100% commitment to service, delivery and sustainability
Arnott Consulting is an innovative bespoke sole proprietorship that seamlessly merges strategy, creativity, service and communication to deliver WIN-WIN-WIN outcomes.
A genuine passion for conservation.
My professional services cater to a diverse set of clients, ranging from Travel, Project, Property, NPO and Business owners to Individual and Family Office philanthropy and investors.
I founded Arnott Consulting in 2013 in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
My brief history includes attending Michaelhouse in the midlands where I matriculated in 1986. I subsequently studied a B. Comm degree at Pietermaritzburg University and graduated in 1989, majoring in Business Information Systems, Business Administration & Purchasing & Marketing Management.
My original career revolved around corporate strategic brand marketing in the FMCG field with the likes of Robertson’s Spices and Unilever, and I then made the move into property in 2003 and have since worked in the hospitality, residential, commercial and industrial and conservation sectors with some great companies and on various projects and developments over the past 30 years.
Development Consulting
As a development consultant, Arnott Consulting’s role involves providing expertise and guidance to organizations or individuals seeking to improve their strategies, processes, or projects. This could include areas like business development, project management, fundraising, or capacity building. My goal is to help clients achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.
Arnott Consulting boasts a multifaceted professional background, having successfully navigated engagements across a spectrum of sectors. My experience encompasses residential gated estates, retirement homes, game reserves, hospitality lodges and camps, wildlife NGO’s, construction, consumer goods, SaaS and Community Conservancies. This diverse portfolio underscores my capability to deliver tailored solutions and strategic insights across varied industries.
Deal Maker
A deal maker is typically someone who specializes in negotiating and closing business deals. They are skilled in identifying opportunities, structuring agreements, and overcoming obstacles to ensure that deals are successfully completed. Deal makers often possess strong communication, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, allowing them to navigate complex negotiations and drive transactions to fruition.
Arnott Consulting has proven proficiency in helping facilitate transactions involving equity, debt, and outright sale investments across various sectors. My successful track record includes engagements in the development of lodges and camps, greenfields game reserves, housing developments, retirement schemes, construction businesses, individual luxury homes, commercial offices, and commodities.
Conservationist speaker
I am a tireless campaigner for Africa and Community Conservation and believe that humanitarian, commercial and environmental needs can be equally served, if we all take nature more seriously and place it on an equal platform to profit and human well being.
I recently co-founded the Community Interest Company, Rewilding Africa in the United Kingdom and have done and am available to do talks and presentations in the United Kingdom and around the globe.
PORTFOLIO
Projects, Businesses, Developments
CWC Africa Projects(Pty)Ltd t/a African Conservancies (Pty)Ltd – Founder
Amber Glades Assisted Living(Howick)
Beacon Hill Country Estate (PMB)
Beacon Hill Country Estate(PMB)
Chibembe Wildlife Reserve (South Luangwa -Zambia)
Collins Group Zambia Portfolio Management
Durban Logistics Hub ( DDOP site with City Ventures)
Ekubo Coastal Estate (South Coast)
Fountain Civil Engineering
Freehold Home Development Contracts – Stedone Homes – Director
Giba Business Estate feasibility and launch
Hammarsdale Industrial Park (Durban)
Inkwazi – Simbithi Eco Estate (Ballito)
Loziba Wildlife Reserve(Zululand – South Africa)
Mount Richmore (Salt Rock)
Palm Lakes(RPPH) – tri-partite arrangement with Nedbank (Tinley Manor)
Simbithi Eco Estate (Ballito)
Stedone Investments property portfolio , including Heritage House Office Park, 22 Old Main Road Office Park, Msinsi Eco-Estate, Ambiance
Stedone Group of Companies – Director
Sunset Place – Palm Lakes Family Estate
The Ponds – Hilltop Private Estate (Ballito)
Rewilding Africa CIC (United Kingdom) – Founder
TESTIMONIAL
“G2 Construction has worked with James Arnott from Arnott Consulting on a number of development projects over the past 10 years, including the highly acclaimed Inkwazi on Simbithi Eco Estate, Heritage House Office Park in Hillcrest, the development of freehold homes on gated estates around Kwazulu Natal, and more recently the assembly of the proposed Umhlanga Hills Retirement Village.
I have no hesitance in recommending Arnott Consulting as the Development Consultant for Businesses, developers and land owners to utilize for their project needs. His grasp of development fundamentals including planning, feasibility studies, and construction methods, from concept to completion, will add immense value to the clients needs. James is a pleasure to work with and is both efficient and trustworthy in all his dealings and his sense of urgency to get things done on time and within budget are of significant and crucial value to the success of any project he is involved with.
He saved us thousands of hours of work and has unlocked insights we never thought possible.”
Graeme Davis – Director
QUESTIONS?
If you feel we are the right fit and you would like to work with James and his team. Please feel free to contact us.