New ops manager for Brakspear's Honeycomb Houses

Brakspear has appointed Marc Rawling as operations manager within its 10-site managed pubs division Honeycomb Houses.

Rawling (pictured) will be overseeing four Honeycomb Houses pubs in The Nag’s Head in Abingdon, The Lion in Bicester, The Chequers in Marlow and The Bull on Bell Street in Henley-on-Thames.

The latter is Brakspear’s first managed pub, located next to its head office.   

"I’ve been impressed by the way Brakspear has developed the Honeycomb Houses group," he says. "Each pub has its individual character, but there’s a clear, overarching ethos of ‘our house, your home’ across the estate. I see the biggest opportunity as being to embed that ethos and values with all our team members, as the best way to give the best experience to every guest, on every visit to our pubs.

"We have some of the best pubs in the region, run by some of the most talented GMs and teams. We’re about to go into a busy time, launching new menus later this month and gearing up for Christmas, so my immediate priority will be to support our pubs to deliver an exceptional festive season."

Rawling joins from Fuller's, where he worked for 19 years, progressing from GM of The Vintry in the city of London to operations manager.

"We’re delighted Marc is joining Honeycomb Houses; his experience and skills will be an enormous asset for our pub and head office teams," says Brakspear chief executive Tom Davies. "Fuller’s is a company we’ve always admired; in fact, I started my own pub career with them. So, we know that Marc joins us with an approach and values that are similar to ours, particularly around developing a people culture. We’re confident that Marc will quickly make a positive difference to Honeycomb Houses."

Earlier this summer, Brakspear appointed its first head of people, Simone Brown, who is working on all aspects of team member attraction, engagement, retention and development. 

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