auckland s leading real estate company type private genre real estate founded 1923 founder val barfoot headquarters auckland new zealand number of locations auckland and northland key people peter thompson managing director garth barfoot director kiri barfoot director wendy alexander ceo services residential commercial rural & lifestyle property management body corporate management projects owner the barfoot & thompson families number of employees 2200 website www.barfoot.co.nz barfoot & thompson is new zealand s largest privately owned non franchised real estate company based in auckland new zealand . the company is family owned and operated and is still run by the same barfoot and thompson families that started the business in the 1920s . the current directors are peter thompson managing director garth barfoot and kiri barfoot and the chief executive officer is wendy alexander . barfoot & thompson has 65 branches over 1 700 salespeople and specialises in residential commercial rural and lifestyle property body corporate management and projects . the company also has a property management division with dedicated property managers in over 60 branches and a portfolio of more than 14 000 rental properties . unlike many real estate companies in new zealand barfoot & thompson specialise in the auckland and northland markets . the company is founded on the guiding principles of customer service respect and integrity . contents 1 company history 2 awards 3 auctions 4 community involvement and sponsorships 5 partnerships 6 references 7 external links company history edit barfoot & thompson was established by val barfoot in 1923 out of a tiny newmarket land agency purchased for just 75 and was originally called v. barfoot land agent . a year later val was joined by his older brother kelland and the name changed to barfoot bros . in 1934 the barfoot brothers were joined by maurice thompson and in 1940 the business became barfoot & thompson as it is known today . awards edit in 2016 barfoot & thompson was recognised in a series of top national and international awards best real estate agency in new zealand and best lettings agency new zealand at the asia pacific property awards . reader s digest quality service award in recognition of their exceptional service to customers as voted by the new zealand public . real estate institute of new zealand reinz large real estate agency of the year for the fifth year in a row . two major awards from leading real estate companies of the world leadingre global winner of the best mobile website and luxury portfolio best newcomer . auctions edit the company has a dedicated in house team of eight auctioneers . their head office at 34 shortland street auckland has a custom built auction room that seats up to 110 people . they also have auction venues on the north shore of auckland south auckland and in whangarei . barfoot & thompson auctions are also held on site at properties . the company does not participate in the practice of vendor bidding . this is a type of bid made on behalf of the vendor and is usually made by the auctioneer . barfoot & thompson auctioneers will not knowingly accept bids that are not from genuine buyers . 1 community involvement and sponsorships edit barfoot & thompson has been a sponsor of the starship foundation since 2003 and have raised over 2.5 million through fundraising events . barfoot & thompson also sponsor auckland rugby the blues rugby the northern mystics north harbour rugby auckland cup day the world master games the auckland lantern festival diwali festival of lights the farmers santa parade the twilight summer series q theatre netball north harbour and the auckland writers festival . barfoot & thompson is the presenting partner of the 2017 world masters games which is being held in auckland . 2 partnerships edit barfoot & thompson s partner network includes nz realtors network leading real estate companies of the world realestate.co.nz and hougarden . 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