Gilbert Tomes - the man who saw the future

Date: 24 Jun 2008

Centronic is sad to announce the death of Gilbert Tomes who passed away peacefully at home on June 18, 2008 aged 94.

Born in 1914, it was in the back bedroom of Gilbert's home in Kent that Centronic began life as 20th Century Electronics in 1945.

For more details on how Gilbert founded Centronic see our History section.