GGF mourns Maurice Anders
September 2018

The GGF has paid tribute to Maurice Anders, one of the Federation’s founder members, who has died, aged 91.

Maurice had worked in the Glass Industry all his life, firstly joining the family business, T A Anders & Co during the war, on the death of his father who had established it in 1931 after leaving Pilkington Glass.

The family were from St Helens and it is believed there were members of the Anders family working at Pilkington Bros since the 1840s. When Maurice joined, the business was located in Rusholme, Manchester.

Maurice met his wife to be, Jean, while an apprentice at R H Armstrong in Salford in 1944 and together they moved the business to railway arches in Manchester city centre in the early 1950s and then to Liverpool Street, Salford in 1959. He moved again in 1896 had to Frederick Road on the site of their former employer, R H Armstrong, in 1986. The business remained there until last year when Maurice was still taking an active interest despite being in his ninetieth year.

Having been involved in the Plate Glass Association (PGA) and the Flat Glass Council (FGC) and then Glass and Glazing Federation, he continued to play an active role well into his eighties, attending meetings in London and until recently still making an appearance at the annual Glassman’s Lunch.

Even into his nineties he would come to T A Anders’ new premises on Guinness Road, Trafford Park, to dispense his wisdom, sage advice, sharp (and dry) wit to, amongst others, me and all who met him were keen to listen.

The GGF on behalf of its staff and Members sends sincere condolences to the Anders family at this time.

His funeral is to take place at 11am on Saturday 15th September at Agecroft Crematorium, Langley Road, Salford, M27 8SS. The family has requested no flowers but would prefer donations to the British Heart Foundation.

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