Richard Sharman Ltd. was started in 2004 as an electronic systems design house. The main early work was involved with designing electronic flight bags for aircraft pilots to use instead of paper maps. Further projects included work on smart building systems to enable different systems to work together in a house to form a complete ensemble which presented the user with a consistent interface. This has developed into the company today which specialises in bringing the best systems at the correct budget to the client building or refitting their building.