In September 2025, Lattitude7 will have been in operation for 15 years. Martin Haigh founded the company in 2010 following a successful career in engineering leadership and, more latterly, a global coaching role. Martin wanted to create a business that offered a wide range of development solutions to help people, their businesses and, ultimately the customers of these clients. All aimed at the client enjoying long-term, sustainable benefits from his interventions.

Lattitude7 started with three key offerings: personal development, team development and business process excellence. Prospects and clients could select topics from each of these three primary areas and Lattitude7 then compiled them into a streamlined, joined-up, development programme. As the company grew, the offering was significantly extended to include: psychometric profiling, emotional intelligence, compassionate leadership, NLP, cultural awareness and EDI. Given Martin’s engineering knowledge, he also created and delivered many programmes on Six Sigma and lean processing, giving clients a rich portfolio of topics from which to select.

Martin did not cover all the sessions on his own as he was ably assisted by a team of ten associates. These were experts in their own right and helped to strengthen the Lattitude7 offering and reach.

Over the past 15 years Lattitude7 has supported key clients including Birmingham City Council, Calderdale Council, York City Council, Manchester Met. University, Universities of Bradford and Leeds and various departments in the NHS. Corporate clients include Jaguar Land Rover, BVAA, I.Mech.E, London, The Manufacturing Institute and overseas companies such as: Matador Textiles and Britcom in Romania and Fisita in Europe.

Alongside the corporate offering, Lattitude7 conducts around 30% of its work pro bono, for schools and disadvantaged groups (young people out of work and/or who have a different ability). In recognition of the success and culture of the business, Lattitude7 has received 12 business awards, including a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the ‘Promoting Opportunity through Social Mobility’ category and, Martin was also honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2016 for his charity and community work.

Martin said that since forming the company in 2010 they have not had a single day without work and many of the clients from 2010/2011 are still working with us.

In September 2025 Martin ran the 13.1-mile Great North Run and raised significant funds for My Mito Mission. He even featured on BBC TV.

In August2025 – Martin swam from Europe to Asia across and down the 5.5km Hellespont Strait in 1hr, 54 minutes. He is now a double cross-continental swimmer.

In June 2025 Martin swam the 5.25mile length of Coniston in preparation for the Hellespont taking place in August.

In February 2025 we created and analysed psychometric profiles for candidates on the BVAA Future Leaders Programme, cohort 8, also delivered a few presentations for this group.

In January this year Martin created and delivered a full-day on business strategy for a charity foundation. This included, values, vision, mission, structure, client focus and futureproofing.

In August 2024 – Martin became a Cross-continental swimmer when he swam from Asia to Europe, across and down the Bosphorus Strait in, 1hr, 24 minutes.

In July 2024 – we delivered a session to BVAA Future Leaders, cohort 7 on Influencing, Persuasion, Negotiation and Conflict management

In July 2024 – Martin completed the Endure 24 hour relay race at Bramham Park with 3 friends from Halifax Harriers

In June 2024 we Conducted some business games and Presented BVAA Future Leaders, Cohort 6 with their CMI certificates

In June 2024 I swam the 5k Windermere race in preparation for a big swim later in the year

I ran the London Marathon in April in support of Emma’s Mito Mission, looking for a cure for mitochondrial disease and raised funds for this important cause.