The Buell Group has further strengthened its position as the most comprehensive advisory and service resource for the hospitality and leisure industries with the appointment of five new Business Associates and five new Business Partners.
The new Business Associates are:
Charles Prew – who joins as Managing Director, Hotels and advisor to the Buell Board. Charles has enjoyed a distinguished career in the hotel industry working with companies including Jarvis, the Petchey Group; Puma Hotels; Von Essen and The Legacy Group specialising in both building business and turning those in trouble around.
Carl Donnelly – founder of Cardale Hotel Consultancy (2003) advising private equity and corporate finance providers in the hotel and leisure sectors on strategic reviews, corporate turnarounds and asset management. Carl has over 35 years of hotel industry experience particularly in the UK mid-market hotel sector.
Gavin Percy – a Business Development Strategist who works predominantly in the 3 and 4 star hotel market, Gavin has developed a range of processes and training courses for hotel owners, operators and their teams via his ‘Winning Edges’ scheme.
Steve Cash – until joining Buell, Steve worked for Mitchells & Butlers latterly running Harvester Restaurants. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge of pubs, bars and the branded restaurants sector and further adds to Buell’s expertise in these areas of the market.
Peter Gardiner – Peter bridges the gap between sales, distribution and operational management with over 30 years’ experience driving business growth in the full service and budget hotel sector including Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants, Premier Inn and Swallow Hotels.
The new Business Partners are:
The Tender Management Company which works to reduce procurement costs for businesses in the hospitality sector.
Fox PR – a PR company working exclusively in the luxury hotel market.
Footfall Analytics Limited – who measure ‘dwell’ time and customer behaviour in public spaces (hotels, retail, restaurants) via technology with the subsequent data produced used to re-design space to increase sales.
The Hotel Marketing Company –a marketing business which assists businesses wishing to sell and promote products and services to operating businesses within the hospitality and leisure sectors.
Springford Architects – a cutting edge architectural and design practice based in Edinburgh which is particularly focused on the hotel and restaurant sector
Roddy Watt, Chief Executive of Buell commented:
“We are delighted to have added these high calibre individuals and organisations to our already exceptional group of Business Partners and Business Associates.
“Buell Consulting is uniquely placed to offer any ambitious hospitality business unparalleled professional advice, expertise and operational support – in short everything they need to go for growth in 2014. As such, Buell is truly the only one-stop-shop for owners, operators, developers and investors in the Hospitality space.”
Launch of Buell Connect
2014 will also see the launch of Buell Connect – a unique membership club for independent hospitality and leisure operators allowing the Buell Group to build further on its role as a key advisor to the hospitality and leisure industry.
Buell Connect will provide members with access to expertise from industry leaders on all aspects of running a successful hospitality business. It also offers invitations to premier networking and other industry events; as well as opportunities to receive free frontline advice from a range of Buell Business Partners and Associates and to work with them at specially negotiated rates to improve business performance and drive growth.
Buell Connect will ‘soft’ launch in March 2014 and will be officially launched on Tuesday 29 April at Hotelympia.
Roddy Watt commented:
“Buell Connect is a unique membership club for the hospitality industry developed by industry experts to support independent operators and SMEs by keeping them informed and supported with free frontline operational and strategic advice, and providing access to the most comprehensive range of hospitality industry expertise in the UK at specially negotiated prices available exclusively for Buell Connections members.
“The range of support which the new club offers is simply unparalleled in the sector and is also aimed at providing ‘connectivity’ amongst members so that they can communicate and discuss key business issues.”
About the Buell Group
The Group was founded in 2011 by Roddy Watt, previously founder and Chief Executive of Berkeley Scott Recruitment which he floated in 2004 as the then leading hospitality recruitment company in Europe.
The Buell Group provides unparalleled access to hospitality industry expertise via its network of 28 Business Associates and 36 Business Partners as well boutique executive search and talent acquisition based on research recruitment via its specialist division Buell Talent.
Easy to access industry expertise is also available with a range of unique business packages including: Buell On Board; Business Start Up; Buell Business Accelerator Programme; and Buell Business Technology
2013 PROJECTS
The Buell Group’s expertise was harnessed on a number of projects in 2013 with clients including: The Farncombe Estate; Gleneagles; Exclusive Hotels; Milsom Hotels and Ed’s Easy Diners.
The Buell Group is led by a board of industry luminaries including Jeremy Logie (Chairman); Fergus Chambers; Michel Gottlieb; Charles Prew and Jonathan Perrin.
For further information
Roddy Watt on 08436 583245, roddy.watt@buellconsult.co.uk
or Camilla Woods on 07958 598186, camilla.woods@buellconsult.co.uk