Support, nurture, innovate and inspire
to create outstanding hospitality businesses
A clear passion for the hospitality sector, we share our experience and offer wholeheartedly our unconditional support in order to help hospitality businesses increase profitability, improve brand loyalty, inspire their teams and in turn outperform their peers.
Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management
Hospitality Consultancy
Brand Development
Food and Beverage
Project Management and Co-ordination
Helping our clients achieve sustainable and consistent revenue growth is key, driving business revenue streams formulated with a clear sales strategy, creating business plans and target.
Working closely with our clients, owners and operators at all levels to analyse the challenges. Together setting objectives and, by achieving these milestones, aim to improve the finances and operational competencies of the business.
Working closely with our clients and owners to clearly understand their ‘brand’ requirements, business targets for the future and then work with them to roll out all areas of compliance, conversion, time line management, go live and launch events.
Working meticulously with our clients and owners to offer a seamless and tailor-made solution to create, support and direct Restaurants, Bars, Cafes and Pubs to achieve stunning results.
Offering a solution that can cover all areas of the project, from Board Level presentations, concept creative, scope of works, procurement, project management, inventory control, snagging, hand over process and go live requirement.
Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management
Helping our clients achieve sustainable and consistent revenue growth is key, driving business revenue streams formulated with a clear sales strategy, creating business plans and target.
Hospitality Consultancy
Working closely with our our clients, Owners and Operators at all levels to analyse the challenges. Together setting objectives and, by achieving these milestones, aim to improve the finances and operational competencies of the business.
Brand Development
Working closely with our our clients and owners to clearly understand their ‘brand’ requirements, business targets for the future and then work with them to roll out all areas of compliance, conversion, time line management, go live and launch events.
Food and Beverage
Working meticulously with our clients and Owners to offer a seamless and tailor-made solution to create, support and direct Restaurants, Bars, Cafes and Pubs to achieve stunning results.
Project Management and Co-ordination
Offering a solution that can cover all areas of the project, from Board Level presentations, concept creative, scope of works, procurement, project management, inventory control, snagging, hand over process and go live requirement.
Who we are
Founded by Graham Usher and Matthew Rose, MATTGRAY has extensive experience in some of the UK’s household name hotels, Hilton, Bespoke Hotels, Hand Picked Hotels & Best Western GB. Offering superior support, expertise, clear direction and inspiration to the Hospitality sector. Ensuring brand, quality and consistency are at the heart of every project they undertake.
Companies we work with
"Best Western PLUS Monkbar Hotel, a market leader in the York City set of hotels saw Graham manage and deliver several sales and refurb initiatives. Growing the hotel from 99 beds to 125 (then to 143 rooms), re-positioning the property as a Best Western PLUS product back in the York market and creating a destination restaurant 'The Yorkshire Bar & Grill'. With Graham's expertise we achieved a 27% rate increase following the first year as an 'upper scale' property, increased RGI to over 99% and moved 4 points up his headline comp set for RevPar taking second position in the city. Graham's involvement with Brand was a great support to other Best Western initiatives and was always on hand with the Sales and PR team when there was an opportunity to showcase his property or create an increase in Brand awareness."
Mark Stanley - Head of Hotel Development
Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Great local suppliers we work in partnership with
FREE Webinars for Hospitality & Retail
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