Cluttons Celebrates 250 Years Of Forward Thinking

Cluttons, the global real estate services company with a presence in over 50 countries, celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, making it the oldest practicing firm of chartered surveyors in the world. The company was founded by John Clutton in 1765 - eleven years before the United States of America was founded and before the battle of Waterloo. John Clutton was also joint founder and the first president of the RICS.

Although one of the oldest real estate companies in the world, Cluttons has always been a forward thinking business, developing innovative ideas and approaches to service delivery that makes life easier for its clients.

In the early 1970s, Cluttons was the first UK real estate company to open in the Middle East where it is now the market leader. The firm has also been a leading provider to London's Great Estates for 250 years and is now the market leader in the Telecoms sector, managing over 100,000 leasehold interests. In the past year, the company has established a global facilities management business and opened in emerging markets, including India, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.

Bill Siegle, senior partner at Cluttons, said: "We are proud of our heritage, but the firm continues to look forward and we are investing in the future as we begin our 250th anniversary celebrations. To mark the achievement there will be a number of events throughout the year, including attempting to raise £250,000 for LandAid and sponsorship of an industry wide competitions to promote innovation and forward thinking in property."

Last year Cluttons completed a corporate rebranding and company restructure, repositioning itself to fully represent the modern, forward thinking company it has become over the last 250 years. The company recently announced 2014 profits before tax had increased by 36% to £10.9 million.