Currie Group (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg

Richard H Currie a business man operating in Johannesburg in the late nineteenth century was captivated by the property industry The explosive growth of Johannesburg in the later years of the century encouraged him to conduct auctions between the chains in Loveday street opposite the Rand Club He formally launched the company in 1887 the entrepreneurial spirit he possessed affected not only him but generations of his family to come He became synonymous with integrity dynamic success and innovative progress to form the building blocks of what is known as Currie Group 130 years later The current Chief Executive Officer Richard William Currie is the fifth generation family member to lead the company Currie Group has been managing property since the early 1900s and has built up an extensive