Auckland, 11 May 2015 – After winning the global award for Best Property Consultancy in December 2014, CBRE has once again been named Best Property Consultancy in New Zealand for the third year in a row as well as winning Best Property Consultancy Marketing in New Zealand.
CBRE New Zealand was then selected as a regional nominee representing Asia Pacific for Best Property Consultancy Marketing at the sought after awards, which were announced on 9 May 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The company will now compete against other regional nominations from Africa, Arabia, Europe, U.K. and the Americas to find the ultimate world’s Best Property Consultancy Marketing. The winner will be revealed at a ceremony in London in December 2015.
CBRE received 19 awards in total in a range of categories throughout Asia Pacific. The long-established International Property Awards and logo is recognised as a symbol of excellence throughout the global industry.
Brent McGregor, CBRE Senior Managing Director New Zealand said; “Our continual domination of these awards in New Zealand as well as the recognition on a regional level is outstanding. CBRE New Zealand is extremely proud and honoured to be recognised in this way and we look forward to the announcement of the regional and global winners in December.”
Overall, CBRE secured 19 national awards and eight regional nominations at the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards 2015. The excellent result included nine wins in the Best Property Consultancy category, with CBRE Australia and Singapore named the region’s overall highest scorers in the category and nominated for APAC regional awards at the global finals.
CBRE won the following national awards:
- Property Consultancy, Best (5 Stars): Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
- Property Consultancy, Highly Commended: China, Philippines, Vietnam
- Property Consultancy Marketing, Best (5 Stars): New Zealand
- Lettings Agency, Best (5 Stars): Philippines
- Real Estate Agency, Best (5 Stars): Philippines, Thailand
- Real Estate Agency Marketing, Best (5 Stars): Philippines
- Property Consultancy Website, Best (5 Stars): Thailand
- Real Estate Agency Website, Best (5 Stars): Thailand
The highest scoring winners from the Asia Pacific Property Awards also go on to compete against other winning companies from Europe, Africa, Canada, the USA, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Arabia to find the ultimate “World’s Best” in each category in December 2015. CBRE put eight entries forward for regional nominations for APAC and secured nominations for all of them—substantially more than its nearest rivals.
“To win so many national awards in APAC and have such a strong representation from the region at the forthcoming global awards is testament to our strength and depth of talent across the business, as well as our ongoing efforts to produce world-class client outcomes in every business line and geography. I’d like to thank all of our staff who have been involved in this achievement, and all of our clients that have worked with us over the period,” said Danny Queenan, CBRE CEO, Asia Pacific.
CBRE secured the following nominations for APAC for the forthcoming global awards:
- Best Property Consultancy: Australia
- Best Property Consultancy: Singapore
- Best Letting Agency: Philippines
- Best Real Estate Agency: Thailand
- Best Property Consultancy Marketing: Victoria Street, Wellington, New Zealand
- Best Real Estate Agency Marketing: Juan Luna, Philippines
- Best Property Consultancy Website: Thailand
- Best Real Estate Agency Website: Thailand
The Asia Pacific Property Awards are part of the long-established International Property Awards and the logo is recognised as a symbol of excellence throughout the global industry. Judging is carried out through a process involving a panel of over 70 experts covering every aspect of the property industry.
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About International Property Awards
The International Property Awards are open to residential and commercial property professionals from around the globe and celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property and real estate industry. The judging panel consisted of over 70 highly respected experts from all over the world and is chaired by three active members of the House of Lords in UK Parliament: Lord Caithness, Lord Best and Lord Courtown.
About CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2014 revenue). The Company has more than 52,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 370 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.