January 2025 | Annual Strategy Meeting
Team HALCO gathered for our annual strategy meeting to celebrate the achievements of 2024 and outline our ambitious goals for 2025. Staff from across the UK and Europe joined a day of inspiration, led by company directors and guest speaker Jim Lawless.
The day began with a delicious English breakfast, freshly prepared on-site by the directors, fueling us for an event packed with announcements, networking, and motivational moments.
About Jim Lawless
Record-breaking freediver and voted #1 Motivational Speaker outside of the US in the Global Guru rankings, Jim Lawless has spoken to well over a million people on five continents.
Founder and CEO of transformation architects Symmetry.inc, Jim and his team work with leaders globally to deliver transformation to agile, intelligent organisations. Uniquely, he insists on walking the walk, not just talking the talk. He became a televised jockey, (and lost 25% of his bodyweight), within 12 months of sitting on a horse and became the deepest freediver in British history within 8 months; he is the first Briton to pass the magic 100m barrier.
Jim kept the team completely captivated for over 90 minutes as he told the story of his numerous adventures. From challenging himself down at the pub with his friends through to completing his challenges, one constant remains: Jim tamed his 'tiger', overcame his fears and anxiety and decided to write his own life story.
After plenty of laughs, engagement and thought provoking stories, the whole team felt completely inspired to challenge ourselves, take risks and move forward together towards our 2025 goals!
Looking back at 2024
Reflecting on 2024, we celebrated:
- Welcoming over a dozen new team members across Europe.
- Some 10 year staff anniversaries.
- Outstanding achievements across all departments.
- Successful partnerships and innovations in our hook & loop solutions.
- Supporting charities around the globe.
We're extremely grateful to all the partners and clients we worked with to make 2024 a success!
Looking ahead to 2025
The latter part of the event involved launching an incredible scheme for all employees. From 2025 onwards, staff will be sharing in the company profits as we continue to grow. This exciting initiative was demonstrated with a fun game, showing how profit is calculated for everyone to easily understand.
The event concluded with the directors sharing their plans for 2025, including:
- Ambitious sales targets.
- Investment in new machinery.
- Further growth to the team across Europe.
- A cutting edge office refurbishment at head office.
If you want to join our exciting journey in 2025, we're always on the lookout for enthusiastic members to join our team. Visit our careers page to find out more.
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