Client

Knight Harwood

Sector

Construction & Engineering

Target Type

B2B & B2C

Lead Time

32 weeks

Demographic

Developers, architects, consultants, property professionals and commercial clients

Website Goal

Modernise the website, improve UX, showcase projects and sectors, strengthen the brand and simplify ongoing website management

Services

WordPress Web Design, WordPress Development, UX/UI Design, Website Redevelopment, Content Architecture, Ongoing WordPress Support

The Challenge

Knight Harwood is a main contractor delivering complex construction and engineering projects across London and the UK. Its work spans commercial, residential, hospitality, education and cultural projects, where quality, collaboration and attention to detail are central to the business.

The existing website needed to evolve to better represent this positioning. Knight Harwood required a more contemporary digital presence that could showcase its portfolio visually while making it easier for prospective clients and partners to understand the company, its expertise and the sectors it serves.

The website needed a more contemporary look and feel
Projects needed greater visual prominence
Navigation and content structure needed to be simplified
Sector expertise needed to be easier to explore
The site needed to perform consistently across desktop and mobile
Content needed to be easier for the internal team to manage
The WordPress platform needed to support future content and business growth

The objective was to redevelop the website around Knight Harwood’s work, people and expertise while giving the business a flexible WordPress platform that could evolve over time.

Discovery and Technical Review

Our team began by reviewing Knight Harwood’s existing website, content requirements and wider digital objectives.

The redevelopment wasn’t simply about changing the appearance of the site. We needed to understand how different audiences moved through the website, how projects related to sectors and services, and how WordPress could give the internal team greater control over future updates.

Existing website and content structure reviewed
User journeys mapped around projects, sectors and company information
WordPress architecture planned around flexible content management
Page structures developed to give photography and project work greater prominence
Responsive behaviour considered from the beginning of the design process
Content migration planned to retain valuable existing material

This provided a clear framework for a WordPress website that could combine strong visual storytelling with straightforward navigation and long-term maintainability.

UX and Design Research

Knight Harwood’s portfolio is one of its strongest credentials, so the user experience was designed around making that work easy to discover.

Large-scale photography creates immediate visual impact, while a cleaner editorial layout gives individual projects space to stand out. Rather than overwhelming visitors with information, the interface establishes a clear hierarchy between projects, sectors, company information, people and insights.

Featured projects are brought forward throughout the experience, while sector-based navigation allows users to explore relevant work across commercial, leisure, retail, hospitality, education, private homes, residential development and historic projects.

The result is a restrained design that allows the quality of Knight Harwood’s work to do much of the talking.

WordPress Development Strategy

WordPress was selected to provide Knight Harwood with the flexibility required for a content-rich, project-led website while keeping day-to-day management straightforward.

Our development approach focused on creating reusable structures rather than restrictive page templates. This allows the Knight Harwood team to publish new projects, company updates and insights while maintaining consistency across the website.

Flexible WordPress CMS
Giving the internal team greater control over projects, news and website content.
Reusable content components
Creating consistent layouts while allowing different pages to tell their own story.
Project-led architecture
Structuring projects and sectors so users can discover relevant work more easily.
Responsive development
Ensuring the experience adapts effectively across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
Performance-conscious build
Balancing high-quality architectural imagery with usability and website performance.
Scalable foundations
Giving Knight Harwood a platform that can accommodate new projects, sectors and content as the business develops.

The redevelopment demonstrates how WordPress can support a highly visual corporate website without sacrificing usability or ease of management.

The Solution

Lilo delivered a bespoke WordPress website redevelopment that brings Knight Harwood’s projects, expertise and people together within a clearer and more engaging digital experience.

Project-focused experience
Large imagery and dedicated project content put Knight Harwood’s completed work at the centre of the website.
Sector-based discovery
Visitors can explore projects by sector, helping prospective clients quickly identify relevant experience.
Refined UX and navigation
A simplified information architecture makes key areas of the website easier to reach.
Bespoke WordPress development
Flexible components give Knight Harwood greater control over its content without compromising the design.
Responsive design
Layouts and interactions adapt across screen sizes to provide a consistent user experience.
People and brand storytelling
Dedicated content communicates the people, approach and expertise behind the projects.
News and insights
An integrated publishing area provides a platform for sharing company developments and project updates.
Ongoing WordPress support
A maintainable WordPress foundation makes it easier to manage, update and develop the website as requirements change.

The Results

The redevelopment gave Knight Harwood a digital presence more closely aligned with the quality and scale of its work.

The new WordPress website provides a clearer route into the company’s portfolio, allowing visitors to explore projects and expertise across different sectors while giving Knight Harwood a much stronger platform for communicating its capabilities.

Internally, the flexible WordPress setup also makes ongoing content management more straightforward. New projects, insights and company information can be added without having to redesign the website each time the content evolves.

+350

Organic traffic

+280

Goal conversions

+300

Direct traffic

Scope

– UX & UI Design
– WordPress Web Design
– WordPress Development
– Website Redevelopment
– Information Architecture
– Responsive Development
– Content Migration
– CMS Configuration
– WordPress Support

Resources

1 × Lead Designer
1 × UX Designer
1 × WordPress Developer
1 × SEO Specialist
1 × QA Tester
1 × Project Manager

Conclusion

Knight Harwood’s website redevelopment demonstrates how a bespoke WordPress build can do more than modernise an existing website.

By combining project-led UX, strong visual design and flexible WordPress development, Lilo created a platform that better communicates Knight Harwood’s expertise while making content easier to manage behind the scenes.

The result is a scalable website that can grow alongside the business, giving Knight Harwood a stronger digital showcase for its projects today and a flexible foundation for future development.

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Knight Harwood – WordPress Website Redesign & Development