2009年是對(duì)全球建筑行業(yè)一個(gè)波瀾跌宕的一年?，F(xiàn)在已經(jīng)到了2009年的年尾了。

 

Considering the circumstances, I am proud to say that Terraco Group has performed extremely well during 2009. Although growth in sales during 2009 has, in some countries, eluded us and we did not see our usual aggressive growth (on consolidated basis) during the year, this was mainly due to FX implications (devaluation of currencies vs USD during the year in Korea, Russia, Turkey etc). We have in most markets been able to maintain or grow market share and safeguard margins. Indeed, in some areas we have seen substantial improvements in gross margin and profitability - mainly as a result of savings in RM costs and increases in productivity.

縱觀整個(gè)大環(huán)境，我很自豪地說(shuō)我們集團(tuán)在2009年的表現(xiàn)非常出色，雖然在一些成員國(guó)家，我們沒(méi)有見(jiàn)到常見(jiàn)的迅猛增長(zhǎng)，這主要源于匯率的變動(dòng)（如韓幣、盧布和土耳其元與美元的匯率變動(dòng)）。在大部分市場(chǎng)我們我們鞏固了我們的市場(chǎng)和毛利。在一些地區(qū)我們看到了毛利和純利的增長(zhǎng)，這主要源于原料成本的控制以及生產(chǎn)力的提高。

 

Our core values, formulated last year, have stood by us during these last 12 months and I certainly consider that our watchwords of Environmental Awareness, Cost Consciousness and Organisational Excellence (E.C.O.) have helped guide us through the past year. We are the environmentally friendly finishing materials producer of choice and remain well placed to aggressively target new and existing markets.

我們的核心價(jià)值，在2009年得到了非常好的體現(xiàn)。我本人相信我們的關(guān)注環(huán)保、成本優(yōu)先和組織結(jié)構(gòu)優(yōu)化的宗旨已經(jīng)幫助我們渡過(guò)了艱難的2009年。我們是一家綠色建筑涂料企業(yè)，并且將堅(jiān)持做為開(kāi)拓新市場(chǎng)的重要宗旨。

 

As always, the efforts and attitude of all staff and employees make Terraco what it is today – a great place to work with a true family atmosphere. Although everyone is deserving of praise for their efforts during the past year, some individuals have distinguished themselves by outperforming their peers or by going beyond the call of duty – as such, I would like to take this opportunity to again congratulate the winners of 2009’s Group Awards;

企業(yè)的成功總是由我們的員工的付出和努力、工作態(tài)度和勤奮分不開(kāi)的。他們?cè)炀土送磕涂傻慕裉?- 一個(gè)如同家庭的團(tuán)隊(duì)。雖然對(duì)于過(guò)去的一年，我們每一個(gè)真正付出的員工都值得受到表?yè)P(yáng)，但一些特別突出的優(yōu)秀員工，我本人將趁此機(jī)會(huì)給予特別表?yè)P(yáng)。