connected . worldwide.tm type privately owned industry transportation relocation services logistics records management storage facilities management founded 1965 founder james e. thompson headquarters global headquarters hong kong american headquarters los angeles california emea headquarters prague czech republic area served worldwide over 250 locations 55 countries key people james e. thompson founder & chairman ken madrid chief financial officer & ceo asia pacific david muir ceo europe middle east & africa vivek kumar software quality manager number of employees over 4 600 2010 divisions crown relocations crown records management crown logistics crown fine arts crown wine cellars website www.crownworldwide.com the crown worldwide group headquartered in hong kong provides transportation relocation services logistics and storage services from offices in nearly 60 countries . services include international and domestic household goods shipments global mobility departure and destination services fine arts transportation records management freight forwarding third party distribution wine storage and specialized logistics services . contents 1 company overview 2 history 2.1 crowning moments 3 brands and marques 3.1 brands 3.2 marques 3.3 crown wine cellars 4 crown worldwide celebrates its 50th anniversary 5 references external links company overview edit crown beijing china in 2012 crown worldwide group generated revenue of approximately us 828 million owned assets of 466 million and owned properties valuing 462 million . operating more than 9.5 million square feet of warehouse space one of the company s principal strategies is to continuously invest in new facilities . the group comprises the following brands crown fine art crown logistics crown records management crown relocations crown wine cellars crown world mobility history edit crown s first warehouse 1965 in 1965 american james e. thompson jim thompson then residing in yokohama japan recognized the need for an international moving service so established crown worldwide group . with us 1 000 he established transport services international as it was then known in yokohama with one office . in 1970 the company expanded into hong kong and then into singapore indonesia malaysia and other asia pacific locations . in 1975 transport services international became crown pacific and by the early 1980s was firmly established in asia . as a result of increased mobility of the global population further growth and offices were established across america australasia and europe . these developments accompanied a new company name crown worldwide group . thompson is the founder chairman and chief executive . he graduated from san jose state university with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering . he traveled to asia shortly after graduation and has lived in japan and hong kong ever since . thompson is a u.s. citizen and a permanent resident of hong kong . crowning moments edit having previously provided transportation of two expositions for the louvre museum le christ mort and le sacre de napoleon . crown fine art handled the relocation of the mona lisa in 2005 . the museum curator sought professional help removing the painting to change the frame and re hang it . the crown fine art team reported that although the mona lisa is a small painting it is so well secured that it is actually heavy . in april 2007 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong sar government china presented two young pandas to hong kong . crown relocations was involved in transporting the pandas to their new home in ocean park hong kong a marine based theme park located on the southern side of hong kong island . the giant pandas arrived on 26 april 2007 and were unveiled to the public on 1 july the 10th anniversary of the hong kong sar government . crown s staff is committed to giving back to the communities in which they operate and frequently give their time and efforts to support good causes . in 2013 a team from around the globe joined together to climb mount kilimanjaro raising over us 30 000 for charity . crown wine cellars crown wine cellars is a division offering wine storage and handling . the facility located in a park like setting in shouson hill a suburb on hong kong island consists of two underground bunkers built by the british during world war ii . crown converted the bunkers and opened a private members club house featuring six underground wine cellars . brands and marques edit crown truck featuring the company s red and yellow colours brands edit crown fine art provides secure transportation storage installation and de installation services . crown records management manages secure archiving and retrieval of information in physical and electronic format helping to maximize the value of corporate memory . crown relocations provides transportation destination and immigration services as well as employee and family support to assist people relocating internationally or domestically . crown wine cellars offers wine storage and handling at facilities in hong kong and mainland china . the hong kong facility located in a park like setting in shouson hill a suburb on hong kong island consists of two underground bunkers built by the british during world war ii . crown converted the bunkers and opened a private members clubhouse featuring six underground wine cellars . crown world mobility provides strategic assignment management to corporations operating a globally mobile workforce . further divisions encompass more conventional logistics services including project management of oil and gas equipment hotel refurbishments and warehousing and distribution of luxury goods . marques edit generally in 1970 commercial trucks in hong kong were red and black so crown pacific adopted these colors featuring on the company business cards . over time more emphasis was placed on the red and the crown symbol was always visible on the logo . today the company uses the crown name and logo with the tag of its various services . crown wine cellars edit the library is located in the innermost part of the bunker in 2002 jim thompson realized that there were no wine cellars in asia . 1 he made a proposal to the hong kong government to convert the central ordnance munitions depot into a commercial wine cellar with a private members clubhouse and conservatory . after negotiating with 22 government departments and signing a seven year lease crown worldwide group invested hkd 30 million us 3.8 million and the crown wine cellars opened in 2003 . 2 3 the hong kong wine cellars occupy four of 12 original pairs of bunkers . 4 the clubhouse has three reception areas two of which are located approximately twenty meters underground can accommodate more than 100 people for sit down dinner events and more than 200 people for private cocktails functions . 5 the club has approximately 700 members as at october 2009 . citation needed the unesco presented an award of merit to little hong kong in the year 2007 . 6 crown wine cellars has subsequently opened facilities in mainland china . crown worldwide celebrates its 50th anniversary edit on february 4 2015 crown worldwide celebrated its 50th anniversary . to commemorate the anniversary jim thompson traveled to yokohama japan to thank the mayor of yokohama fumiko hayashi and the city for hosting the company for half a century . celebrations took place around the crown world starting in new zealand and finishing in hawaii . as part of the celebrations 38 branches took part in a competition to form the perfect 50 . dubai were crowned the winners . so what does jim thompson consider to be the likely future for his company the future is very bright because we re stable and so financially secure and have a solid management team to continue to take the company forward . it s a brand people trust which has for 50 years upheld important values . references external links edit may george . a vintage diplomat 13 september 2008 south china morning post . classified post p34 . retrieved 18 october 2009 wise news crown wine cellars introduction vivienne chow . seven year lease too short to recover cost 30 june 2008 south china morning post . city city3 . retrieved 18 october 2009 wise news uncorking history 8 october 2008 zhao xu 19 september 2008 . time % 20warp % 2008 09 19.jpg time warp check url value help . china daily . unesco bangkok press release 16 august 2007 wikimedia commons has media related to crown worldwide group . http www.chamber.org.hk info the bulletin january % 202000 1999 awards.htm http www.crownrelo.com crown publicit.nsf webpressreleases beb6004521e8afca882572f800539c82 http www.crownrelo.com crown publicit.nsf webpressreleases 8828afba03096799882572d1005fba7e http www.crownrelo.com crown publicit.nsf webpressreleases cfab2a1e0248e86b882571370056516a retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title crown worldwide group 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