 Optilan's business operations have evolved since starting off as a communications and fibre optic specialist in 1990.Optilan has expanded into a supplier of communications and security systems, providing design through to site commissioning and support solutions within the world's oil and gas, transport, telecommunications networks and utilities sectors.Optilan was formed in 1990 by friends and co-apprentices from GEC Telecommunications (now Telent); Tim Allen, Richard Buckland and Eamonn McFadden.