Richardson & Wrench

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Richardson & Wrench
Industry Real estate
Founded1858
FounderRobert Richardson
Edward Wrench
Headquarters,
Australia
Number of locations
100 (2016)
Area served
New South Wales
Queensland
Website www.randw.com.au

Richardson & Wrench is an Australian real estate company. It was founded in 1858 by Robert Richardson and Edward Wrench in George Street, Sydney. [1] In 1889, it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It was taken over by Lendlease in December 1961 and delisted. [2] In 1982, Lendlease sold the business to Neil Collins, who in turn sold it in 1988 to the Malaysian WTK Group. [3] [4] [5] [ failed verification ]

As at 2016, Richardson & Wrench had 100 franchises in New South Wales and Queensland. It previously had offices in the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia. [6] In 2016, it was purchased by chief executive Andrew Cocks in a management buyout. [7]

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