Servcorp
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{{Infobox company
| name = Servcorp Limited
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{ASX|SRV}}
| industry = Serviced offices
| foundation = {{start date and age |1978}}
| founder = Alfred Moufarrige
| location_city = Sydney
| location_country = Australia
| num_locations = 150+ locations
| key_people = Alfred Moufarrige - CEO
Daniel Kukucka - CIO
CFO - David Hunt
Mark Vaile - Chairman
Colleen Susini - Senior Vice President USA{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=SRV.AX&WTmodLOC=C4-Officers-5|title=People at Servcorp|website=Reuters.com|access-date=2016-05-31}}
| products = Virtual Offices, Serviced offices, Meeting rooms, Coworking space
| homepage = {{website |http://www.servcorp.com}}
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Servcorp Limited is a multinational organisation that sells Serviced Offices, Virtual Offices, Coworking Spaces, Meeting Rooms, Community Packages, and IT Services to entrepreneurs, startups, SME's and large enterprises.
It was established in 1978 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/company.do#!/SRV/details|title=SERVCORP LIMITED details|website=Asx.com.au|access-date=2016-06-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230436/http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/company.do#!/SRV/details|archivedate=4 March 2016}} As of 9 December 2020, it operates in 125+ business centres in 43 cities across 21 countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.servcorp.com.au/en/about-us/|title=About us|website=Servcorp.com|access-date=2016-06-01}}{{Self-published source|date=June 2016}} The company currently has 85 coworking locations globally.
Servcorp has registered and owns a trademark for the phrase "Everything but the office".IP Australia - Trade Mark number 1124080 – http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au
History
Servcorp was founded by Alfred Moufarrige in 1978. In 1980 Servcorp pioneered the virtual office concept.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinfocus.com.au/index.php/2013/02/servcorp-limited/|title=Smart Solutions for Business: Servcorp Limited|website=Businessinfocus.com.au|access-date=2016-06-01}} In 1990, Servcorp expanded to Singapore, then throughout South East Asia,{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/business-usual/2012/07/16/828160/serviced-office-provider-helps-smes-beat-big-players|title=Serviced office provider helps SMEs beat big players|website=Philstar.com|date=16 July 2012|access-date=2016-06-01}} France and Japan. Servcorp was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1999.
In 1999, Servcorp launched its first Chinese offices in Shanghai.{{Cite web |title=Servcorp |url=https://shanghai.lps-china.com/partners/servcorp-3/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Shanghai}} In 2003, Servcorp was the leading Australian employer in Japan with 130 Tokyo staff.{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/19/1066502069671.html|title=Servcorp back at top end of town|website=Theage.com.au|author=Paul Robinson|date=20 October 2003|access-date=2016-06-01}} Servcorp opened its first United Kingdom office in 2009. It opened its first United States 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's Fortune Financial Center.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} In August 2014, Servcorp signed a 15-year lease for the 85th floor of the One World Trade Center in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2014/08/25/servcorp-books-a-floor-at-1-wtc/|title=Servcorp books a floor at 1 WTC|website=New York Post|author=Lois Weiss|date=25 August 2014|access-date=2016-05-31}}
In February 2016, Servcorp turned to the business version of Dropbox to provide a file-sharing solution{{buzzword inline|date=June 2019}} to its employees.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/593887/servcorp-turns-dropbox-collaboration/|title=Servcorp turns to Dropbox for collaboration|website=Computerworld.com.au|date=12 February 2016|author=Rohan Pearce|access-date=2016-06-01}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/294514|title=Forty Years And Counting: Servcorp's Long-Serving CEO Alfred George Moufarrige|last=Pupic|first=Tamara|date=2017-05-21|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2019-04-18}}
in February 2019, Servcorp opened its first location in Berlin, Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.servcorp.de/en/coworking/locations/|title=Coworking in Europe- Servcorp|website=www.servcorp.de|access-date=2019-04-18}} In September 2023, Servcorp opened a coworking space in the TOHO Hibiya Promenade Building in Japan. {{Cite web|url=https://www.servcorp.co.jp/en/locations/tokyo/toho-hibiya-promenade-building|title=New coworking space opens in the TOHO Hibiya Promenade Building|access-date=2023-11-06}}