Republic Tower 110 Southeast 6th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Alamo Rent A Car principally targets leisure travelers and cost-conscious business travelers. Alamo's objective is to be the low-cost provider of quality vehicle rental service and to increase customer satisfaction and retention by developing innovative, time-saving options for customers and other …
134 Nithsdale Drive Pollokshaws Glasgow Lanarkshire G41 2PP Scotland Company Perspectives: We at Arnold Clark are a committed team of caring professionals. The simple philosophy on which the company was founded in the 1950s remains the aim of the company today--to offer unrivalled value for money and create the highest possible levels of customer satisfaction. Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd. is the…
Ashtead House Business Park 8, Barnett Wood Lane Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7DG United Kingdom Company Perspectives: We will develop Ashtead into an internationally based industrial rentals Group, meeting customer needs at a worthwhile profit to our enterprise in markets where we have scope to build a significant presence. England's Ashtead Group plc is a leading provider of non-manned equipment re…
1 Beacon Street, Suite 1550 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Berkshire Realty Holdings L.P. we are committed to providing a quality living experience for our residents. Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P. is a private real estate investment firm located in Boston, although it is not involved in the New England market. Rather, it acquires, develops, and operates multifamily …
1201 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75270 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We help people transform ordinary nights into BLOCKBUSTER nights by b eing their complete source for movies and games. Blockbuster Inc. is the largest video rental chain in the world provi ding in-home rental, retail movie, and game entertainment. Blockbuste r operates about 9,100 video stores, serving approximately three mill ion c…
10 Cornwall Terrace Regent's Park London NW1 4QP United Kingdom Company Perspectives: British Land's opportunistic but risk-averse strategy seeks to achieve long-term growth in shareholder value by: focusing on prime assets in the office and retail sectors; creating exceptional long-term investments with strong covenants, long lease profiles and growth potential; enhancing property returns throug…
4225 Naperville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-3662 U.S.A. In the early 1990s the Budget Rent a Car Corporation ranked as the world's third largest car and truck rental system, with company-owned and franchise operations in more than 110 countries and in all 50 of the United States. The company has grown steadily throughout its 35-year history and has solidified its position within the increasingly i…
1 Canada Sq. Canary Wharf London E14 5AB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The strategy of the Group is to create shareholder value by controlling and actively managing all aspects of the development and operation of the estate, including property development and construction, marketing and leasing and management of its property portfolio. The Directors believe that the Group can, as an active…
533 S. Fremont Avenue Los Angeles, California 90071-1798 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As America's leading commercial real estate services company, CB Commercial is dedicated to providing responsive, results-oriented client service--through the delivery of integrated, strategic real estate solutions locally and around the world. Our success in delivery on this promise in large measure explains ho…
9 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a renewed Cendant, we continue to build on our historical strengths in the travel and real estate service sectors. We are a leading architect of franchise systems and an innovative provider of outsourcing services. Today's Cendant proves that strong leadership transcends time. Cendant Corporation was formed in December 19…
11 W. Hampton Avenue Mesa, Arizona 85210-5258 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Company is best served by maintaining and expanding our higher yield domestic rental business. We simply cannot rely on the European vacationer to brace our rental business. Plans have been developed to increase our Satellite rental centers. Also, we are exploring chassis maintenance agreements with truck rental firms …
5330 East 31st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. strives to offer the best personal service and value-priced rental vehicles to a wide variety of leisure and cost-conscious customers at major and suburban airports as well as at local market locations. The company strives to increase revenues and improve profitability by strengthening i…
21051 Warner Center Lane Woodland Hills, California 91367 U.S.A. El Camino Resources International Inc., through its primary operating company, El Camino Resources, Ltd., is a leading reseller and lessor of mainframe and midrange computers, with IBM mainframes as its core business. El Camino ranks as the second largest U.S. computer lessor after publicly-held Comdisco, Inc. and is also among the …
6060 Sepulveda Boulevard Van Nuys, California 91411-2512 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With the industry's largest inventory of leading edge technology products, innovative rental/leasing programs and services, and a knowledgeable staff, Electro Rent is unmatched in North America. And we're always looking toward the future. With its headquarters in Van Nuys, California, Electro Rent Corporation re…
Terminal Tower 50 Public Square, Suite 1100 Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2203 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Forest City Enterprises is a national owner and developer of real estate, committed to building superior, long-term value for its shareholders and customers. We accomplish this through the operation, acquisition and development of commercial, rental housing, urban entertainment and land development…
201 High Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06927 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is the world's Premier aviation solutions provider with a fleet of over 900 planes leased to 155 airlines in 54 countries. Our customers include: major flag carriers; large scheduled passenger carriers; charter operators; low fare carriers; regional jet operators; cargo carriers; sele…
6400 Sheriff Road Landover, Maryland 20785 U.S.A. From its Depression-era beginnings as Giant Food Shopping Center Inc., Giant Food Inc. has become a large, vertically integrated regional supermarket and pharmacy chain. Giant operates 173 supermarkets (133 of which are combination food and drug stores); 110 are in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; 42 are in the Baltimore, Maryland, metropo…
One Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10020 U.S.A. Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. is a spin-off from the Culbro Corporation, which in 1997 decided to separate its holdings into tobacco and nontobacco related businesses. The former became General Cigar Holdings, and the latter Griffin Land & Nurseries. Operating out of its offices in New York City, Griffin is divided into two subsidiaries. Impe…
100 Park Lane London W1Y 4AR United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Hammerson offers shareholders an exposure to key European real estate markets. Its strategy is to focus on major shopping centres and office buildings. The group is performance oriented, balancing the allocation of capital between income producing properties and developments and recycling its resources to maximise returns. Hammerso…
12001 N. Houston Rosslyn Houston, Texas 77086 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From the wellhead through the pipeline ... Hanover people perform. Hanover Compressor Company, based in Houston, Texas, provides natural gas compression services, operating the largest rental compression fleet in the industry, some 7,000 mobile units with a combined horsepower of 3.7 million. In addition, the company servi…
230 Park Avenue, Room 659 New York, New York 10169 U.S.A. Beleaguered as it has been since Leona Helmsley's 1989 indictment and eventual conviction and imprisonment on charges of tax fraud, Helmsley Enterprises, Inc. is still one of the largest real estate companies in the country. Through a labyrinth of subsidiaries, it owns some nine million square feet of commercial space and more than 5,000 a…
6/F World-Wide House, 19 Des Voe Hong Kong Hong Kong Company Perspectives: The Group's business strategy is to: build on its leading position in the small and medium sized residential units development segment; increase recurring income from growing rental property portfolio; maintain strategic investments to strengthen income and asset base; generate significant future cashflow from diversifying…
200 West Madison Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Hyatt Corporation is one of the leading hotel companies in North America. Owned by the Pritzker family of Chicago, Hyatt manages or licenses the management of 87 hotels and 16 resorts (with a total of 55,000 rooms) in 83 cities in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. In addition to its resorts, Hyatt has also developed other special …
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39th Floor Los Angeles, California 90067 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The inevitability of change creates a constant flow of upswings and downturns in air transportation. But one thing does not change--the continuous need for rapid, economical deployment of high performance aircraft. ILFC understood this reality as early as 1973 when we pioneered the world's first aircra…
200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to deliver exceptional strategic, fully integrated services for real estate owners, occupiers and investors worldwide. Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) is a global real estate services and investment management company with offices in 32 countries spread across five continents. JLL assists institution…
5 Strand London WC 2N 5AF United Kingdom Unlike most of its competitors, Land Securities has achieved and maintained its position as the U.K.'s largest property company by concentrating on the home market rather than expanding overseas. Apart from an unsuccessful venture into the Canadian market, via its subsidiary Ravenseft Properties Ltd. in the 1950s, no attempts have been made to expand abroa…
5 Strand London, WC2N 5AF United Kingdom Company Perspectives: For over fifty years we have remained at the forefront of our industry. In 1944, when Harold Samuel, later to become Lord Samuel, acquired Land Securities Investment Trust, the company owned three houses in Kensington together with some government stocks. His strategy was to enter into partnership with many of the UK's local authoriti…
3300 Lincoln Plaza 500 N. Akard P.O. Box 1920 Dallas, Texas 75201 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our commitment to excellence defines who we are. It's our edge, the intangible advantage our company has over our competitors. It's demonstrated in our client relationships, in the products and services we offer, and in the way we conduct business. It's not a one-time attitude. It's our day-to-day stand…
Otemachi Building 6-1, Otemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8133 Japan Company Perspectives: We will strive to create a truly meaningful society through the development of a secure, safe, comfortable, and appealing urban environment in each of our locations, acting as representatives of the people who live, work, and seek leisure there. A unit of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Estate Company,…
4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited (MEC) is one of the foremost real estate management, leasing, sales and development firms in Japan. The company is one of 28 core firms in the powerful Mitsubishi group. MEC is the largest holder of office space in Tokyo, much of it centered in the Marunouchi district. The company has undertaken urban developmen…
1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome Chuo-Ku Tokyo 103 Japan Mitsui Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. is a pivotal member of the Mitsui group. The company and its subsidiaries are involved in a large variety of projects and operations on both a national and international scale. Mitsui Real Estate is Japan's leading developer of office buildings, commercial properties, and housing. Mitsui Real Estate…
7700 France Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435 U.S.A. National Car Rental System, Inc. (or National Interrent, the corporate tagline), is one of the foremost car rental businesses in the world. Privately held National features vehicles made by General Motors (which owns an 81.5 percent share in the company) and functions as a leading partner--with Tilden Interrent, Europcar Interrent, and …
1181 Route 22 Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-22807 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: NEMC supports musicians, the music industry, and musical education with a variety of services, all backed by a commitment to quality and performance. Located in Mountainside, New Jersey, National Educational Music Co. Ltd. (NEMC) is dedicated to providing musical instruments to schoolchildren. NEMC operates the only n…
1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1600 Evanston, Illinois 60201 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For equipment rentals or sales, depend on NES to deliver the goods! Based in Evanston, Illinois, National Equipment Services, Inc. (NES) is one of the leading equipment rental companies, offering more than 750 different types of general and specialty equipment to industrial and construction firms. NES operates…
701 Western Avenue, Suite 200 Glendale, California 91201 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our primary business is storage. We provide storage solutions to a diverse America. We focus on storage and our moving service has emerged as a key complementary enterprise. Recent tax law changes relating to real estate investment trusts have enabled us to acquire and expand ancillary business activities connec…
8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500/600 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Deciding to sell or buy a home is a big step. To make sure it's a step in the right direction choose the person best qualified to handle your real estate needs: a RE/MAX Sales Associate. Averaging three times the production and more advanced industry education than other agents, RE/MAX Associa…
110 S.E. Sixth Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Republic's mission is to build shareholder value by creating customers for life in each of its business segments. The company is growing through internal expansion, strategic acquisitions, and by leveraging the strengths that exist in its complementary lines of business. Until H. Wayne Huizenga became chairman of th…
521 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Silverstein Properties, Inc. is a family-owned corporation controlled by Manhattan real estate developer Larry A. Silverstein. Its portfolio in 2000 included 8.4 million square feet of space in New York City. A dynamic entrepreneur who has been described as an unquenchable optimist, Silverstein was only temporarily stunned by the September 2001 des…
1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 U.S.A. Simon & Schuster Inc. became a division overseeing the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and media companies, when it was acquired in 1994 as part of Paramount Communications. Simon & Schuster is the world's largest publisher of educational books, computer books, and books published in the Eng…
Company Perspectives: We strive to identify properties located in New York's most dynamic submarkets--those that are at the forefront of New York City's continuing renaissance. SL Green Realty Corporation is a self-managed real-estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, manages, leases, acquires, and redevelops Class B office properties, almost all of them in midtown Manhattan. Class B buildings a…
3865 West Cheyenne Avenue North Las Vegas, Nevada 89032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sunterra's goal is to become the global currency of relaxation. Our k ey strategies include: expand our channels of distribution in key mar kets around the world; to complement our current product offerings wi th an active development program, including strategic partnerships; t o increase our brand name recognit…
1775 Broadway, 23rd Floor New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Tarragon Realty Investors, Inc. is a growth-oriented, fully integrated public real estate development, acquisition, and management company. Tarragon controls approximately 20,000 apartment units and almost 2.5 million square feet of commercial space located throughout the continental United States, with concentrations…
660 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10021 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Corcoran Group is dedicated to creating exceptional real estate experiences for our customers and communities through the passionate delivery of truly remarkable service. We pledge to promote a fun, fulfilling and respectful environment, one that is open to change and innovation, providing personal growth opportunities f…
100 Park Lane London W1Y 4AR United Kingdom The Hammerson Property Investment and Development Corporation plc, Britain's third-largest property company, has substantial property holdings both in the United Kingdom and overseas. Rapid growth from modest beginnings during World War II has taken the company into the North American, European, and Australasian property markets, which together account …
225 Brae Boulevard Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Hertz has built a global brand on five basic beliefs: Treat the customer honestly and ethically; treat employees with the dignity and respect with which we expect them to treat the customer; provide the highest level of customer service and quality of vehicles; differentiate ourselves through innovation; use profits and …
725 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Donald J. Trump established The Trump Organization in 1980 as the umbrella company for all of his real estate operations and corporate affiliates. In addition to the numerous luxury residential real estate developments in New York City, Mr. Trump's holdings include superior office buildings, hotels, casinos, golf courses, recr…
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3400 Dallas, Texas 75201 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our goal is to be the very best at what we do. And our strategy to accomplish this combines a commitment to superior service for the customer with a platform of professional resources that allows us to deliver on that promise. For over half a century, this approach has allowed us to maintain a leading role in the commer…
5 Greenwich Office Park Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of United Rentals, Inc. is to create a world-class equipment rental company. We are committed to: helping our customers become more successful by offering them a modern, diverse, and reliable fleet of equipment for rent or sale, as well as providing outstanding service; providing our employees with extra…
Route 413 and Double Woods Road Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: West Coast Entertainment Corporation's goal is to be a leading video specialty retailer with a distinctive approach to operations and growth. Our stores are designed and managed to create an atmosphere that enhances the appreciation of movies, children's video programming and video games. In general, our st…
8211 Town Center Dr. Baltimore, Maryland 21236 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Williams Scotsman's mission is to exceed our customers' expectations as the quality leader in providing immediate solutions to their relocatable work space needs. Our goal, to ensure this high level of customer service and the company's success, includes a commitment to investing in our people to foster growth, financial …