Boxxe's story took off in 2019 when successful technology entrepreneur Phil Doye took over a 30-year-old software security company and updated it into a digital transformation service. It now has six service hubs to create flexible IT infrastructure, collaborative global workspaces and data clarity for the private and public sectors.

At its cultural centre is ‘Making Technology Human', which in practice means putting people first and understanding that the success of every digital transformation depends on the people who deliver it.

Sustainability is at the core of what it does and boxxe is aiming for B Corp certification, a network of businesses that balances purpose and profit, required to consider the impact of all decisions on their employees, customers, suppliers, the wider community and the environment.

It prides itself on being a meritocracy, promoting and hiring accordingly, and an open forum in which staff are encouraged to ask questions and have a right to know where the company is heading. Developing its people is important to the company. Training is delivered to managers through a ‘boxxe Accelerate' programme of psychometric testing, one-to-one coaching and group activities that is aimed at teaching them more about what motivates and drives them personally, how to interact with others in a productive way and form an effective team. That is to be opened up to applicants from any level in the business.