【英语翻译PaulandRonarethesonsofAlan,whofoundedthefurnituremanufacturer;ADLAlanbeganthebusinessasasoletraderproducingwoodenfurnitureforthegrowingdomesticmarketofAshburton-aprovincialNewZealandtownnearthemajor】

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　　PaulandRonarethesonsofAlan,whofoundedthefurnituremanufacturer;ADLAlanbeganthebusinessasasoletraderproducingwoodenfurnitureforthegrowingdomesticmarketofAshburton-aprovincialNewZealandtownnearthemajorSouthIslandcityofChristchurch.In1975heregisteredhisbusinessasaprivatecompanyspecialisinginloungefurniture,diningfurniture,cabinets,coffeetablesandsidetablesforthebroaderSouthIslandmarket.Underhistightcontrol,thecompanycontinuedtoexpandwithinthegrowingNewZealandfurnitureindustryuntil1987whenmanufacturinggrowthandcustomerdemandforNewZealand-madefurniturehitaplateau.Inthesameyear,AlanpassedownershipofthefamilybusinesstoPaulandRon,whohadworkedinthebusinessforfourteenandsevenyearsrespectively.Paul,theelderson,lovedmakingfurniture.Hestartedhelpinghisfatherinthefactoryatagefourandbythetimehetookovertheownershipwasa“hands-on”operator.Agiftedcraftsmanwhoenjoyedworkinginthefactory,comingupwithnewfurnituredesignsandachievingproductiontargets,hewasverymuchinthemouldofhisfather.Healso,likehisfather,tookanautocraticapproachtorunningthecompany’smanufacturingoperations.Hisstyleofmanagingstaffwaspaternalisticinthatheviewedthecompany’semployeesasinherentlyinadequateasworkers,yethadasenseofimmenseresponsibilityfortheirwelfare.Ron,aseriousandintenseindividual,differedfromhisbrother.Heshowednoearlyinterestinthefurnitureindustryandreluctantlyenteredthefamilybusiness,initiallytomaintainthecompanyaccounts.Fromthere,heslowlybuiltuphisskillsingeneralmanagementandsales,butneverdevelopedthepassionfortheindustryheldbyhisbrotherandfather.Thecompany’sstaffwere,inthemain,longserving.ManyofthemhadstartedatADLasapprentices.Allemployeeswereengagedinthefurnituremanufacturing,whichemphas