How Boost actually works, station to station.
The first 5 minutes are free. After that it's £1.50 for every 30 minutes, capped at £7.50 in any 24 hours. Rental charges stop at £22.50 in total. If you don't return it within 72 hours the rental ends and the £25 becomes the purchase price instead, so £25 is the most you can ever be charged.
Tap your contactless card or phone, or scan the QR code, at any Boost station. No app, no sign up.
It's a pre-authorisation hold, not a payment. When you return the power bank we take only what you owe and your bank releases the rest. If you don't return it within 72 hours we keep the full £25 and the power bank is yours.
At 72 hours the rental ends automatically. The £25 hold becomes the purchase price, the power bank is yours to keep, and nothing further is charged. Returning it before then is cheaper, because rental charges stop at £22.50.
Any official Boost station, not just the one you rented from. Wait for the slot to confirm it's checked in before you walk away.
Get in touch before the 72 hours are up and send us a photo of the full station. We'll normally ask you to hold onto the power bank until a slot frees up, then return it. If you were charged because our stations were full, tell us and we'll refund it.
You need to be 16 or over to rent a power bank.
Return it to a station within the first 5 minutes and you won't be charged anything, because the first 5 minutes of every rental are free. You can then rent another power bank as a fresh rental. If you only notice the fault later, get in touch and we'll sort it out.
Tell us as soon as possible. If it isn't returned within 72 hours the rental ends and the £25 is taken, the same as any unreturned power bank. Whether we refund any of it depends on the circumstances and is at our discretion.
Head to our support page to send us a message, or email boostsupport@imaginehalo.com directly. We aim to respond to billing queries within 5 working days.
The company behind the charging station.
Halo is a privately owned software company founded in Suffolk. It builds workflow and service management software used by organisations worldwide, through HaloITSM, HaloPSA and HaloCRM.
Because Halo hires early and grows people from within, it needs people to know Halo exists. Boost puts stations in the places those future employees are already spending time, and gives them something useful in return for the introduction.
Stowmarket, Suffolk, at Halo House, Gipping Way. Halo Boost is run by the same company, Halo Service Solutions Ltd.
No. Boost is operated directly by Halo Service Solutions Ltd, registered in Scotland under company number SC216980. Full details are in the Terms and Conditions.
The whole reason Boost exists in the first place.
No. Most people at Halo joined without any previous office experience, let alone a Computer Science degree. Halo hires for ability, attitude and potential, then teaches the rest.
The Graduate Scheme, for any degree subject with no prior software experience needed. The Degree Apprenticeship, working at Halo while completing a fully funded degree. Or College & Sixth Form Leavers, joining straight from school or college.
There isn't a fixed ladder. People move into whatever they're strongest in as they learn the business, whether that's consultancy, development, sales, cybersecurity, partner success, marketing or leadership.
Yes. People at Halo aren't expected to wait years before being trusted with meaningful work. You'll work with customers and solve real problems alongside people who started exactly where you are.
Current openings and full details on each route are on Halo's careers page.