About Us
As a member of the fourth generation Buxton Group, I have a unique understanding of the trials, tribulations and challenges of family business.
What distinguishes us
This first-hand experience led me to establish The Buxton Consulting Group. It martials my wealth of experience to benefit other families growing their businesses, family footprint and legacies.
We strongly believe in allowing each family member to flourish by finding the most suitable path for them and the business while staying firmly rooted in family values and relationships.
The Buxton Consulting Group’s knowledge is underpinned by:
- many years helping create successful business ventures
- wide experience spanning construction, recycling and waste management
- lifetime involvement in a family that lives and breathes hard work
- learning from the best about the need to flexibly adapt to sustain both family and business.
The Buxton Consulting Group is supremely qualified to help your family and business grow and thrive.
160+ years of real-world family business success
4th Generation family business
The history of the Buxton family harks back to 1861 when two brothers, Richard and John Buxton, set up shop in Melbourne with an uncle – buying and selling land. John was just 18 when he purchased his first property for £52.
Since then, the Buxton name has become associated with:
The group has chalked up decades of achievement and community contribution.
The Buxton family’s activities now include property development, and construction and design in the residential, retail and retirement sectors. It participates in legal and financial structuring and funding. More recently, having identified opportunities in recycling and waste management, it established the Sunshine Groupe and is employing innovative technologies to transform waste into a valuable resource.
Christian Buxton, Director
With a background applying the creative and tactical thinking needed for success across a wide range of businesses, from property to recycling to TV production, Christian knows how to invent ‘outside the box’ strategies.
His good listening and strong negotiating skills create ‘win-win’ family solutions.
Christian Buxton is passionate about family business development, its people and the professional growth of family members.
Unlike a lot of consultants and ‘experts’ I have actually, ‘walked the walk’ in a large family business for 20+ years. I have been involved in every part of the family business life cycle from building start-ups into going concerns, to selling them as long-term profitable businesses
– Christian Buxton, Director
I have learnt that every family is as unique as the work they do. But the business provides tremendous opportunities to grow both a family’s wealth and the bonds that tie them. My decades of active experience have spurred a deep passion in me to share my unique knowledge and skill-set. I want to help everyone get the most out of their involvement in a family business.”