UGL Equis was founded in 1984 to provide unbiased advisory, management and implementation services exclusively to users of corporate real estate.

During the 1980s, we built our reputation on tenacious transaction negotiations. To meet increasing client needs for an integrated approach to real estate management, UGL Equis broadened its capabilities to include strategic as well as transactional services. Today, UGL Equis offerings encompass strategic planning, portfolio management, corporate finance, project services, workplace integration, data management and audit & recovery functions.

In July 2006, UGL Equis was acquired by diversified services and infrastructure company UGL Limited, creating a global corporate real estate firm exclusively dedicated to the occupiers of space. Together, UGL Limited and UGL Equis will provide corporate real estate services through 3,300 staff across more than 13 countries.

Our vision is to be a trusted partner of leading organizations by providing services that transform corporate real estate to create distinct competitive advantages. Our mission is to align real estate to business strategies, providing uncompromising client representation and integrated service delivery.

UGL Equis applies its integrated approach to a wide variety of domestic and international portfolios. Whether needs are large or small, our clients receive the benefit of UGL Equis' strategic approach to every task we undertake.

United Construction listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1994 and changed its name to UGL Limited in 1997. Since then we have acquired a number of businesses as part of our growth strategy including Kilpatrick Green in 1998, Australian rail icon Goninan in 1999, the CRE business KFPW in 2002, Singaporean real estate services company Premas and Chicago-based Equis Corporation in 2006.

Continuing on the UGL Limited goal to build the premier global provider of end-to-end real estate occupier services, In September 2007, UGL completed the acquisition of UNICCO Service Company, a Boston-based, $725 million facility management company, subsequently rebranding as UGL Unicco. UGL Equis and UGL Unicco have over 18,000 direct employees in North America alone.

UGL Limited acquired Premas, a total asset management company, in 2005, establishing a major stake in the Asian markets. Headquartered in Singapore, UGL Premas also has operations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China and Qatar. UGL Premas has delivered safe, reliable and consistent asset management services with innovative solutions to maximize yield since 1979, when it began as a property management services firm. In 1999, the company changed its name to Premas International Limited. Today it is know throughout Asia and the world as UGL Premas.

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