HN Group
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| Legal name | HN Group Limited |
|---|---|
| Type | Parent company |
| Industry | Digital infrastructure Advertising Software development Media |
| Subsidiaries | Horizon Network Horizon Media Group Horizon Holding Co |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Email domain | hngroup.org.uk |
| Website | hngroup.org.uk |
HN Group (legally HN Group Limited) is the parent company of the Horizon businesses. It has three direct, wholly owned subsidiaries: Horizon Network (Horizon Network Limited), Horizon Media Group (Horizon Media Group Limited) and Horizon Holding Co (Horizon Holding Co Limited). Horizon Development is part of Horizon Network, and Horizon Advertising is a subsidiary of Horizon Media Group that is managed by Horizon Network.[1] Together the companies cover what a modern business needs online: the infrastructure it runs on, the software it uses, the advertising that brings customers in and the media that tells its story.
The group describes its purpose as "building the digital infrastructure, products and media for tomorrow's businesses".[2]
Structure
HN Group Limited directly and wholly owns three companies: two operating businesses, Horizon Network and Horizon Media Group, each with a company beneath it, and Horizon Holding Co, which holds the group's assets:[3]
- HN Group (HN Group Limited) — parent company
- Horizon Network (Horizon Network Limited) — digital infrastructure, advertising and software
- Horizon Development — custom software and web applications
- Horizon Media Group (Horizon Media Group Limited) — media and content
- Horizon Advertising (Horizon Advertising Limited) — digital advertising (managed by Horizon Network)
- Horizon Holding Co (Horizon Holding Co Limited) — owns the group's assets and manages its email services
- Horizon Network (Horizon Network Limited) — digital infrastructure, advertising and software
Horizon Holding Co
Horizon Holding Co owns the group's assets, including its domains, Discord servers and technical assets, and manages all of HN Group's email services. It has no staff of its own and is managed directly by HN Group staff.
Horizon Advertising
Horizon Advertising has an unusual arrangement. It is a subsidiary of Horizon Media Group, but it is managed by Horizon Network, which runs it day to day alongside its digital infrastructure and Horizon Development. This is why the group's websites present Horizon Advertising among Horizon Network's services.
| Company | Legal name | Part of | Focus | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Network | Horizon Network Limited | HN Group | Digital infrastructure, advertising and software | horizon-network.co.uk |
| Horizon Advertising | Horizon Advertising Limited | Horizon Media Group (managed by Horizon Network) | Display advertising, campaign management, analytics and reporting | horizonadvertising.co.uk |
| Horizon Development | Part of Horizon Network Limited | Horizon Network | Custom software and web applications | Through Horizon Network |
| Horizon Media Group | Horizon Media Group Limited | HN Group | Media and content | Through hngroup.org.uk |
| Horizon Holding Co | Horizon Holding Co Limited | HN Group | Group assets, domains and email services | — |
How the group works
HN Group describes its way of working as "shared people, shared systems, shared standards". Being one group means the companies work as one team, and a client of one Horizon business can draw on the skills of all of them.[4] The group sets out three principles:
- One team across the group
- People work across companies, so the right expertise is always close by. Staff can hold roles at more than one company at the same time.
- Built to keep running
- Services are monitored 24/7, and the systems behind them are built and run in-house.
- Clear and straightforward
- Plain answers, honest reporting and no surprises.
Areas of work
Infrastructure
Digital services and hosting from Horizon Network, monitored around the clock. Horizon Network is developing Horizon Hosting, offering VPS, dedicated servers and managed cloud.
Advertising
Display advertising and campaign management from Horizon Advertising, with clear reporting.
Software
Custom software and web applications from Horizon Development, from first idea to launch.
Media
Content and media from Horizon Media Group, the group's media arm.
Brand
The HN Group wordmark is a heavy logotype set above a stepped line of eight brand colours. Purple is the group's core accent colour, and the typeface used across the group is Plus Jakarta Sans.
Colours
| Colour | Name | Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Pink | #E97DE8 | |
| Purple (core accent) | #5514B4 | |
| Yellow | #E3E65B | |
| Teal | #3E9BA3 | |
| Plum | #7A1F6C | |
| Raspberry | #C2306B | |
| Green | #5FAE7B | |
| Navy | #1C2135 |
Logos
HN Group and Horizon Network use wordmarks: the company name above the stepped colour stripe. Horizon Advertising, Horizon Development, Horizon Media Group and Horizon Holding Co use roundels: a thick ring containing the company's initials, shown alongside the company name. Horizon Advertising's roundel is lavender (#7B52C4); the others are indigo (#5514B4). Every logo has a white version for dark backgrounds, and the roundel companies also have an app icon.
| Company | Logo style | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| HN Group | Wordmark with colour stripe | Multicolour |
| Horizon Network | Wordmark with colour stripe (also stacked) | Multicolour |
| Horizon Advertising | Roundel "HA" | Lavender |
| Horizon Development | Roundel "HD" | Indigo |
| Horizon Media Group | Roundel "HM" | Indigo |
| Horizon Holding Co | Roundel | Indigo |
Logos are used as supplied: they aren't recoloured, stretched, cropped or redrawn, and the regular version is used on light backgrounds with the white version on dark ones.
Careers
HN Group advertises open roles across all of its companies on the careers page of its website, where anyone can apply with a CV.[5] Because people work across the group, a role in one company can lead to opportunities in the others.
See also
References
- ^ About HN Group, hngroup.org.uk.
- ^ HN Group home page, hngroup.org.uk.
- ^ Our companies, hngroup.org.uk.
- ^ About HN Group, hngroup.org.uk.
- ^ Careers, hngroup.org.uk.