I am sure all politicians will be convinced of the merits of this deal.

In the past twenty years, we have lived through several cycles and we have always managed to buy under good terms and conditions at the right time. This has enabled us to build a solid group that is now the world number one.

Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them.

At the end of the day you have to keep emotions away.

We have no intention of shutting down plants. We have always said there will be no redundancies or lay-offs as a result of this merger.

Hard work certainly goes a long way. These days a lot of people work hard, so you have to make sure you work even harder and really dedicate yourself to what you are doing and setting out to achieve.

Its not always you get to hit the iron when it is hot. I believe in hitting it so hard, that it gets hot.