Embracing technology
We began piloting Microsoft Co-Pilot (an AI assistant) which has generated excellent insight into the opportunities and challenges of using Gen-AI technologies across the business. The pilot will continue into H1 2025 and will shape how we plan to exploit these technologies in the future. In 2025, we plan to transition our IT managed service to a new supplier, Sharp IT. We intend to start a series of initiatives that will enhance the robustness and agility of the IT that underpins our operations. Alongside these initiatives, the laptop and mobile phone refresh programme, migration to Windows 11, Cyber Security awareness initiatives, and other ‘business as usual’ projects that are so important to the smooth running of Project One, have progressed well and will continue next year. In 2024, renewing our Cyber Essentials accreditation was critical to meet customer demand. The bar for this gets higher every year and this is a key focus for our 2025 planning, particularly to support our continued work in the Defence sector. Similarly, we will continue with annual penetration testing to ensure our security is robust.
Supporting charities close to our hearts
In 2024, we were allocated £15,000 to support local, national and international charities and community projects. In addition to donating the £15,000 we have raised £5,000 as a team. Thank you to all who got involved, we could not have achieved the outcomes without you. During the year we supported 20 organisations, ranging from Motor Neurone Disease to Hedgehog Rescue, to Shelter and our local Middlewich and District Foodbank. We enjoyed a range of Charity Committee run events such as the team hike to the summit Yr Wyddf (Snowdon) to raise funds for the England and Wales Mountain Rescue, and ‘100 miles in a month’ for Parkinson’s research, which affects members of our colleagues’ families. The Charity Committee is made up of colleagues who go the extra mile to organise, support and run our charity events throughout the year.
Congratulations to those in the team who took part in individual sponsored events like Emma Anderson’s series of half marathons, Sarah- Jane Campbell’s Hyrox Competition and Ed Davies running 1000k in a year. Next year the Charity Committee will focus on running at least one Project One event each quarter in order to: Donate to charities to support families, individuals and children affected by natural disasters and conflicts Continue to support charities and community projects, which our colleagues care about and are involved in Support charities local to Project One that we identify or receive requests from Respond to requests from colleagues to contribute to our customers’ charitable activities.
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