Halo Service Solutions is a £1bn tech company based in Stowmarket, Suffolk, that has grown quietly over 20 years while doing things very differently. With no management layers, no targets, and a young average workforce age of 25, it’s one of the UK’s largest and most unconventional tech firms. Recently named the official technology partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team, Halo is led by co-founder and CEO Paul Hamilton, whose modest upbringing helped shape the company’s values. The piece explores how Halo started, why it works so differently, and how its success could benefit the local community.