Monday 27 February saw the launch of the Buell Consulting Group, representing a new style of consultancy business. It brings together a group of successful industry entrepreneurs, a team of experienced, market-seasoned business professionals, and a stable of proven B2B service companies. All have a focus on the Hospitality and Leisure sectors, and all are positioned to provide an unparalleled range of services and support rapidly, and – in their words – in an entirely user-friendly, practical and hands-on manner.
Founded by recruitment entrepreneur Roddy Watt (CEO), the Buell Management Board is chaired by Jeremy Logie OBE, ex-Chief Executive of the British Hospitality Association, and also comprises restaurants entrepreneur Michael Gottlieb (Managing Director – Restaurants) and legendary hotelier Peter Tyrie MBE (Managing Director – Hotels).
There are a further eight hand-picked members of the team, each a seasoned professional with a minimum of 15 years experience, and each with expertise in fields ranging from Finance, HR and Marketing, to Operations, Property and Recruitment.
Buell also has 15 ‘Business partner’ companies, each privately owned, robust and with excellent credentials, and each personally endorsed by the founders of Buell. They are focused on a similar range of functions – Finance, HR and Recruitment, Marketing, property, Law, Design and Operations.
Jeremy Logie, Chairman explained the vision:
‘In today’s world, businesses more than ever seekl genuinely practical support from professional people whose expertise they can trust and whose values they share. Buell directly addresses those needs.’
Roddy Watt, CEO commented:
‘To have built such an exceptional team of genuine experts and top quality businesses has been very rewarding. With feet on the ground from the Highlands of Scotland to the South of England, we provide high quality, practical, one-stop support to Hospitality sector players, both large and small. Buell is focused on three key areas:
– Property and Development
– Operational Excellence
– Maximisation of Enterprise Value
Michael Gottlieb voiced views on the Restaurant sector:
‘The Restaurant sector can derive real operational benefit from using external partners to support them in both core and non-core areas. Helping restaurant companies or hotel restaurants to recruit, outsource and cut costs is a major focus of Buell.’
And Peter Tyrie explained with reference to the Hotel sector:
‘Development in the Hotel sector continues apace. We see a tremendous opportunity to support UK and international companies interested in building and developing their presence with our combined knowledge and resources.’
Buell will effectively be a resource rich ‘one-stop-shop’ which aims to support businesses in developing maximum value from their enterprise both from an operational perspective, and at the point of exit.
Further information: www.buellconsult.co.uk
Contact: Roddy Watt, CEO – roddy.watt@buellconsult.co.uk
