The Team

Castleman has a strong ethos of honesty, integrity and professionalism. We will endeavour to provide you with top quality hospitality services that deliver excellent value for money and an exceptional return on your investment.

Castleman UK Ltd was founded in 2008 to offer consultancy services to the hospitality industry and to provide sales represention for international companies wanting to promote their products to the luxury hotel market in the UK, Ireland and the UAE.

Our two main directors are:

Nigel Messenger

Nigel Messenger

Nigel held a range of management and operational roles during his time in the hospitality industry, including general manager and managing director of a plc subsidiary. He also led a multi-million pound hotel management buy-out and for nine years, owned his own hotel in the Cotswolds

Nigel was a member of the Best Western Marketing committee for eight years.
Working as a hotel consultant, he has advised many hotels and hoteliers and for over three years, has supported, promoted and advised the Concord Hotels Management Training Scheme. Recent projects include a hotels in Wales and East Anglia, a German hotel group and helping to set up a commercial hotel training school in Kent.

Nigel’s experience and consultancy work goes beyond the Hotel Industry: he launched the Supported Employment Scheme for the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory across the UK, helping more than 70 disabled ex-service personnel into employment. As a former chairman of the Stroud Chamber of Trade and vice-president of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, he has helped and advised a variety of businesses and has worked closely with district and county councils.

Nigel is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality. In 2014, he published his first book, The Miracle of Michmash. It tells the true story of a World War One battle between the British and Turks in Palestine, north of Jerusalem that intentionally mirrored a battle that took place in exactly the same place 3000 years ago.

Working as a hotel consultant, he has advised many hotels and hoteliers and for over three years, has supported, promoted and advised the Concord Hotels Management Training Scheme. Recent projects include a hotels in Wales and East Anglia, a German hotel group and helping to set up a commercial hotel training school in Kent.

Nigel’s experience and consultancy work goes beyond the Hotel Industry: he launched the Supported Employment Scheme for the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory across the UK, helping more than 70 disabled ex-service personnel into employment. As a former chairman of the Stroud Chamber of Trade and vice-president of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, he has helped and advised a variety of businesses and has worked closely with district and county councils.

Nigel is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality. In 2014, he published his first book, The Miracle of Michmash. It tells the true story of a World War One battle between the British and Turks in Palestine, north of Jerusalem that intentionally mirrored a battle that took place in exactly the same place 3000 years ago.

Malcolm Castelow

Malcolm Castelow

Following a 20-plus year career in hotel management and operations, Malcolm set up his own marketing consultancy business over 15 years ago that serves a wide range of businesses and organisations in the West Country

Hotel roles have included regional director, Best Western Hotels (UK), national marketing committee member, Best Western Hotels and group deputy general manager for a small group of hotels in the Midlands.

For over 12 years, Malcolm has been an associate lecturer at the University of Plymouth, supporting undergraduates on the hospitality and tourism pathway.

He achieved Chartered Marketer status with the Chartered Institute of Marketing in 1999 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality.