Ebos ahead

Press, 6 August 1981, Page 18

Ebos ahead

The 22 per Cent increase in be turnover achieved by Ebos be Dental and Surgical Supplies, wi Ltd, in the 15 months to ge March 31, was continuing at Ze much the same rate in the current year, said the deputy th chairman (Dr G. B. ke Battersby) at the annual be meeting yesterday. m Ebos altered its balance of date from December 31 to co March 31, and the 22 per ty cent increase in turnover ca arose when it was compared with the previous 15-month vc period. so “We believe we are more of than ahead of inflation in El turnover performance (in the bl current year),” Dr Battersby said. ha

The key to the type of business that Ebos was involved in was in having good representation in the field, and that was the reason why the company was doing so welL

The image of Ebos had

been improvihg, and a number of overseas companies were approaching Ebos to get it to act.as their New Zealand agents, he said. However, the problem was that the New Zealand market was small and the number of companies in the market were few, so that often Ebos W being offered competing agencies for the type of product it already carried.

Small companies, often involving one? or two persons, sometimes took up these offers, and consequently Ebos’s market was being nibbled at they sides by them.

“But wes believe we can handle this situation.”

The agencies that were being offered would be accepted by» Ebos when it was considered appropriate, to further diversify the company, and give the shareholders a better return, he said.