I've managed to eliminate a huge part of the flicker, there is hardly any left now... The contol is shaping up nicely, however the Owner drawing is presenting some issues which were taken care of when the ListView was not Owner drawn...

The following thread presents a particularly nasty problem I've encountered:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=558822

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking forward to finishing this control and posting it in the CodeBank - that would be a first for me