1972 Hanson and Robertson was founded by Partners Hugh Robertson and Geoff Hanson 1973 Opened first high street office 1978 Opened a branch in Aberdeen 1981 Computerised the office-one of the first brokers in the UK to do so 1987 The firm was invited to become a founder member of the ICL Brokernet steering committee 1988 Pilot site in the UK for the use of laser cover-notes and proposal forms - now a standard 1990 Test site for the development of EFTPOS 1994 Awarded the 'Best Broker in Scotland' at the Insurance Times Awards 1995 Runner up in the 'Best use of technology' category at the Insurance Times Awards 1996 Hugh Roberston awarded Scottish Business Man of the Year for work done on Road Safety 1997 Entered the motorcycle market 1998 Name changed to H&R Insurance Services 1998 Moved to a purpose built office at Blackburn, Aberdeen 1998 Hugh Robertson presented with The Scottish Business Service Industry Award for Excellence 1999 Established the commercial department 2002 Entered the taxi market Geoff Hanson retired from H&R Insurance Services 2003 Achieved a top 10 ranking for customer service in the UK, survey performed by Motorcycle News 2004 Hugh Robertson retired from H&R Insurance Services 2005 Shona Robertson won the award for Young Achiever of the Year at the Insurance Times Awards Present day H&R Insurance Services now employ over 60 staff split over 2 offices