named swire see swire surname . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message swire group type private industry conglomerate founded 1816 ; 200 years ago 1816 headquarters london england uk key people barnaby swire chairman merlin swire chief executive john slosar chairman swire pacific products aerospace property shipping transport & agriculture oil energy and investments . net income 7.65 billion usd approx 2014 number of employees 129 793 subsidiaries swire pacific swire properties cathay pacific dragonair haeco steamships trading company swire coca cola website www.swire.com the swire group is a diversified conglomerate headquartered in swire house in the city of westminster london . it controls a large range of wholly owned businesses including deep sea shipping cold storage road transport and agricultural activities along with energy and oil businesses and investments . swire controls a large property empire in asia mainly hong kong . the current chairman is barnaby swire . taikoo is the chinese name of swire . it serves as the brand name for businesses such as taikoo cube sugar and taikoo shing . swire group s current when market cap is approximately 52.2 billion usd citation needed . contents 1 history 2 the group s businesses 2.1 swire properties 2.2 swire pacific offshore holdings limited spo 2.3 john swire & sons green investments ltd 2.4 swire oilfield services 2.5 coca cola bottling license 2.6 list of chairmen 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the swire group s privately owned parent company is john swire & sons limited . 1 the swire group started by john swire 1793 1847 in 1816 had its beginnings as a modest liverpool import export company based mainly on the textile trade . 2 john swire s sons john samuel 1825 1898 and william hudson 1830 1884 took the firm overseas and it was john samuel swire in particular whose entrepreneurial instincts would be at the root of the firm s successes in years to come . in 1861 john swire & sons limited began to trade with china through agents augustine heard & co. in 1866 in partnership with r.s. butterfield butterfield & swire was established in shanghai . four years later a hong kong branch of butterfield & swire was also opened . citation needed four years after the establishment of the people s republic of china butterfield & swire closed all of its china offices . in 1974 butterfield & swire in hong kong was renamed john swire & sons h.k. ltd. citation needed . the group s businesses edit the swire group s core businesses in hong kong are held by the publicly quoted swire pacific limited . the group s core businesses are grouped into property aviation beverages marine services and trading and industrial . swire pacific limited is listed on the hong kong stock exchange as swire pacific limited sehk 0019 a shares sehk 0087 b shares . in 1948 swire pacific acquired cathay pacific hong kong s largest airline and remains as the largest shareholder with 45 % shareholding . swire properties edit incorporated in 1972 swire properties develops and manages commercial retail and residential properties with a particular focus on mixed use development in prime locations at major mass transportation intersections . 3 the company s investment portfolio in hong kong totals approximately 17.8 million sq ft approximately 1.66 million square metres of gross floor area with pacific place 4 island east 5 as its core holdings . in addition to hong kong the company has a presence in mainland china the united states and the united kingdom . in mainland china swire properties has a portfolio amounting to approximately 12.9 million sq ft approximately 1.20 million square metres the majority of which is under construction . the five projects consist of mixed use developments in beijing shanghai guangzhou and chengdu 6 with sanlitun village 7 and the opposite house hotel 8 in beijing being the best known among them . in 2008 the company formed swire hotels 9 to create and manage urban hotels in hong kong mainland china and the united kingdom . gross floor area in respect of 100 % of the properties excluding car park areas and not on an attributable basis . swire owns a majority of steamships trading company limited asx sst a papua new guinea property company . swire pacific offshore holdings limited spo edit spo is the wholly owned subsidiary of swire pacific and charters vessels that support the offshore oil and gas industry worldwide . swire pacific offshore owns a fleet of 69 offshore vessels . 10 the china navigation co. is the deep sea shipping arm of john swire & sons ltd. john swire & sons green investments ltd edit john swire & sons green investments ltd has acquired scottish biodiesel producer argent energy . argent energy pioneered large scale commercial biodiesel production in the uk when it started production at its state of the art plant near motherwell in scotland in 2005 . the award winning firm makes its clean green road fuel by recycling wastes and residues from other industries specifically used cooking oil which is a waste from the food industry tallow from the meat industry and sewer grease . the acquisition for an undisclosed sum sees the firm remain in private ownership and it will continue to operate independently . it employs 70 people . the new ownership will allow argent energy to consider replicating its successful business in other parts of the world . swire oilfield services edit established in 1979 it is the world s largest supplier of specialist offshore cargo carrying units to the global energy industry and is a leading supplier of modular systems offshore aviation services fluid management . coca cola bottling license edit swire is an anchor bottler in the coca cola system . it is the bottler of coca cola and its related products in hong kong taiwan and most of mainland china as well as parts of 11 states in the united states mainly the mountain west region . this territory represents a population of 420 million people . 11 in october 2011 swire beverages exercised its monopoly to increase the price of coca cola when it was found that the 759 store a hong kong chain store selling groceries was selling below its suggested retail price . 12 list of chairmen edit john swire until 1847 john samuel swire 1847 1898 senior partner james henry scott 1898 1912 senior partner john swire 1912 1927 senior partner until 1914 and chairman thereafter warren swire 1927 1946 john kidston swire 1946 1966 sir john anthony swire 1966 1987 sir adrian swire 1987 1997 edward r. scott 1997 2002 sir adrian swire 2002 2005 james hughes hallett 2005 2015 barnaby swire 2015 present see also edit london portal companies portal list of bottling companies list of oilfield service companies swire hall references edit the archives of john swire & sons are held at the school of oriental and african studies soas london . http www.soas.ac.uk library archives the archives of john swire & sons ltd are held at the school of oriental and african studies london http www.soas.ac.uk library archives the official website of swire properties . swireproperties.com . retrieved 20 april 2012 . pacific place hong kong . pacificplace.com.hk . retrieved 20 april 2012 . island east . island east . 29 june 2010 . retrieved 20 april 2012 . future developments . swire properties . retrieved 20 april 2012 . sanlitun village shopping & life style centre . sanlitunvillage.com . retrieved 20 april 2012 . boutique luxury hotel beijing . the opposite house . retrieved 20 april 2012 . home page . swirehotels.com . retrieved 20 april 2012 . annual report 2008 pdf . swire . p. 39 . business activities beverages division . swire . archived from the original on 28 february 2009 . retrieved 2 april 2009 . 759 store coca cola incident external links edit official website swire pacific limited swire properties limited swire shipping john swire & sons green investments ltd swire pacific offshore the china navigation co. ltd. wikiswire v t e swire group swire pacific swire properties cathay pacific haeco swire beverages swire pacific offshore hongkong united dockyards swire foods swire pacific cold storage swire resources taikoo motors the china navigation company james finlay steamships trading company swire australia united states cold storage v t e hang seng index companies of hong kong finance hsbc holdings hang seng bank bank of east asia hkex china construction bank aia industrial and commercial bank of china ping an insurance boc hong kong holdings china life insurance company bank of communications bank of china utilities clp holdings hong kong and china gas power assets holdings china resources power property henderson land development sun hung kai properties new world development sino land hang lung properties china overseas the link reit china resources land ck property commercial and industrial ckh holdings wharf holdings hutchison whampoa swire pacific mtr corporation kunlun energy china merchants want want china citic limited china resources cathay pacific tingyi esprit holdings sinopec li & fung tencent holdings china unicom cnooc limited petrochina china mobile hengan china shenhua belle galaxy entertainment sands china lenovo mengniu v t e s & p asia 50 companies aia group boc hong kong holdings cathay financial holding china construction bank china life insurance china mobile china petroleum & chemical china steel chunghwa telecom ck hutchison holdings clp holdings cnooc limited ctbc financial holding dbs group delta electronics formosa chem & fibre formosa plastics fubon financial holding galaxy entertainment group hang seng bank hon hai precision industry hong kong and china gas hong kong exchanges and clearing hyundai heavy industries hyundai mobis hyundai motor industrial and commercial bank of china jardine matheson kb financial group keppel kia motors kt & g lg chem li & fung lippo group mediatek nan ya plastics oversea chinese banking corporation petrochina ping an insurance posco power assets holdings samsung electronics sands china shinhan financial group singapore telecommunications sun hung kai properties taiwan semiconductor manufacturing united overseas bank want want china holdings retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title swire group & oldid 743941183 categories hang seng index constituent stocksswire groupconglomerate companies of hong kongconglomerate companies of the united kingdomcompanies listed on the hong kong stock exchangecompanies listed on the london stock exchangemultinational companies headquartered in hong konghistory of foreign trade in chinaconglomerate companies of chinawarrants issued in hong kong stock exchangecompanies established in 1816coca cola bottlersswire familyhidden categories use dmy dates 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