Empire33 exists because growing businesses are too often asked to choose between generic software and advice that never reaches the day-to-day operation.
We build practical systems, help people use them and stay close enough to understand what happens under real pressure.
A missed handover. A booking that never reaches the floor. An invoice disconnected from stock. A rota rebuilt in messages. A report that arrives after the decision.
Empire33 develops software and consultancy around those operational gaps. Hospitality is a proving ground because it combines customers, teams, compliance, suppliers, service and tight margins in real time. The approach also makes sense for other independent and multi-site businesses.
Empire33 is led by Managing Directors Liam Paterson and Patric “Paddy” Lochi. Together, they bring international hospitality, multi-business ownership, commercial experience and frontline operations into the way every system is designed.
01Liam turns frontline pressure into workable systems. His hospitality career has included Ballenisles in Florida, Fiddler’s Elbow in New Jersey, Ireland’s Rose Hotel, the Michelin-recognised Tayberry and Sandbanks Brasserie.
As an owner of Don Padrino and founder of Tay Together, he brings operational detail, business development, partnerships and customer journeys into every Empire33 build.
02Paddy brings more than 25 years of hospitality and business experience. He owns Don Michele and co-owns and operates Don Padrino, with wider experience across finance, property development and business ownership.
A former Dundee Stars professional athlete, he brings a commercially grounded view, strong local relationships and the discipline to turn ideas into real-world ventures.
Liam brings the systems, operational detail and international perspective. Paddy brings commercial direction, ownership experience and local influence. Together, they give Empire33 something software companies often lack: the ability to build from inside the problem.
The point is not to look clever. The point is to make the business easier to understand and operate.
If the team needs a translation guide, we have not made it simple enough.
Workflows must survive the busy shift, the absent manager and the imperfect day.
More features are not progress when the useful information still cannot move.
We say what is live, what is in rollout and what still needs to be proved.
Empire33 is based at Seagate House in Dundee and works with independent businesses and growing operators who want better control without losing the human judgement behind the business.
