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Withey & Vedi are pleased to announce the following appointments:

For Giggling Squid Restaurants Ltd one of the fastest growing Thai restaurant brands in the UK, we have successfully recruited a Head of Property.
We are pleased to announce that on behalf of Young & Co’s Brewery Plc (Young’s) a well established and renowned Pub Company running some of the best pubs, boutique hotels and city bars, we have successfully recruited a Regional Building Surveyor to manage and cover their West Region.
Withey & Vedi are pleased to announce that on behalf of Landmark Flexible Workspace which offers flexibility around both licensing and workspace solutions, we have successfully recruited a Head of Asset Management in a newly created role.
We are delighted to announce that on behalf of SSP Group plc – a British multi-national contract food service company which operates 600+ sites in 37 countries worldwide, including more than 500 international, national, local and speciality brands – we have recruited a GROUP HEAD OF CAPITAL COST MANAGEMENT.
For SSP Group – a British multi-national contract food service company which operates 600+ sites in 37 countries worldwide, including more than 500 international, national, local and speciality brands – we have successfully recruited a Senior Quantity Surveyor in a newly created role.
On behalf of the EAST OF ENGLAND CO-OP we are pleased to announce that we have successfully handled the appointment of a CHIEF PROPERTY OFFICER who will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
On behalf of itsu – the leading Asian-inspired healthy and quick service food chain and grocery brand, we have successfully appointed a Head of Construction and Project Management in this newly created role.
We are pleased to announce that we have successfully recruited a Head of Property on behalf of Queensway Coffee Houses to lead the growth strategy of their Starbucks franchise business!
Withey & Vedi have appointed a Senior Facilities & Maintenance Manager on behalf of Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Ltd, which comprises the restaurant business of acclaimed chef, restaurateur, TV personality and author, Gordon Ramsay. As well as fine dining, the Group is expanding its estate to include more casual dining restaurants offering a variety of guest experiences around the globe, including Bread Street Kitchen, Street Burger, Street Pizza and other premium casual concepts.
For Tortilla – the UK’s largest fast-casual Mexican restaurant brand, we have successfully recruited an Estates Manager
We are pleased to announce that on behalf of Well (part of the Bestway Group), whose mission and vision is to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK and who operate c750 pharmacies, we have successfully recruited a Head of Property who will have professional responsibility for the development and delivery of all estate management, facilities services and asset management across the company, plus delivery of strategic growth priorities including acquisition, consolidation, relocation, refits, disposals etc.
We have successfully appointed a Head of Projects on behalf of Roadchef – one of Britain’s leading roadside service area businesses (MSA’s) operating 30 locations across the UK motorway network and major trunk road service area locations. In this pivotal newly created role the Head of Projects will primarily be responsible for managing the end to end delivery of infrastructure, capital investment and refurbishment projects from conception through to completion for their entire estate
On behalf of Frederic Robinson Ltd, one of the UK’s largest independent family brewers operating both tenanted and managed landmark pubs, restaurants and hotels, who are expanding their estate with new sites as well as continuing their programme of pub refurbishments, Withey & Vedi – www.witheyandvedi.co.uk have successfully appointed a Project Manager to manage their CAPEX projects.
For Frederic Robinson Ltd – one of the UK’s largest independent brewers with c260 pubs, inns and hotels, we have successfully recruited a further Regional Building Surveyor to help maintain and develop their regional portfolio of tenanted and managed pubs.
We are pleased to announce that on behalf of the University of Reading – an organisation with a longstanding global reputation – we have successfully recruited a PROPERTY SERVICES DIRECTOR who will lead a multi-disciplinary team and manage the University’s investment property/land portfolios delivering real estate performance, financial returns and projects to support the education, strategic and operational goals of the University’s commercial and residential assets, Lab Facilities, Science Park, listed Heritage buildings, Business School etc.
On behalf of Frederic Robinson Ltd – one of the UK’s largest independent family brewers with c260 pubs, inns and hotels, we have successfully recruited a Regional Building Surveyor to help maintain and develop a regional portfolio of tenanted and managed pubs.
Withey & Vedi have appointed a Head of Project Management on behalf of Landmark Flexible Workspace, an expanding provider of Flexible Office Space across the UK that offers a diverse range of work environments to accommodate the different needs of a wide range of client businesses. The new Head of Project Management will be predominantly responsible for the successful delivery of New Centre Openings from feasibility stage through to opening and for Capex upgrade projects across the existing Estate.
We are pleased to announce that on behalf of Young’s – a focused operator of well invested, premium managed pubs and hotels that is well positioned to deliver long-term sustainable growth - we have successfully recruited a Director of Property who will be responsible for the development of their current estate and managing the varied needs of the portfolio. Additionally, the business has a strong appetite to grow through a programme of new pub and hotel acquisitions.
On behalf of Wagamama – The Restaurant Group (TRG) brand offering pan-Asian cuisine which is fresh, flavourful and appealing to a broad audience, we have successfully appointed an Acquisitions Manager who will identify and acquire new restaurant sites and take these proposed sites through the acquisition, legal, planning and post-exchange/completion phases.
Withey & Vedi – are pleased to announce that on behalf of The Restaurant Group plc – one of the largest restaurant groups in the country and a significant player in the UK casual dining market – we have successfully appointed a Head of Estates who will have overall responsibility for the Estate Management of TRG’s Leisure Concessions and Brunning & Price Pub Estate. They will also have a significant role to play in the future success of the brands and the overall Group.
On behalf of Hero Brands which is focused on building the food brands of the future and whose existing brand portfolio includes German Doner Kebab, Choppaluna and Island Poké, Withey & Vedi -www.witheyandvedi.co.uk – is pleased to announce that it has successfully recruited two new International Development Directors to develop new master franchise partnerships throughout the globe. Both International Development Directors will be charged with expanding these exciting brands throughout new territories across Europe, South East Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
On behalf of Wagamama, UK's leading restaurant chain serving Asian Food based on Japanese cuisine which is owned by The Restaurant Group plc, we have successfully recruited a Senior Facilities Manager who will primarily be responsible for managing facilities and maintenance issues nationally as well as support the Operations Team on related issues.
We are delighted to announce that we have successfully recruited a HEAD OF PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT for GREENE KING – one of the UK’s leading leisure operators which has nearly 3,000 pubs, restaurants and hotels, who will primarily be responsible for overseeing and managing every aspect of the development process from cradle to grave, including site appraisal and acquisition to planning and construction right through to delivery, sale and leasing.
On behalf of German Doner Kebab, a fast food retailer that has created a healthy and nutritionally balanced approach to traditional kebabs, we have successfully recruited a Head of Project Management. The brand is expanding at great pace with 70 restaurants in the UK, Europe and Middle East, and is now rapidly expanding in the USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Ireland.
For Parkdean Resorts , UK’s largest Holiday Park Operator, we have successfully recruited a Regional Maintenance & Facilities Manager (South) in a newly created role!.
On behalf of Daniel Thwaites plc, an award winning family owned hospitality and brewing business with over 200 years of Company history and a wealth of heritage, we have successfully recruited a Property Director to manage the varied needs of their portfolio across pubs, hotels and inns etc.
We have successfully recruited a Development Director (London & South East) on behalf of BAM Properties Ltd, which is part of BAM Construct UK Ltd.
For Giggling Squid Ltd – an expanding, entrepreunerial led Thai restaurant group that serves a menu of authentic, rustic and modern fresh Thai cooking, with an emphasis on street food and coastal dishes in a fresh contemporary setting – we have recruited a Head of Project Management in a newly created role.
On behalf of Young & Co’s Brewery PLC, a premium operator of pubs in the best neighbourhoods, as well as boutique hotels and city bars in London and the South of England, we have successfully recruited a new Head of Development & Maintenance.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a Facilities Manager on behalf of Casual Dining Group operating some of UK’s favourite restaurant brands including Bella Italia Café Rouge, Las Iguanas, La Tasca etc.
For The Ivy Collection – a new client whose restaurants bring the inimitable service and vibrant surroundings for which The Ivy, since 1917, is loved and revered to a select group of upmarket brasseries and neighbourhood cafés, we have successfully recruited a Maintenance & FM Manager in a newly created role.
We have successfully recruited on behalf of The Restaurant Group plc a Pub Acquisitions Manager to acquire suitable sites for Brunning & Price in the South.
On behalf of Chipotle Mexican Grill Europe, the American chain of fast casual restaurants specialising in tacos and burritos we have successfully recruited a Head of European Construction & Facilities.
On behalf of The Restaurant Group plc whose brands include Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito, Coast to Coast, Joe’s Kitchen and Brunning & Price etc we have successfully recruited a Group Estates Manager to proactively manage their market leading assets.
"We are pleased to announce that Clare Watts was awarded the Certificate in Recruitment Practice (QCF) – Level 3 by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) on the 28th January 2017."
We have successfully recruited on behalf of Wagamama – UK’s leading pan-Asian casual restaurant chain a Senior Acquisitions Manager.
For Wagamama – UK’s leading pan-Asian casual restaurant chain and a distinct, well established and award winning brand, we have successfully recruited a Head of Estates.
We have recruited for Prezzo Ltd – a highly successful, reputable and leading casual dining group, a Head of Property Design & Development.
On behalf of Brasserie Bar Company which operates within the premium casual drinking and dining market in the UK with two core formats: Brasserie Blanc – the French brasserie business and The White Brasserie Company – a quality pub dining business, we have successfully recruited a Project Manager in a newly created role to manage the delivery of both new and refurbishment projects.
For The Azzurri Group – the market leader in the Italian casual dining sector, operating Ask Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama we have recruited a Project Manager to manage the delivery of both new and refurbishment projects to time, cost and quality.
WAGAMAMA – a distinct, well established and award winning brand that offers nourishing, fresh pan-asian food we have recruited a Head of Construction & Development to lead new restaurant developments and manage refurbishments in the UK and USA.
We have now successfully recruited a Location Planning Manager – Property for our established client – The Restaurant Group plc whose brands include Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito, Coast to Coast, Garfunkels, Joe’s Kitchen, Brunning & Price and trg concessions.
For Wagamama – UK’s leading pan-Asian casual restaurant chain we have successfully appointed a Head of Maintenance & Facilities.
On behalf of Prezzo Ltd, a new client and a highly successful, reputable and leading casual dining group now owned by the global private investment Firm TPG we have recruited a Group Property Director.
For Mothercare plc – a new client and a leading global retailer for parents and young children we have recruited a Group Construction Manager to deliver both new and refurbishment projects to time, cost and quality.
On behalf of EAT – one of the leading brands in the Food and Coffee “to go” market we have successfully recruited a Head of Acquisitions & Portfolio Management.
For Azzurri Restaurants Ltd (formerly Gondola Restaurants Ltd) we have recruited a new Acquisitions Manager who will be tasked to identify and acquire new sites for Ask Italian and Zizzi Restaurants.
We have successfully recruited for Brunning & Price – the award winning Pub Restaurant Group which is part of The Restaurant Group plc, a Pub Acquisitions Manager – South in a newly created role.
CHILANGO – who are leading the Mexican Food revolution and have exciting plans to further grow their estate in London and throughout the UK, we have recruited a Head of Property in a newly created role.
On behalf of a new client, Domino’s Pizza Group Ltd we have successfully recruited an Acquisitions Surveyor – South to assist them in growing their estate.
We have now recruited another Senior Acquisitions Manager for Casual Dining Group (formerly Tragus Group) the group behind household restaurant brands Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge who want to aggressively grow the business.
For Pizza Express who are celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year and who are now owned by Chinese Private Equity firm Hony Capital, we have recruited a new "Head of Acquisitions."
For Brunning & Price – the award winning Pub Restaurant Group which is part of The Restaurant Group plc we have successfully recruited a Pub Acquisitions Manager – North.
We have successfully recruited an Acquisitions Manager for Tragus, the Group behind the Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia chains.
On behalf of Young’s – a well established and leading Pub Company with traditional values and a contemporary approach, we have successfully appointed a Project Manager to manage both new and refurbished development schemes for their Managed Houses division as well as Geronimo pubs.
On behalf of Brasserie Bar Co, a new client which operates within the premium casual drinking and dining market in the UK, with two core formats: Brasserie Blanc and The White Brasserie Company we have successfully recruited a new Maintenance and Facilities Manager.
For Young & Co, a well established and leading Pub Company with traditional values and a contemporary approach we have appointed an Acquisitions Manager to acquire new sites for their Managed Houses division as well as Geronimo Pubs to meet the company’s growth strategy.
We have successfully recruited an Estates Manager for Arcadia Group to proactively manage the existing portfolio across their renowned brands within a geographical region.
On behalf of The Restaurant Group whose brands include Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito, Coast to Coast, Garfunkel’s and Brunning and Price, we have successfully recruited a Project Manager to manage the delivery of both new and major refurbishment projects.
For Arcadia Group – An established retail powerhouse with nine prestigious brands and a growing international presence we have successfully recruited an Acquisitions Manager to acquire stores for Arcadia’s retail properties.

On behalf of New Look Retail, one of the most well recognised fashion brands in the UK with high spontaneous brand awareness we have appointed a Head of Group Property Services.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a Property Director on behalf of Byron Hamburgers Ltd – the highly successful and rapidly expanding chain which has raised the bar for the quality of the high street burger. The business is part of the Gondola Group the market leader in the UK casual dining sector which also operates Pizza Express, Zizzi, Ask Italian and Milano.
We have recruited a Project Manager on behalf of Tragus Group, one of UK's largest casual dining businesses with over 300 sites across the UK operating primarily under the Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Strada formats and Brasseries under the brands Huxleys, Belgo, Amalfi, Potters and Ortega.
For Novus Leisure Ltd - UK's largest privately owned bar and restaurant operator, we have successfully appointed an Estates Manager in a newly created role.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Head of Acquisitions on behalf of Novus Leisure Ltd which operates 52 bars and restaurants mainly in London's West End and City. Novus has more than doubled its profit over the last three years and is looking to acquire a further 30 sites in London.
On behalf of Arcadia Group Ltd one of UK's leading privately owned fashion retailing businesses with c2100 owned stores and a growing international presence with nine different brands - BHS, Top Shop, Top Man, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit and Wallis, we have successfully recruited a Head of Property.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a Head of Construction, Engineering & Equipment Supply on behalf of Marks & Spencer plc - one of UK's leading retailers, to lead and manage their Construction Programme to support their business strategy and deliver the capital plan to budget/capital expenditure requirement.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a Project Manager for Capital Shopping Centres Group plc the leading specialist developer, owner and manager of pre-eminent UK regional shopping centres.
For La Senza Ltd - UK's leading lingerie retailer, we have successfully appointed an Interim Property Director.
We have appointed on behalf of La Senza Ltd - the leading lingerie retailer with stores in premier retail destinations, a UK & Eire Retail Facilities Manager.
We have successfully handled the appointment of a Facilities & Cost Manager on behalf of Paddy Power one of the fastest growing gaming organisations. Their retail business is expected to grow by c 40% per year for at least 3 years.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a Group Property Director on behalf of Best Buy Europe a joint venture between Carphone Warehouse the UK's largest mobile phone seller and Best Buy Co Inc the largest consumer electronics retailer in the world.
On behalf of Greene King plc we have successfully appointed a Property Surveyor who will be part of a team responsible for maintaining a portfolio of managed and tenanted properties.
On behalf of The Restaurant Group plc one of UK's largest independent restaurant groups operating Frankie & Benny's, Chiquito, Garfunkels, Brunning & Price - a Pub Restaurant Business as well as over 50 sites in its Concessions Division, we have appointed a Project Manager to handle both new store and refurbishment projects across their estate.
On behalf of Greene King plc, one of UK's renowned brewers and pub retailers, we are pleased to announce the appointment of a Property Divisional Manager.
We have appointed on behalf of Gondola Group the operators of Pizza Express, Ask, Zizzi and Byron Restaurants, a Group Development Manager to manage the delivery of refurbishment capital expenditure projects and new projects across all their brands.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a Group Facilities Manager on behalf of The Restaurant Group one of UK's largest independent restaurant groups operating over 367 branded restaurants and pub restaurants. Their principal trading brands are Frankie & Benny'Â’s, Chiquito, Garfunkels and Brunning & Price as well as over 50 sites in its concession division which trades principally on major UK airports.
We are pleased to announce two appointments; Disposals Manager and an Acquisitions Manager on behalf of Arcadia Group Ltd the UK'Â’s leading fashion retailer.
We have successfully handled two appointments; Portfolio Asset Manager and an Acquisitions Surveyor on behalf of Gap UK for their newly formed European Real Estate Team in London.
On behalf of Footlocker Europe BV part of Footlocker, Inc, the biggest and fastest growing sports fashion retailer catering to the youth of Europe, we have successfully recruited a Manager, Facilities Services Europe based in The Netherlands who is responsible for maintenance, repair and general upkeep of all their European stores, regional offices, European Headquarters and the Distribution Centre.
For a new client, Primary Asset part of The MedicX Group a leading developer of purpose designed and quality built primary care premises throughout the UK, we have successfully recruited a new Property Manager.
An Estates & Development Manager and a Building Manager (Maintenance) for a new client and a new sector for Withey & Vedi. The Cognita Group is the largest provider of independent education in the UK, and currently operates over 40 schools.
An Asset Manager on behalf of Tragus Holdings who have over 240 sites across the UK serving over 16 million meals every year. Their brands include Cafe Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada, Amalfi, Abbaye, Oriel, Potters, Belgo/Bierodrome.
On behalf of a new client, Merlin Entertainments, we have successfully recruited a Property Director who will primarily be responsible for the management and optimisation of the Group'Â’s worldwide real estate portfolio. Merlin Entertainments operations include Madame Tussauds, Chessington World of Adventures, Legoland, Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Sea Life Centres etc as well as a number of theme parks and attractions operating internationally.
An Acquisitions Manager for The Restaurant Group (TRG) one of the UK's largest and most respected independent restaurant chains, operating c300 restaurants across the UK predominantly in leisure locations and airports. Its primary brands are Frankie & Benny'Â’s, Chiquitos, Garfunkels and Blubeckers.
A Head of Property for EAT - The Real Food Company - which is aggressively expanding its estate.
A new Group Estates Manager joins the Property Team at Gondola, completing a trio of appointments for the successful casual dining group.
An Acquisitions & Disposals Manager for Monsoon a design led retailer selling women's, children's and men's clothing and accessories, homeware and gifts from a portfolio of over 400 Monsoon and Accessorize stores throughout the UK and Eire.