{"id":657,"date":"2024-05-14T09:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T08:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlg-testing.co.uk\/hlg\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T16:23:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hlg-testing.co.uk\/hlg\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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10 years in the business. It\u2019s about time you found us.<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n
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No need to be shy – we can guess the real reason you clicked on the "about" section. If it was to uncover the identities of Larry and Harry we hate to break it to you, but they're not part of the team. Gary, however, very much is – and our story starts with him.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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10<\/p>\n Years in Business<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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07<\/p>\n Team Members<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Liverpool<\/p>\n Studio<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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\n OUR STORY<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n
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Where it all began<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Hlg, started with an idea: Gary wanted to build his own design agency.
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Where we are now<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Our collective experience gives us an edge. As it stands, our teams is a blend of web developers, designers, animators, photographers, marketing specialists and illustrators. Not a bad bunch.
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As we grow, so do our prospects. We want to work with bigger brands. We want to keep making impressive, engaging content that keeps our clients coming back for more. And we’d love to work with you. So get in touch today to become part of our journey.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Gary Garnczarczyk<\/p>\n

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Mike Holden<\/p>\n

Middleweight Designer & Photographer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Alice Colvin-Cousley<\/p>\n

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Becca Heywood<\/p>\n

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Lucy Highton<\/p>\n

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Dave Mahon<\/p>\n

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Marv Shannon<\/p>\n

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Liam Kearns<\/p>\n

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Life at hlg<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Work-life balance<\/h3>\n

We're a fully-remote agency because we believe there's better ways to spend your time than sitting in traffic. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Monthly hlg social<\/h3>\n

To keep the team engaged and connected, we get together once a month in Liverpool for a half-day of work, and half day of play.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Career driven<\/h3>\n

We firmly believe in personal growth at hlg, we've worked hard to craft an agency that is built around the growth and development of our team members.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Flexible working<\/h3>\n

We like to promote flexible working at hlg, because your life doesn\u2019t happen before 9am and after 5pm.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Relaxed environment<\/h3>\n

We're a team of northerners, with bags of personality who love a joke and never take ourselves too seriously.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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We will always provide courses or training for team members who have a true passion for something.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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