"We had a lot of vendor help. In a telco capacity, Gen-i was fantastic. Dell came to the party to meet a massive order for laptops. Salesforce provisioned solutions for asset management."

He says staff have worked from a variety of locations, with half of them still operating from home.

"That made us rethink quite a few things. We had a much greater awareness of remote value, which is now seen as a huge advantage.

"It has changed our priorities. Before the quakes field technology was a nice to have. It is now seen as essential.

"Salesforce has given us a pilot connection to the cloud."