Factory manager honoured for 40 years of service

At a celebratory ceremony in Norwich, 21 employees were presented with awards for 30 years' service and three – Andy Mobbs, Greg White and Trevor Wilson – were given awards to mark an impressive 40 years. Factory Manager Andy Mobbs (pictured) was one of those celebrating 40 years with Anglian. He joined the company in March 1972 as a production line operative and worked his way up through the ranks, being promoted first to production foreman, then senior production foreman in the early eighties, production manager in the late eighties and finally becoming factory manager around ten years ago. He is now responsible for one of the two Anglian fabrication sites that manufacture all of the company's uPVC windows and doors. "Anglian has been a huge part of my life and the industry has been through some radical changes during my time here," Mobbs said. "We've always been at the forefront in terms of innovation – one of my career highlights so far was being part of the project team that installed the state-of-the-art fast track manufacturing system back in the early nineties. It was a major project and investment for Anglian and it was really rewarding to see the project through to its fruition. Things never stand still here and I am very lucky to have a loyal and supportive team around me so I still get a real buzz out of what I do."