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		Case History Project Cap Maison - St Lucia - West Indies
		Project: 50 Suites / Apartments Value: $37 Million HBC Consultancy: Input from Building Site to Post Opening
		Phase 1           Study of Construction Plan   Working with the Architect / Builders to rectify important planning errors related to suitability of design to make a 'working hotel'.               Establish Final Plans   This meant establishing the final plan for the owners approval and included 'The Grand Opening Organisation Chart & Schedule'. This was based on all the activities of the seven departments involved.             Phase 2           Supervision of Site   Supervision of the building site working with Architect, Builders and Local Authority.               Recruitment   Assisting with recruitment of Key Managers.               Liaison & Counsel with Designers   Worked closely with Interior Designers to ensure that all design of Hotel, Restaurants, Bars and Banqueting Rooms were designed and fitted 'suitable for use'. This included specification of  'FF&E' (Furniture, Features and Equipment.) This also included but was not limited to Staff Uniform design.               Financial Systems   HBC introduced and implemented the USA (Uniform System of Accounting). HBC then managed the budgets and trouble shooters where problems arose.                   Introduced and implemented the general purchasing sytems with various controls.     Recruitment / Training   HBC were involved in the recruitment and training of staff and prepared the 'Staff Organisation Chart' approved by the client.             Phase 3           Ongoing Staff Recruitment & Training   The recruitment & Training of staff was ongoing through most of this project.               Grand Opening   Organisation of all departments to prepare for the Grand Opening.               Trouble Shooting   Ensuring that key dates were met in preparation for the Grand Opening.             Phase 4           Post Opening   Smoothing out all problems of the seven departments to ensure that the organisation and day to day running of the hotel was maximised.
		Case History 2 Project Hotel Renovation France
		Private - Company Project: Three Hotels in Normandy bought, Renovated, Remarketed and Sold at a 48% profit.
		Financed by Omega Investment International (An HBC Subsidiary)
		The Hotels       HBC purchased Three Bankrupted & Closed Hotels in Normandy, France.                   Hotel de la Poste - 42 Rooms - City Hotel         Relais de la Diligence - 56 Rooms - 18th Century Coaching Inn         Hotel de la Plage - 56 Rooms - Beach Resort           Phase 1             Renovation   Renovation of hotels. This included appropriate re-design and upgrading of rooms and facilities.           Phase 2             Food & Beverage   This included renovation and re-design of facilities in Kitchens and Restaurants. It also included the organisation and redesign of Food & Beverage Systems, Menus etc               Staff   The recruitment & Training of staff to ensure that the levels of quality and service were implemented and maintained.           Phase 3   Targeted Marketing   Relevant and individual marketing for each of the hotels;         Hotel de la Poste - Business - Seminars         Relais de la Diligence - Weddings - Banqueting - Clubs         Hotel de la Plage - Holidaymakers - Tourism           The three hotels were eventually sold to a 'group' realizing a 48% profit for HBC.