68-75. You are going to read a newspaper article about a company that manufactures diving equipment. Choose the most suitable summary sentence from the list A-I for eac...

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68-75. You are going to read a newspaper article about a company that manufactures diving equipment. Choose the most suitable summary sentence from the list A-I for each part (68-75). There is one extra summary sentence which you do not need to use (16 pts)A. satisfying safety controls was the most important concernB. safety demands in the diving industry are growing rapidlyC. pressure came from other companiesD. the company met the demands of a new marketE. the success of the early years seemed likely to continueF. there are advantages for a small companyG. A decision to change direction was madeH. preparation have been made to control the company sizeI. it started with a swimWELL SUITED FOR SHARK- FILLED WATERS68. …………….For the Brennan family, what began as a dip in the sea grew into a successful water sports business, which they went on to win a place for itself in the specialist water safety and survival market.69. …………….The family’s interest in water sports began in 1965 and led to its decision to set up Sea Sports to supply the rapidly growing water leisure industry. Over the next seven years the business grew steadily, becoming a limited company in 1972. This was a time of expansion, particularly in Europe.70. …………….The firm then found itself under threat from cheaper imports. According to Jane Nye, daughter of the founder of the company, the competition forced them to lower their prices and highlighted the difficulties of a small manufacturing company whose products are easily copied. The company was forced to release half its 50-strong workforce. ‘It was a serious blow as we had been growing. We were successful and then that came along’, Mrs. Nye explained.71. …………….’It was agreed that we needed to move into the area of safety products for the diving industry’, she said. The company used its knowledge of the world of diving to find markets where there was little competition. ‘The point about products in the safety and survival markets is that they are covered by regulations. Many companies do not have the quality systems that would satisfy those’.72. ………….In order to reach this specialist market, the company established a new department in 1979, to produce safety equipment. It won contracts to supply large organisations with emergency breathing equipment and tough sea wear. ‘At that time, they were looking for new better solutions to deep-sea diving and they came to companies like us and said “What can you do?”. They liked the ideas that we put forward and so we got the work,’ Mrs. Nye said.73. …………..The long development process meant working closely with an Institute of Health and Safety, and an Institute of Naval Medicine as well as leading scientists in the field. ‘You’re talking about products that involve people so you have medical regulations and all kinds of procedures to go through in order to be able to develop products and do manned testing- all of that is a very lengthy and costly process,’ Mrs. Nye said.74. …………..Throughout, she has been determined to get the most from the workforce. The lines of communication within the company match its size. ‘Everyone can talk to me; it’s not as if the management is remote from the people who are working here- we are a unit that works together and the managers are all very accessible,’ Mrs. Nye said.75. ……………Now, with further growth in its sights, the group plans to take on extra staff but does not plan for a workforce of more than 75. ‘We have concentrated on equipping people in the organization with a lot of skills. We have trained and invested heavily in this so that staff can move wherever they are neede. We’re a small specialist company – we’ll grow but not out of proportion.’