not be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message silverdoor type limited industry serviced apartment corporate housing founded chiswick london united kingdom 2000 2000 headquarters london united kingdom number of locations 160 000 serviced apartments in over 530 towns and cities across 85 countries 1 area served worldwide number of employees 90 website silverdoor silverdoor is an independent serviced apartment agent based in chiswick london uk . the company specialises in the provision of serviced apartments worldwide and is used by corporate and private clients for relocation staff housing programmes business visits international assignments city breaks and conferences . contents 1 history 2 location 3 operations 4 recruitment 5 awards 6 references history edit silverdoor was incorporated as a limited company in march 2000 under its original name of hotdigs . in january 2006 the company re branded and changed its name to silverdoor . the company was founded by and is currently led by managing director marcus angell . like much of the serviced apartment industry the company has weathered the recession relatively well and has continued to grow year on year since its inception . 2 location edit silverdoor was originally based on chiswick high road and moved to its current offices at 3 dukes gate chiswick in january 2008 . in february 2011 the company completed its expansion into the office next door 4 dukes gate and in november 2013 completed further expansion to incorporate 5 dukes gate . operations edit silverdoor represents over 160 000 serviced apartments in over 530 towns and cities across 85 countries . 3 in october 2010 the company joined the hotel booking agents association a trade body which brings together serviced apartment buyers and suppliers to develop and promote best practice . 4 that month the company also contributed data to an important savills report on the serviced apartment industry . 5 silverdoor works with over 900 property partners 6 by marketing their serviced apartments on their website free of charge financed by commission . the company provides an independent service for clients to book and use serviced apartments with a focus on supplying serviced accommodation that s tailored to meet customers specific needs and requirements . in december 2010 the company launched the serviced apartment industry s first iphone app . 7 in february 2015 silverdoor launched their new website with a number of new features aimed at improving user experience . 8 in march 2016 silverdoor became one of the first companies to achieve the association of serviced apartment providers newly launched agent quality accreditation . 9 in may 2016 silverdoor acquired its largest competitor citybase apartments in a deal that consolidated its position as the world s leading serviced apartment agent . 10 recruitment edit in july 2008 silverdoor introduced its first placement scheme recruiting four students which has continued to grow year on year and in july 2013 nine students were employed . ten former placement students have been recruited on a full time permanent basis after graduation and six are now in management roles . in 2013 the placement scheme was expanded upon to become the silverdoor academy incorporating placement graduate apprenticeship and internship schemes . 11 awards edit silverdoor has been named in the sunday times 100 best small companies to work for in 2012 2013 and 2015 . 12 13 the serviced apartment provider won the best property provider solution at the re locate awards 2012 13 . 14 in 2015 silverdoor won corporate housing provider of the year at the expatriate management and mobility awards 15 and the association of serviced apartment providers award for innovation . 16 silverdoor was named best serviced apartment provider at the business travel awards 2016 becoming only the second company to win the award in consecutive years . 17 references edit silverdoor homepage . retrieved 2016 08 16 . news in brief september 7 2009 . retrieved 2011 03 18 . silverdoor about us . retrieved 2016 08 16 . agent members booking agents . retrieved 2011 03 18 . industry research specialist publishes serviced apartment report . retrieved 2011 03 17 . silverdoor homepage . retrieved 2016 08 16 . silverdoor launch serviced apartments iphone app . retrieved 2011 03 17 . welcome to our new website . retrieved 2015 05 06 . asap reveals accredited booking agents . retrieved 2016 03 29 . silverdoor consolidates position as world s leading serviced apartment agent with acquisition of largest competitor citybase . retrieved 2016 08 16 . silverdoor academy . retrieved 2015 05 06 . sunday times list 2012 small companies . retrieved 2012 02 27 . silverdoor in sunday times list 2015 . retrieved 2015 05 06 . re locate awards 2012 13 . retrieved 2014 02 18 . emea emmas winners 2015 . retrieved 2016 03 29 . asap award winners announced at 2015 convention . retrieved 2016 03 29 . business travel awards 2016 the winners . retrieved 2016 03 29 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title silverdoor & oldid 734762901 categories companies based in londonhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2014all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a 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