Peter Sullivan Quotations

The tragedy in Louisiana and Mississippi has laid bare severe shortcomings in our ability to respond to catastrophe

Our target market prefers to have a solutions approach rather than a pure price and delivery approach. The business here is not built on online inquiries. It's really built on a personal approach and on a systems approach.

You've got to do the right things, the critical things that keep a production line going. And then do the right things right. That comes down to excellence and execution. And we pride ourselves on our ability to execute well.

French retailing has shown signs of strength. Germany on the other hand does not look so good.

Hopefully in the next week or so, we can work out where it's headed,

I was familiar with her music, and I had complete faith in her ability. The piece is well-suited to the instrument. It exploits the many faces of the symphony: lyrical, fanfare and playful. It is very approachable. I think the trombone community will embrace it. I will be very surprised if it doesn't get other performances.

They are not the stocks investors have focused on given their view of positive growth.

The major change we saw over the quarter was that investors were getting more optimistic about the economic growth outlook globally . . . The mood has swung from: 'What's next after Russia and Brazil?' to: 'Just how far is the U.S., the world's largest economy, going to grow?,'

The trombone world is starved for repertoire, that's for sure. So when a trombone concerto is commissioned from a frontline American composer for a top end orchestra, it's a big event.

The issue with this one is that it is a size that is material to the company,