PURE International | Award Winning
PURE International is a multi award winning sales and marketing company, with a dynamic, professional approach to meeting client and customer needs. Great attention is paid to the training and expertise of our staff and we offer fluency in German, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian and Cantonese
Our Partners
Some of PURE's key commercial partners include:
UBS - www.ubs.com
UBS offer an exceptional service to our customers in Switzerland, providing expert mortgage and taxation advice. UBS is our recommended partner for anyone looking to relocate permanently.
Chiltern - www.chilternplc.com
The acknowledged leaders in UK and International Taxation.
Eversheds - www.eversheds.com
Eversheds are PURE's legal partners in the UK. A large international law firm with a wide range of expertise.
Green Park Insurance Services - www.greenparkinsurance.co.uk
Green Park is a private client insurance broker that specialises in the high net worth market. They have considerable expertise in insuring overseas properties, both on an individual basis or as part of a global portfolio including other properties, cars & travel insurance.
Arden Capital Limited - www.ardencapital.ie
Arden Capital Limited is a Dublin based mortgage intermediary run by experienced, professional staff with a proven track record of delivering first rate mortgage advice and services to a sophisticated and demanding client base
Hargreaves Lansdown Currency Service - www.hargreaveslansdown.co.uk
Beat your bank and join our clients who are already saving £000's on their foreign exchange needs. The HL Currency Service is part of Hargreaves Lansdown, a leading provider of investment management products and services to private investors in the UK.
Seymours - www.seymourmanagement.co.uk
Seymours are independent art advisors buying, selling, valuing and managing all Fine Art and Antiques, an international company set up in 2000 that provides a professional sounding board just as one would do by instructing a survey when buying a property.
Room to Read - www.roomtoread.org
Room to Read is a charity which partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure. They seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people to ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries and future generations.
UBS - www.ubs.com
UBS offer an exceptional service to our customers in Switzerland, providing expert mortgage and taxation advice. UBS is our recommended partner for anyone looking to relocate permanently.
Chiltern - www.chilternplc.com
The acknowledged leaders in UK and International Taxation.
Eversheds - www.eversheds.com
Eversheds are PURE's legal partners in the UK. A large international law firm with a wide range of expertise.
Green Park Insurance Services - www.greenparkinsurance.co.uk
Green Park is a private client insurance broker that specialises in the high net worth market. They have considerable expertise in insuring overseas properties, both on an individual basis or as part of a global portfolio including other properties, cars & travel insurance.
Arden Capital Limited - www.ardencapital.ie
Arden Capital Limited is a Dublin based mortgage intermediary run by experienced, professional staff with a proven track record of delivering first rate mortgage advice and services to a sophisticated and demanding client base
Hargreaves Lansdown Currency Service - www.hargreaveslansdown.co.uk
Beat your bank and join our clients who are already saving £000's on their foreign exchange needs. The HL Currency Service is part of Hargreaves Lansdown, a leading provider of investment management products and services to private investors in the UK.
Seymours - www.seymourmanagement.co.uk
Seymours are independent art advisors buying, selling, valuing and managing all Fine Art and Antiques, an international company set up in 2000 that provides a professional sounding board just as one would do by instructing a survey when buying a property.
Room to Read - www.roomtoread.org
Room to Read is a charity which partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure. They seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people to ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries and future generations.
Who We Are
PURE International is an independent sales and marketing company specialising in international property. We invest significant time and energy in finding the most desirable locations and finest investment opportunities for our customers to ensure that we can truly be said to offer "Exceptional Homes. Unique Environments".
An experienced management team heads up a fast growing company, with an ever expanding database of buyers in excess of 20,000. Highly trained sales teams are dedicated to the specific markets we operate in.
We are committed to investing in state of the art customer interfaces, such as our website and CRM system, to ensure the service we offer to our clients is second to none. As one of the largest advertisers in the industry we have a reputation for creativity, credibility and exceptional results.
An experienced management team heads up a fast growing company, with an ever expanding database of buyers in excess of 20,000. Highly trained sales teams are dedicated to the specific markets we operate in.
We are committed to investing in state of the art customer interfaces, such as our website and CRM system, to ensure the service we offer to our clients is second to none. As one of the largest advertisers in the industry we have a reputation for creativity, credibility and exceptional results.
Key staff
Senior Management
Sean Collins - CEO
Sean Collins is one of the leading experts in the UK and Ireland for the sales and marketing of recreational property, having previously set up the International Department for Chesterton and having been awarded the Bentley International Property Award for Best International Estate Agent 2003 alongside fellow Director Philip Agius.
Often quoted as an industry spokesperson, Sean is able to offer expert consultation to developers looking to maximise the appeal of their project for consumers in the UK and Ireland.
scollins@pureintl.com
Pierce Casey - Chairman
Pierce is a career venture capitalist and entrepreneur and has founded several successful businesses in the UK and Europe, including the pan European IT company Fayrewood, and is currently Chairman of two other AIM quoted companies - the international recruitment business Imprint plc and getmobile europe plc, the market leader in direct sales of independent phone contracts in Germany. Currently a Director of the renowned Alchemy Partners, he was also previously a Director of DCC and Apax Partners.
pcasey@pureintl.com
Philip Agius - Director
Philip Agius has over 25 years experience in the UK and International Property industries and was a founding director of PURE International. Now heading PURE's Dubai office, Philip has a refined understanding of the best routes to market for projects which will enhance impact and results.
pagius@pureintl.com
Simon Elgar - Finance Director
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Simon has worked in the Real Estate Industry for over 15 years for a broad range of property companies encompassing investment, development and agency. In the last 10 years he has worked for MAB a large European commercial development company and most recently for Northacre PLC, a recognised market leader in the development of high end residential accommodation in Central London. Simon has considerable experience in structuring finance for real estate development projects - both commercial & residential.
selgar@pureintl.com
Simon Rathmell - Director
A founding director, Simon previously headed up PURE's Golf and Beach property division and is now principally responsible for project acquisition, key client and partner relations in North American destinations. He has over 21 years experience in Corporate Banking and Financial Services and is FPC and CeMap qualified. More recently, Simon worked with a North American developer specialising in luxury resort development where he gained extensive experience of product development and the setting up of international sales channels.
srathmell@pureintl.com
Hannah Coppersmith - Director
Hannah runs PURE's operations in Switzerland. Previously the highest performing salesperson within the company, Hannah's experience of the Swiss real estate market, legal and financial systems is exceptional.
hcoppersmith@pureintl.com
Paul Kleinekorte - Director
In October 2007 Paul Kleinekorte was appointed director Benelux for PURE International in the Netherlands. Paul has a wealth of experience in the international real estate industry in which he founded Keyard, a leading multimedia platform that brings international real estate companies in contact with investors and homebuyers in the Benelux.
pkleinekort@pureintl.com
Kate Bermon - Head of PR and Marketing
Kate heads up PURE's award winning in-house marketing team, offering over a decade's cross discipline experience with some of the world's leading agencies, brands and resorts.
kbermon@pureintl.com
Sean Collins - CEO
Sean Collins is one of the leading experts in the UK and Ireland for the sales and marketing of recreational property, having previously set up the International Department for Chesterton and having been awarded the Bentley International Property Award for Best International Estate Agent 2003 alongside fellow Director Philip Agius.
Often quoted as an industry spokesperson, Sean is able to offer expert consultation to developers looking to maximise the appeal of their project for consumers in the UK and Ireland.
scollins@pureintl.com
Pierce Casey - Chairman
Pierce is a career venture capitalist and entrepreneur and has founded several successful businesses in the UK and Europe, including the pan European IT company Fayrewood, and is currently Chairman of two other AIM quoted companies - the international recruitment business Imprint plc and getmobile europe plc, the market leader in direct sales of independent phone contracts in Germany. Currently a Director of the renowned Alchemy Partners, he was also previously a Director of DCC and Apax Partners.
pcasey@pureintl.com
Philip Agius - Director
Philip Agius has over 25 years experience in the UK and International Property industries and was a founding director of PURE International. Now heading PURE's Dubai office, Philip has a refined understanding of the best routes to market for projects which will enhance impact and results.
pagius@pureintl.com
Simon Elgar - Finance Director
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Simon has worked in the Real Estate Industry for over 15 years for a broad range of property companies encompassing investment, development and agency. In the last 10 years he has worked for MAB a large European commercial development company and most recently for Northacre PLC, a recognised market leader in the development of high end residential accommodation in Central London. Simon has considerable experience in structuring finance for real estate development projects - both commercial & residential.
selgar@pureintl.com
Simon Rathmell - Director
A founding director, Simon previously headed up PURE's Golf and Beach property division and is now principally responsible for project acquisition, key client and partner relations in North American destinations. He has over 21 years experience in Corporate Banking and Financial Services and is FPC and CeMap qualified. More recently, Simon worked with a North American developer specialising in luxury resort development where he gained extensive experience of product development and the setting up of international sales channels.
srathmell@pureintl.com
Hannah Coppersmith - Director
Hannah runs PURE's operations in Switzerland. Previously the highest performing salesperson within the company, Hannah's experience of the Swiss real estate market, legal and financial systems is exceptional.
hcoppersmith@pureintl.com
Paul Kleinekorte - Director
In October 2007 Paul Kleinekorte was appointed director Benelux for PURE International in the Netherlands. Paul has a wealth of experience in the international real estate industry in which he founded Keyard, a leading multimedia platform that brings international real estate companies in contact with investors and homebuyers in the Benelux.
pkleinekort@pureintl.com
Kate Bermon - Head of PR and Marketing
Kate heads up PURE's award winning in-house marketing team, offering over a decade's cross discipline experience with some of the world's leading agencies, brands and resorts.
kbermon@pureintl.com