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Hawthorn Logistics Solutions Ltd Celebrates 18 Years in Business

On this day, 20th March, Hawthorn Logistics Solutions Ltd celebrates 18 years in business. We have come of age—we are now legally allowed to consume alcohol and participate in any upcoming elections.

We started with 3 people in a 3,000 square foot facility on 20th March 2007, and we have grown to 30 people operating from a 30,000 square foot facility today.

We set out with a vision to offer top-class service at a reasonable cost to companies both in Ireland and across the world. I’m delighted to say that our experience over the last 18 years shows that we have achieved and exceeded our goal.

In fact, some of the clients who started with us in 2007 are still with us today.

The 3 people who started in 2007 are still here, and we have staff members with 17 years, 15 years, and several with more than 10 years tenure with the company.

📅 Major Milestones Over the Years

During those 18 years, we have experienced some significant changes, major highs and lows, and some global shifts that were unimaginable when we started.

Key Moments in History:

• 2007 – 📱 Steve Jobs launches a new touch screen phone called the iPhone
• 2008 – 🌍 World goes into financial meltdown
• 2009 – 🇺🇸 USA elects first ever black President – Barack Obama (a proud Irishman)
• 2010 – 🌋 Eyjafjallajökull erupts in Iceland, leading to huge disruption of air services
• 2011 – 🎬 First episode of Game of Thrones airs
• 2012 – 👑 Queen Elizabeth parachutes from a plane with James Bond to launch the Olympic Games
• 2013 – 🇮🇪 Ireland exits financial bailout as economy begins to show signs of recovery
• 2014 – ✈️ MH 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing (still missing)
• 2015 – 🤖 OpenAI, a non-profit artificial intelligence research company, is founded
• 2016 – 🏉 Ireland beats the All Blacks for the first time (Soldier Field, Chicago)
• 2017 – 🎊 Hawthorn Logistics Solutions celebrates 10 years of successful business
• 2018 – 🌎 Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on global partners (sound familiar?)
• 2019 – 🇬🇧 Brexit confusion continues leading to the resignation of Theresa May as UK PM
• 2020 – 🦠 The world shuts down as Covid infects every corner of the globe
• 2021 – 🚢 The Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, causing major supply chain issues
• 2022 – ⚔️ Russia launches invasion of Ukraine
• 2023 – 🌊 As a result of conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Red Sea is a virtual no-go area
• 2024 – 🤖 AI roars to the forefront and promises to change how we do everything
• 2025 – 🎉 Hawthorn Logistics Solutions Ltd celebrates a further 18 successful years