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Serviced offices owners – here’s what your prospective clients are looking for

Elizabeth Hewitt

Jun 17
5 min

Serviced offices owners – here’s what your prospective clients are looking for

Expansion! Here at Iconic Project Management, we have always worked remotely. Our model of bringing in people we know and trust has...

Elizabeth Hewitt

Jun 11
1 min

Iconic Supports Workwise Week

Workwise UK has been championing smart business practices in the UK for for 15 years. Iconic contributed an article to share our experiences

Post-lockdown Bounce Back: Iconic wins ISG approval to provide project management services

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 27
2 min

Post-lockdown Bounce Back: Iconic wins ISG approval to provide project management services

What does it mean to be a subcontractor? This week Iconic Project Management received the very welcome news that we have been accepted...

Calvert Jones - A Beautiful New Lifestyle Shop for Henley On Thames

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 20
3 min

Calvert Jones - A Beautiful New Lifestyle Shop for Henley On Thames

Calvert Jones is an independent lifestyle shop in the beautiful riverside town of Henley-on-Thames. Iconic helped them get planning consent.

No More Nightmares - 8 steps to control construction costs

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 14
4 min

No More Nightmares - 8 steps to control construction costs

If you’re planning a construction project, large or small, this article will help you keep your construction costs under control.

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 5
3 min

Who are you and how can you help me?

We are specialists in construction projects across all commercial sectors.

KPI's: How to measure the success of your project

Elizabeth Hewitt

Apr 27
3 min

KPI's: How to measure the success of your project

How will you measure the success of your new project? We can show you how.

Elizabeth Hewitt

Apr 14
3 min

Why do I need a project manager?

Someone who knows the process. If you have a large, complex construction project ahead of you, hiring a project manager is probably an...

The Iconic Onion: How to manage your project’s stakeholders

Elizabeth Hewitt

Mar 25
3 min

The Iconic Onion: How to manage your project’s stakeholders

Stakeholder management is the process of managing the expectations and the requirements of your project’s stakeholders.

It's All In The Process - 350 Barclays Bank Branches Remodelled in One Year

Elizabeth Hewitt

Mar 17
3 min

It's All In The Process - 350 Barclays Bank Branches Remodelled in One Year

How Darren Hewitt led a project to deliver a truly staggering 350 branch improvements, which met its targets and its commercial objective

Briefs In Brief: How to establish your project brief

Elizabeth Hewitt

Mar 11
4 min

Briefs In Brief: How to establish your project brief

When you’re planning a construction project for your business, it’s worth spending time getting your brief just right. Actually, any kind...

To our friends in retail, hospitality and leisure…

Elizabeth Hewitt

Mar 2
2 min

To our friends in retail, hospitality and leisure…

It’s an understatement to say that the retail, hospitality and leisure industries have borne the economic brunt of the UK lockdown.

Elizabeth Hewitt

Feb 23
3 min

What Makes A Great Project Manager?

If you know you need to hire a project manager for your construction project or programme, how do you find the right person for the job?...

Love Me Tender - How to build your construction supply chain

Elizabeth Hewitt

Feb 15
2 min

Love Me Tender - How to build your construction supply chain

Does your business have a construction project or a programme of construction works? Do you know how to put it out to tender? We can help.

Elizabeth Hewitt

Feb 8
2 min

A Cure For Your Headache

Are minor construction works causing you a headache? We have the cure. When you are responsible for a property portfolio, a chain of...

Delivering your perfect premises, on time and on budget. Guaranteed.

Elizabeth Hewitt

Feb 1
2 min

Delivering your perfect premises, on time and on budget. Guaranteed.

How many times have you been under-quoted and under-delivered on a project? It’s common knowledge that construction projects always run...

Elizabeth Hewitt

Jan 25
3 min

How long will my project take?

Whenever you embark on a construction project, you really want to know how long it’s going to take. If you’re making alterations to the...

My project is in the Back of Beyond. Can you help me?

Elizabeth Hewitt

Jan 10
2 min

My project is in the Back of Beyond. Can you help me?

Whatever your location, we can help you When you are choosing a project manager for your construction project, location is bound to be an...

What's Your Availability? I Need Help Right Now!

Elizabeth Hewitt

Dec 4, 2020
1 min

What's Your Availability? I Need Help Right Now!

Click the play button to get immediate help with your construction project. Now tap this link: Send me a project manager now! Author...

How much is my construction project going to cost?

Elizabeth Hewitt

Nov 20, 2020
3 min

How much is my construction project going to cost?

This article gives you an amazingly simple tool to work out construction project costs

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