Fresh Projects is a UK-based software platform designed for architects, engineers, and other built-environment professionals to manage financial aspects of their projects. It helps teams track fees, timesheets, expenses, billing, and overall profitability to keep projects on budget and profitable. The platform also centralises project data, streamlines administrative tasks, and offers mobile app support for easy access and updates.
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Fresh Projects is a UK-based software platform designed for architects, engineers, and other built-environment professionals to manage financial aspects of their projects. It helps teams track fees, timesheets, expenses, billing, and overall profitability to keep projects on budget and profitable. The platform also centralises project data, streamlines administrative tasks, and offers mobile app support for easy access and updates.
1a Colinette Road
London
SW15 6QG
© 2026 Fresh Projects
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How Kongiwe Environmental Tripled Their Project Capacity Without Expanding Their Team
How Kongiwe Environmental Tripled Their Project Capacity Without Expanding Their Team
How Kongiwe Environmental Tripled Their Project Capacity Without Expanding Their Team
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From gut feel to growing complexity
From gut feel to growing complexity
From gut feel to growing complexity
“When we met Fresh Projects, we had our hands full with 15 projects. Today we're running 50+ projects with the same staff base. This software came just at the right time for us.”
Kongiwe Environmental had been operating for around two years. By their own description, things were “going okay”. The business was steady, bills were being paid, and work was coming in.
But behind the scenes, the leadership team knew there were blind spots that would become serious constraints if the firm continued to grow.
Key commercial challenges included:
Fees being set largely on instinct rather than structured cost insight
No clear visibility of project profitability
Limited understanding of staff productivity and utilisation
Forecasting that felt uncertain and reactive rather than reliable
Operationally, information was scattered across multiple spreadsheets and individuals. Invoicing and reconciliation were handled manually in Excel, increasing the risk of errors and delays.
These issues are common in early-stage practices. But Kongiwe recognised that without addressing them, growth would quickly become risky rather than rewarding.
“With FreshProjects we were able to turn the lights on in our business.”
— Bradly Thornton, CEO, Kongiwe Environmental
“When we met Fresh Projects, we had our hands full with 15 projects. Today we're running 50+ projects with the same staff base. This software came just at the right time for us.”
Kongiwe Environmental had been operating for around two years. By their own description, things were “going okay”. The business was steady, bills were being paid, and work was coming in.
But behind the scenes, the leadership team knew there were blind spots that would become serious constraints if the firm continued to grow.
Key commercial challenges included:
Fees being set largely on instinct rather than structured cost insight
No clear visibility of project profitability
Limited understanding of staff productivity and utilisation
Forecasting that felt uncertain and reactive rather than reliable
Operationally, information was scattered across multiple spreadsheets and individuals. Invoicing and reconciliation were handled manually in Excel, increasing the risk of errors and delays.
These issues are common in early-stage practices. But Kongiwe recognised that without addressing them, growth would quickly become risky rather than rewarding.
“With FreshProjects we were able to turn the lights on in our business.”
— Bradly Thornton, CEO, Kongiwe Environmental
Creating clarity with a single source of truth
Creating clarity with a single source of truth
Creating clarity with a single source of truth
With Fresh Projects onboarded (a process that took just one week using the guided onboarding service), Kongiwe Environmental put a centralised, live system in place to manage their operations and finances.
“Fresh Projects enabled us to scale-up the business with sight of potential pitfalls well in advance.”
Instead of relying on fragmented spreadsheets and retrospective reporting, the team gained real-time visibility across their work.
Key changes included:
Project fees and budgets calculated using an informed, structured costing model
Time and expenses tracked directly against projects
Live insight into project performance and overall business health
“Now we present fees with absolute confidence.”
For the first time, leadership could clearly see:
Which employees were productive
Which clients were profitable
Which workstreams were driving sustainable growth
This shift moved decision-making away from gut feel and towards evidence. As the business scaled, these insights became increasingly valuable.
“Implementing Fresh Projects was a pivotal moment for us in understanding and knowing our business.”
With Fresh Projects onboarded (a process that took just one week using the guided onboarding service), Kongiwe Environmental put a centralised, live system in place to manage their operations and finances.
“Fresh Projects enabled us to scale-up the business with sight of potential pitfalls well in advance.”
Instead of relying on fragmented spreadsheets and retrospective reporting, the team gained real-time visibility across their work.
Key changes included:
Project fees and budgets calculated using an informed, structured costing model
Time and expenses tracked directly against projects
Live insight into project performance and overall business health
“Now we present fees with absolute confidence.”
For the first time, leadership could clearly see:
Which employees were productive
Which clients were profitable
Which workstreams were driving sustainable growth
This shift moved decision-making away from gut feel and towards evidence. As the business scaled, these insights became increasingly valuable.
“Implementing Fresh Projects was a pivotal moment for us in understanding and knowing our business.”
Scaling through uncertainty without adding headcount
Scaling through uncertainty without adding headcount
Scaling through uncertainty without adding headcount
As Kongiwe Environmental grew, Fresh Projects became embedded in how the business operated day to day. One of the most impactful tools was the profitability tracker.
It allowed the team to:
Identify underperforming projects early
Adjust resourcing before issues escalated
Make informed commercial decisions with confidence
This early visibility proved critical when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
“It's given us the information needed to survive the Pandemic – and that was crucial.”
During a period of extreme uncertainty, Fresh Projects provided the clarity Kongiwe needed to assess cash flow, pipeline strength and recovery scenarios.
Bradly Thornton attributes the firm’s ability to navigate this period to decisions made using live business data from Fresh Projects. The outcome was not just survival:
The business retained all staff
Cash flow remained under control
The weighted pipeline showed sufficient future work to recover lost revenue
The firm emerged into 2021 profitable
Today, Kongiwe Environmental manages more than 50 projects with the same staff base they had when they were running just 15. The systems, insight and discipline put in place early continue to support the firm as it faces ongoing economic pressure, resource constraints and planning complexity.
As Kongiwe Environmental grew, Fresh Projects became embedded in how the business operated day to day. One of the most impactful tools was the profitability tracker.
It allowed the team to:
Identify underperforming projects early
Adjust resourcing before issues escalated
Make informed commercial decisions with confidence
This early visibility proved critical when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
“It's given us the information needed to survive the Pandemic – and that was crucial.”
During a period of extreme uncertainty, Fresh Projects provided the clarity Kongiwe needed to assess cash flow, pipeline strength and recovery scenarios.
Bradly Thornton attributes the firm’s ability to navigate this period to decisions made using live business data from Fresh Projects. The outcome was not just survival:
The business retained all staff
Cash flow remained under control
The weighted pipeline showed sufficient future work to recover lost revenue
The firm emerged into 2021 profitable
Today, Kongiwe Environmental manages more than 50 projects with the same staff base they had when they were running just 15. The systems, insight and discipline put in place early continue to support the firm as it faces ongoing economic pressure, resource constraints and planning complexity.
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Fresh Projects is a UK-based software platform designed for architects, engineers, and other built-environment professionals to manage financial aspects of their projects. It helps teams track fees, timesheets, expenses, billing, and overall profitability to keep projects on budget and profitable. The platform also centralises project data, streamlines administrative tasks, and offers mobile app support for easy access and updates.
1a Colinette Road
London
SW15 6QG
© 2026 Fresh Projects
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