Servcorp
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Servcorp Limited
is a Public Company
listed on the Australian Stock Exchange
who provide serviced office and virtual office
products to markets in Australia
, New Zealand
, China
, South East Asia, Japan
, Europe
, The United States and the Middle East
.
Servcorp operates by obtaining entire floors in premium office towers around the world; dividing and refitting them into offices that accommodate between one and 10 people. The office space provided by Servcorp is often accompanied by secretarial and IT support serviced in prestigious buildings around the world.
Servcorp also offers Virtual Office
solutions which provide the address, telephone numbers, IT and secretarial support of an office without the physical space. Servcorp has registered and owns a trademark for the phrase "Everything but the office" which it uses for advertising the Virtual Office product offering.
Limited company
A limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...
is a Public Company
Public company
This is not the same as a Government-owned corporation.A public company or publicly traded company is a limited liability company that offers its securities for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange, or through market makers operating in over the counter markets...
listed on the Australian Stock Exchange
ASX
ASX may refer to:* Australian Securities Exchange, the primary stock exchange of Australia* Advanced Stream Redirector, a computer file format listing Windows Media files * Armstrong Siddeley ASX, a British experimental turbojet* John F...
who provide serviced office and virtual office
Virtual office
A virtual office is a combination of off-site live communication and address services that allow users to reduce traditional office costs while maintaining business professionalism...
products to markets in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, South East Asia, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, The United States and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
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Servcorp operates by obtaining entire floors in premium office towers around the world; dividing and refitting them into offices that accommodate between one and 10 people. The office space provided by Servcorp is often accompanied by secretarial and IT support serviced in prestigious buildings around the world.
Servcorp also offers Virtual Office
Virtual office
A virtual office is a combination of off-site live communication and address services that allow users to reduce traditional office costs while maintaining business professionalism...
solutions which provide the address, telephone numbers, IT and secretarial support of an office without the physical space. Servcorp has registered and owns a trademark for the phrase "Everything but the office" which it uses for advertising the Virtual Office product offering.
History
- Servcorp is the worlds first serviced office company and was founded by Alfred Moufarrige in 1978.
- Servcorp listed on the Australian Stock ExchangeASXASX may refer to:* Australian Securities Exchange, the primary stock exchange of Australia* Advanced Stream Redirector, a computer file format listing Windows Media files * Armstrong Siddeley ASX, a British experimental turbojet* John F...
in 1999 .
Export business
- Servcorp is now the leading AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n employer in JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
with 130 TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
staff. - Servcorp currently exports to 12 countries outside of Australia.
- Office Squared (a Servcorp Subsidiary) also exports to Malaysia
Technology
- Office Squared Ltd (a Servcorp subsidiary) rose to media attention in 2008 after signing a partnership agreement with MSC MalaysiaMSC MalaysiaMSC Malaysia . The Multimedia Super Corridor program was launched by Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia , circa 1996...
(a Malaysian Government Initiative - who are developing a projected named i-City Malaysia) to develop, install and maintain the information and technology in the i-City to enable plug and play technology, true-broadband and instant customer service facilities to be available everywhere within the city. - Servcorp garnered much media attention when it announced a partnership with Cisco SystemsCiscoCisco may refer to:Companies:*Cisco Systems, a computer networking company* Certis CISCO, corporatised entity of the former Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation in Singapore...
to roll out IP PhoneIP PhoneA VoIP phone uses voice over IP technologies allowing telephone calls to be made over an IP network such as the Internet instead of the ordinary PSTN system. Calls can traverse the Internet, or a private IP network such as that of a company...
services to all of it’s customers in Beijing, Tokyo, Paris, Singapore and Sydney - Servcorp has developed and maintains several proprietary software packages that are exclusively provided for the use of their clients these include; Email Spam Control and a Hottdesk (an internet based platform that allows the delivery of services and products online - in real time).