Christine and Manuel Bhatt warmly welcomed Gordon Thorne and Martyn Hodges, along with their spouses Helen Thorne and Vivien Hodges, to the Systematics offices for a day filled with lots of happy memories and discussions of how the Systematics business model has evolved during the last four decades, starting with a main frame computer that was bulky, occupied a lot of space and produced a lot of heat, right up to the modern day web-based infrastructure we have now that services the needs of the agricultural and industrial sector clientele every hour of every day, every day of the year.

Christine Bhatt stated that Systematics is very much a ‘peoples firm’ and the key to its success is retaining its family orientated ethos and values. By keeping in touch with former colleagues and sharing their experiences, the challenge of creating a lasting legacy of sustainability has kept the business firmly grounded and ready to step up to the next level.

We are lucky to have a first-hand account of Gordon Thorne’s and Martyn Hodges’ time at Systematics International Limited.