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Well, we knew we had to spend money on marketing, but the most important thing was to introduce better management control of finances, [00:08.18] and after that, to look very carefully at the organisation and cost of manufacturing. [00:13.41] Did you make any changes there? [00:15.44] Oh, yes. [00:17.03] To take one example, at one point we started out manufacturing tennis balls in Germany. [00:23.30] But costs were lower in the Philippines. [00:26.17] So in the end, we moved all our manufacturing there. [00:30.15] By the end of this year, ninety five per cent of our production will be there, although we are opening one small plant in Indonesia, [00:37.40] too. [00:38.27] And is the company on a better financial basis now? [00:42.06] Absolutely. [00:43.15] We 'll be in profit this year, and looking to expand. [00:46.18] You plan to introduce new products then? [00:48.44] Yes. [00:49.40] We 've just launched a new product, a waterproof tennis ball, and we 've signed contracts with several players from different countries to give us an international image, [00:59.12] so I 'm really pleased about that. [01:01.47] But our key objective is to develop the products we have, such as tennis rackets, and improve them further. [01:08.34] So the future looks promising. [01:10.24] It certainly does. [01:11.45] Thanks, John. [01:12.45] Thank you.