Milestones of Agile
Year of 2011
- "Agile"trademark was recognized by the State Administration for Industry & Commerce as a "famous trademark of China".
- The corporate and debt ratings of Agile were upgraded by Moody’s Investors Service to “Ba2” with “stable” outlook, which is of the highest ratings in the industry.
- Linghui (岭会) of Agile, located at Huadu district of Guangzhou city, has been duly launched for sale, which is widely welcomed by customers. At the same time, new apartment phases of housing developments across the country (including “Burghley Hill” of Cambridgeshire of Agile Guangzhou, “Shi Jia” of Agile Garden Xi’an and “Yahu Peninsula” of La Cite Greenville Zhongshan) have been successively launched and marked a hot sale. In addition, such housing developments as Shenyang Project, Cambridgeshire Project of Agile Zhongshan, Nanjing Jiangning Project and Guangzhou Menggang Project have laid a foundation and commenced construction one after another.
- Agile Metropolis Square (雅居乐大都会广场) of Xiqiao of Foshan, being the first commercial property project of Agile, has commenced the trial operation.
- Agile has successively obtained some parcels of land in Gaofeng village of Sanshui district of Foshan city, university city of Changan district of Xi’an city and Nanlihu of Dingan county of Hainan Province by way of bidder and tender.
- Agile has successfully issued 4.0% convertible bonds of US$500,000,000, and has been granted fixed-term bank facilities of US$100 million and HK$390 million successively.
- Jumeirah Qing Shui Bay Resort in Hainan province has carried out the groundbreaking for the commencement of construction.
Year of 2010
- Agile Garden Huadu, Agile International Garden Chongqing, Agile Royal Mount Zhongshan, Guangzhou Asian Games City Project and Agile Xiyue Zhongshan were officially launched.
- Panyu Southern District Qingxin Road Project, Huadu Furong Town Project, Panyu Shilou Town Project, Guangzhou Zengcheng Project, Zhongshan Tanzhou Yuzhou cun Project, Zhongshan Zhangjiabian Project, La Nobleu Nanhai, Shenyang Puhe New City Project, Shunde Lecong Project, Tianjin Jinnan Project were started construction.
- Agile Property successfully acquired Agile Royal Mount Zhongshan, Zhongshan Wuguishan Xiuli Lake Project, Huadu 107 National Road Project, Sanshui Gaofeng Village Project, Foshan Chancheng District Project, Nanjing Jiangning Project, Nanjing Pukou District Qilihe Project, Shenyang Shenbei Project and Hainan Chengmai Project. Agile set up a joint venture company with peers and develop the project in Tianjin City Jinnan District together.
- Agile Property successfully made financing in amount of USD775 million and HKD2.39 billion by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Standard & Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, The Bank of east Asia, Hang Seng Bank, Bank of China(Macau), Tai Fung Bank, etc..
- Agile Property grandly held its 18th anniversary celebration party cum partner social activity of 2010 with the theme of “To Cast the Glory of 18 Years Together (辉煌十八载 全赖有你)” in Hainan.
- Agile successfully acquired a site in Jiangning District, Nanjing City and subsequently acquired a site in New District of Shenyang which is adjacent to the site of Shenyang Puhe New City Project.
Year of 2009
- Official launch of Hainan Clearwater Bay，Agile Garden Xi’an, Agile Garden Shunde, Agile Cambridgeshire Guangzhou, all of which received remarkable market response.
- Agile successively entered into hotel management agreements for “Sheraton Bailuhu Resort, Huizhou”, “Raffles Sanya, Clearwater Bay, China”, “Outrigger Qingshui Bay Resort, Sanya, China”, “JW Marriott Qingshui Bay Resort & Spa”, “Hilton Qingshui Bay, Hainan”, “Jumeirah Qingshui Bay Resort”.
- Official construction of Agile Cambridgeshire Guangzhou, Phase One of Huadu No.107 National Road Project, Zhongshan Kuchong Project, Guangzhou Zhujiang New City B1-7 Project, Nanhai Xiqiao Commercial Project commenced successively. Structural Engineering of Agile International Plaza Shanghai was completed.
- Agile successively acquired the sites in Foshan Nanhai Yanbu District, Shenyang Shenbei New District, Panyu Southern District, Huadu No.107 National Road, Zhonghshan Nanlang Cuiheng Village, Zhongshan Tanzhou Yuzhou Town, Shunde Lecong Town, Conghua Jiekou Town, Jiangsu Changzhou Longcheng Road, Guangzhou Science City through auction or listing, and also jointly acquired the land use right of a site in Guangzhou Asian Game City with Country Garden Holdings Company Limited and Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Limited through auction.
- Agile successfully issued guaranteed senior notes in amount of USD 300 million in 7 years term.
Year of 2008
- The foundation laying ceremony of Raffles Sanya, Qingshui Bay, China was grandly held in Hainan Clearwater Bay.
- Agile entered into an agreement with Morgan Stanley, a world-renowned institutional investor, to jointly develop the Hainan Clear Water Bay. The project, which involves an investment of over RMB20 billion, will be developed into a large comprehensive tourism and resort community.
- Grand launch of Agile Garden Nanjing.
- Official signing of the hotel management agreement with Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Center.
- Agile three adjacent land sites located in Yingzhou Town, Lingshui County, Hainan Province, with a site area of approximately 2,900,000 sq.m. and a total GFA of approximately 4,350,000 sq. m., were acquired at a total consideration of approximately RMB900 million through listing for sale. Moreover, Agile acquired the land use rights of two land sites, with a site area of approximately 1,700,000 sq. m. and a total GFA of 2,550,000 sq. m., at a total consideration of approximately RMB500 million.
Year of 2007
- Agile celebrated its 15th anniversary and promoted latest ideal—“building the future with heart and vision”.
- With the official launch of“Agile ecological environmental protection day”, Agile’s projects nationwide gradually started their environmental protection programs.
- Agile Group consolidated resources and established five regional operations namely Zhongshan region, Guangzhou region, Foshan region, East Guangdong region and outer provinces region. By adopting a region management system, Agile will delicate the work and responsibility to lower tiers of the system..
- Agile continually acquired land use rights through auction for several land plots in Hainan, Shanghai, Shunde, western Zhongshan, Nanhai Xiqiao, Chongqing, Shenyang, Eastern Zhongshan, Zhengcheng, Enping, Nanjing and Huadu.
Year of 2006
- The Group started ERP system, which enhanced management with cutting-edge digital technology.
- According to the report named “Top 10 Listed Real Estate Companies in China in 2006 Research”, Agile Property is ranked the fourth by comprehensive strength among all the Hong Kong listed mainland Chinese real estate companies.
- The Group compiled and released operation and management handbook in two times, strengthening further basic management and standardizing operation procedures of the company.
- Agile acquired through auction the land use rights of a number land plot including Nanjing, Heyuan, Dacong, Chengdu, Shaxi, Hainan, Zhujiang new town, Huizhou, Sanshui, Huadu and Xian etc.
- Agile was added into the Morgan Stanley Capital International China Index and the Hang Seng Composite Index and Hang Seng Freefloat Composite Index.
Year of 2005
- Agile Property Holdings Ltd was listed on the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As at the end of 2005, Agile held 18 projects.
Year of 2003
- Agile Property Development Ltd was awarded National First Class Property Developer.
Year of 2001
- Agile Property Management Ltd was awarded National First Class Property Management Enterprise.
Year of 2000
- Developed Agile Garden, Guangzhou, South Lagoon Guangzhou, Nanhai Majestic Garden and Huadu Grand Garden, which were gradually launched into the market in 2002 and 2003.
Year of 1999
- Agile Property Management Company was accredited ISO9002 certification, which brought quality of management to a new level.
- The philosophy of Green Architecture was put into practice with the development of La Cite Greenville.
Year of 1997
- Zhongshan Agile Group Ltd was founded.
- The development of Majestic Garden was pronounced as the successful move towards high-end property market.
Year of 1993
- Established Agile Property Management Services Ltd and implemented Hong Kong style property management services.
Year of 1992
- Zhongshan Agile Property Development Ltd was founded, realizing the strategy shift of the Group.
- Developed Zhongshan Agile Garden, which enjoyed high recommendations from Hong Kong and Macau residents and became a hit export project in Pearl Delta area.
Year of 1985
- Dynasty Furniture Ltd founded and laid the foundation of Agile Group.
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