First Service
Colliers International in Australia is a part of the Colliers Macaulay Nicolls group of companies, also known as CMN. In 2004, CMN obtained a majority shareholder, FirstService, who has continued to help the company accelerate its vision of providing the best property services in the world.
FirstService is a Canadian-based, institutional grade, public company which has an exclusive focus on the real estate services sector, specifically in the following three areas:
- Commercial Real Estate
- Residential Property Management
- Property Services
Industry-leading service platforms include: FirstService Commercial Real Estate, the fourth largest global player in commercial real estate services; FirstManagement Partners, the largest manager of residential communities in North America; and TFC, North America's largest provider of property services through franchise and contractor networks.
With more than 18,000 employees operating from 186 company-owned offices in 36 countries, FirstService CRE generates annualised revenues of $US1.7 billion. Well-known real estate service brands include Colliers International, FirstService Williams, PRDnationwide, Cohen Financial, PKF Hotel and Hospitality Consulting, PGP Inc and MHPM Project Management.
FirstService is based in Toronto, Canada and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (FSV) and NASDAQ (FSRV). Despite tough market conditions, FirstService had solid financial performance in fiscal year 2008 and has one of the strongest balance sheets in the commercial real estate industry.
For more information, please visit http://www.firstservice.com/