HMi Elements formally Smart-Ex and previously known as iSiS-Ex Ltd, design and manufacture a complete range of ATEX, IECEx & CSA approved computers and HMI's for use in the oil, gas and other hazardous area industries.Based in North Yorkshire, UK, the company is also Incorporated in the USA and has an office in Houston Texas.

The inspiration behind TandIM, Howard now spends most of his time working with Smart-Ex whilst retaining a strategic management role at TandIM. He has enjoyed considerable success as a chief executive officer, marketing director and sales director. With extensive experience in both the public and corporate sectors, he has considerable expertise in leading organisations and people through fundamental change and growth.

TandIM VestiGO, trading as The Photo IDCard People, allows its clients to design then order photo ID cards and name badges on-line. Without special software or any printer. Please don’t confuse TandIM VestiGO with run-of-the-mill card producers. Our concept is different and so too is our approach. We're not conventional in any sense. So is TandIM VestiGO right for you? If you want a smooth, trouble free way of producing consistently high quality photo id cards at a truly competitive price TandIM VestiGO is definitely for you. Since 2001 we’ve helped lots of organizations to manage their ID and security issues. Many requests have been perfectly straight forward, while others have been more complex and required specially tailored solutions to meet very specific requirements.You can expect more when you use TandIM VestiGO. We don’t just provide a means to an end, we back it up with a high level of support and expertise - the sort you would expect from an innovative market leader. We go that extra mile to help. Any of our customers will tell you.And the name? Well, that comes from the Latin for "tracking" which is very appropriate when you consider that every card we produce - irrespective of customer, quantity or date - can be tracked and recalled online. It means you stay in control all of the time.

Determined strategic direction and ensured the operational and financial performance of this £4.5 million company within a £54 million group. Played a key role in managing a difficult trading period, including downsizing and reforming. Returning the business to profitability exceeding 20% IBT within an 18 month period.Introduced a quality culture including supervising ISO9002 accreditation, improving right first time product deliveries from 55% to 97% within 13 months. Directed a market study and an investigation of client needs then designed and implemented a business, sales and marketing strategy, which in 3 years profitably improved turnover by 500%Identified and quantified the US market leading to the formation of a US subsidiary which ultimately became stand alone providing contributions of over £1.5 million pa to Group revenues.Managed the smooth transition following the purchase of the company by new owners