Ian Fowler

Commander
DISC Type : D

Project Manager / PC / CDM Site Management. at Subcon5 Limited

March, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Ian Fowler is a manufacturing consultant and the founder of Subcon5 Ltd, with over 35 years of industry experience. Specializing in project and safety management for UK SMEs, he holds City & Guilds qualifications in engineering. People who have worked with him describe him as knowledgeable, reliable, professional, and likeable, with extensive fault-finding abilities.

A recent post highlights his core belief in mutual respect, stating, "treat people the way you would expect to be treated yourself. " He emphasizes that everyone, from a cleaner to a CEO, deserves to be treated with respect and not be subjected to abuse or ridicule in the workplace.

Unique fact: One colleague described his broad and detailed industry knowledge as a "dying trade, " highlighting his exceptional expertise.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Decisive

Impact-Driven

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Topics They Care About

Manufacturing Excellence
His consultancy, Subcon5 Ltd, is dedicated to helping UK manufacturing SMEs achieve operational excellence through process improvement, and cost, waste, labour, and energy reduction.
Project & Safety Management
As a qualified SMSTS and CDM professional, he has a strong focus on site safety and project management, recently recovering a £1M+ processing kitchen installation for a major client.
Workplace Respect
He shared a post stating his firm belief in treating everyone with respect, regardless of their position, from the cleaner to the CEO.

Media Appearances

Ian has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Project Manager / PC / CDM Site Management. at Subcon5 Limited
5-2025 - 7-2025
Mechanical Engineer at Subcon5 Limited
3-2020 - 5-2025
Manufacturing Consultant / Practitioner / Accomplished Educator at Subcon5 Ltd
1-2020 - 3-2020
CDM Site / Project Manager at Subcon5 Ltd supporting Vogal Group Ltd
7-2019 - 1-2020
Maintenance / Project Engineer at Subcon5 Ltd supporting Faerch Plast.

Education

1986 - 1988
General Engineering Studies from City & Guilds
1986 - 1988
Education details unavailable from City & Guilds Fabrication & Welding

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Insights For Selling To Ian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ian is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ian

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ian move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Ian take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Ian

Personality Compatibility


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