Mel Budd

Mel Budd is the founder of Consulting Plus, a UK-based firm providing research and marketing services to the flooring and building material industries. Mr. Budd’s main expertise is in flooring and he has an excellent knowledge of the flooring market in the UK and Europe including vinyl, wood, laminate, carpet, modular carpet, ceramics, and linoleum. He is able to provide good information on industry structure, key competitors, pricing, products, and market trends. Mr. Budd has worked as Sales and Marketing Director at Tarkett Marley Floors (flooring manufacturer), Commercial Director at SGB Youngman Group (building and scaffold materials), and Marketing Director in the Builders Merchants Division of RMC Group. He has also led the marketing team in the electrical retail division of Thorn EMI. Mr. Budd has worked as a management consultant for Price Waterhouse Coopers and Management Horizons. He holds a BA in Economics & Statistics and an MBA from Imperial College London. (This is me - Update Profile)