Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt
based business employer grown industries largest scratch
My company in the U.S., Pratt Industries U.S.A., has grown from scratch to become a billion-dollar business based on recycling, as well as the largest Australian-owned employer of U.S. citizens.
america builder building built business huge instant market nature scratch type
I'm proud we have built a billion-dollar business from scratch here in the US. It has been done very much in a slow, building way. It wasn't an instant type of thing. America is a huge market where persistence is very important, and I am a builder by nature.
bring family great
I think Australia is just a great place to bring up a family.
benefit diesel drive highway larger vehicles
Our vehicles are larger here than in other regions, we drive more highway miles, and we have more truck-based vehicles, and those are all vehicles that would benefit from the diesel technology.
approved disaster events expensive federal hard investment large projects recent
It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.
position
My vision for Visy Tumut is not only to keep our position as an example of world's sustainable manufacturing, but to build on it.
america
My policy in America is, 'Steady growth is forever.'
beach estimate good minor people possibly today virtually waves
I was in Bethany at about 7:30 a.m. and my estimate was waves of 3, possibly 4 feet. Virtually negligible beach erosion. It was the kind of thing you see in just a very minor blow. People could go out to the beach today and have a good time.
absolute actions base beach might nourish point
We can't base our absolute actions on predictions of what might be, ... We know there's a lot of uncertainty. If we get to the point where we have to nourish this beach every year, we know we'll have to try something different.
trying
We're trying to get the certificate by the 30th.
came coming days difference looked point straight
When Isabel came in, she at one point looked like she was coming in straight at us. About a one-degree difference two days out could have put her right on us.
bring farming innovative natural rich
We can bring together rich natural resources, innovative research and development, smart investors, and risk-taking farming and manufacturing entrepreneurs.
becomes best delivered food raw safely
When a raw food becomes processed food, it can be best valued, protected, stored, and safely delivered to customers.
available currently entering future greater growth hybrid increase market models number result vehicle
Future growth will be the result of more vehicle manufacturers entering the hybrid-electric market and a greater number of hybrid models. There are currently only 11 hybrid models available in the U.S market, and by 2012 that number could increase to 52 models.