H&L group of companies was formed in South Australia by John Hardy and Burt Admiraal based on a real need by the hospitality industry for a fully integrated product that could manage Stock Control and Point of Sale (POS) management.

When H&L started back in the mid 1980's, electronic point of sale (EPOS) wasn't really a term that had been invented yet.

The founders didn't set out to create a point of sale system, they had a problem to solve. As hospitality professionals they wanted to better control their profits and reduce theft and wastage in the restaurant and bars they were responsible for managing.