solution to its employees.
In July 2018, Servcorp launched a new internal platform for clients called Servcorp Home which integrates the company's community and IT services.
In October 2018, Servcorp celebrated its 40th anniversary.
in February 2019, Servcorp opened its first location in Berlin, Germany.
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Multinational companies headquartered in Australia
1978 establishments in Australia
Property management companies
Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Real estate companies of Australia
Companies based in Sydney