Award winning
products and services
Redefining urban living
Capitalising on opportunities
Earning the right to operate every day
Strategic partnerships
Welcome
Swire is a highly diversified group; our interests encompass a wide range of commercial activities and are global in scale. Many of our core businesses can be found within the Asia Pacific region, where traditionally Swire's operations have centred on Hong Kong and Mainland China. Other major interests are located in Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Africa, Sri Lanka, the U.S.A. and U.K.
Fast facts
John Swire & Sons was established in
1816
Taikoo (太古)
Swire's Chinese name meaning "Great & Ancient"
122,000
employees worldwide
197
years of operation
Esse Quam Videri
Swire's motto meaning "To be, rather than to seem to be"
James Finlay
The largest independent tea trader in the world
990 million
cases of beverages sold by Swire Beverages in 2012
China Navigation was founded in
1872
OPUS HONG KONG
Residential development designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, reputedly sold and rented at record prices
29 million
passengers carried by Cathay Pacific in 2012
Taikoo Sugar was founded in
1881
HAECO
The largest aircraft engineering group in Asia
Over 27 million tonnes
of demolition materials recycled by Alex Fraser
James Finlay was founded in
1750
Swire Cold Storage
Australia's largest cold store operator
172,000
Cathay Pacific Catering Services' daily meal production capacity
Dragonair
Voted Best Regional Airline in the TTG Travel Awards
in the past three years
