The company was started on the 3rd of October 1967 by Michael Kalmar FRICS FSVA. Although too young for World War II, Michael Kalmar was conscripted into the British Army in 1947, where he rapidly rose to the rank of Captain. When offered a promotion to a Major he had a decision to make regarding his career. Having listed all the jobs he could think of, he concluded that after putting food in your belly the next most important thing for people is having a roof over your head. He had good communication skills, liked a challenge, enjoyed getting out and meeting people from all walks of life, and had an interest in the built environment. All of these pointed to property, so he joined Chamberlain and Willows, then the leading industrial Chartered Surveyors. Ten years later he moved to Rogers Chapman in the Strand, where he continued to progress his industrial agency career.
