2008 Review

We look back at the year so far and the major events to affect the world and us here at The Synergy Group.

  • Screen legend Charlton Heston died
  • Synergy launch new website
  • Lehman Brothers collapse
  • Manchester United win the Champions League
  • Jay-Z headlined Glastonbury, leading his set with a rendition of Wonderwall after Noel Gallagher criticised the decision to have a hip-hop act as a headliner at the festival
  • Insurance Synergy team launches
  • Team GB win record 47 medals at Beijing Olympics including 19 golds
  • Synergy open new Australian office in Sydney
  • Usain Bolt wins 3 Olympic golds and smashes 3 World Records in the process
  • Synergy create new Interim Management team
  • Michael Phelps wins record 8 Olympic gold medals in the pool
  • Actor Heath Ledger dies days before new Batman film The Dark Knight opens
  • First ever Synergy Graduate Recruitment scheme
  • Spain win Euro 2008 with a 1-0 win over Germany
  • Synergy team complete 3 Peaks Challenge and raise £2,500 for charity
  • Lewis Hamilton wins F1 World Title
  • Barack Obama elected as US President
  • Synergy sponsor Wordings Specialists Gathering XVI
  • New Bond film Quantum of Solace breaks Box Office Records
  • Synergy sponsor Lloyds Art Group Autumn Exhibition