The tour went off without a hitch and there were a lot of pats on the back and well wishing from everyone on the line. But it wasn't until we reached the back of the plant that I was informed we had an R&D Department. I looked at Hastings and he just nodded.

"Well he is our deep dark secret actually," he said with a grin. "We don't pay him much but the guy is absolutely brilliant. Mind the mess though he is not the most orderly of our employees."

Orderly, did that even exist in his vocabulary? The warehouse space allocated to this guy was a complete wreck with...