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Albert Lambert		19/Jul/2002:11:31:13
This is a fascinating development, a record of the dedication of many people to the service and the successful progress of a great company. It is a wonderful and a very formidable project! I wish Marcel Boschi and all associated with it every success.

Albert Lambert		18/Jul/2002:20:43:03
Enjoyed the site, very interesting!

Satish G. Pillai	Best Wishes	13/Jun/2002:07:24:43
It is really a marvellous effort at your end to compile such prestigious corporate history of Mather + Platt.We are delighted to be a part of this organization.With best wishes from Satish G Pillai Managing Director Mather -&- Platt Pumps Ltd.

De Greve Gaston		22/May/2002:21:58:54
Toutes mes félicitations Marcel, pour ce remarquable site.C'est une oeuvre grandiose à la mémoire de Mather -&- Platt. Je te souhaite autant de réussite pour la suite qui sera, je l'espère, couronnée par l'ouverture d'un Musée M -&- P.

Norman ELLISON	History of Mather and Platt Ltd	08/Apr/2002:15:05:19
I am sat in The Manchester Science Museum with Marcel, who is visiting Manchester to gather further information for his book "The History of Mather -&- Platt Ltd. Marcel will a guest at the M+P Long Service Association Annual Dinner and Reunion on the 19th of April 2002 at the Pennine Way Hotel, Oldham. This will be a special occasion since it is the 50th. Reunion of the Long Service Association. Lady Eleanor Mather and Peter Mather will be guests of honour at the Reunion. Marcel is to be congratulated on his dedication to produce a fine book which will be a important addition to the social and industrial life of not only Manchester but also to the North-West of England. Norman ELLISON. Secratary of the Mather & Platt Long Service Association.

Jon Bleasdale	Bleasdale Family Pages	21/Mar/2002:21:25:48
Hi, Great site! Just what I was after. My dad recently died and I've been trawling through his bits+pieces and also started my family tree. My grandad John Shirley Bleasdale worked at M+P, I've found his 40 years service watch; still going strong. I'm trying to piece together his work @ M+P, I know this meant that he was in a protected occupation during WWII, but don't have any dates or locations of his service. He was born in Lower Broughton (1906) so was just up the road from the Salford works, but later he moved to Prestwich (1930's) so would have been near Radcliffe. Just to add to the confusion I always thought he worked in Miles Platting !?! I also run a local history site for Prestwich, and am researching the Prestwich home (the family was also buried in Prestwich) of William Mather - Woodhill. The house has long since gone but the place name remains and I do have a couple of photos and a press article.Can anyone shed any light on my Grandad's service or Woodhill? Pls. e-mail me with details. - Jon

Brian Hibbert		21/Feb/2002:19:09:27
Congratulations, Marcel - keep it going! I joined Mather -&- Platt as an apprentice in 1962, and was one of an intake of 140 guys - the only one I keep in touch with these days is David Bamber. In those days Mathers were acknowledged as having the best apprenticeship scheme in the region, and it certainly stood David and myself in good stead. For the first year of our apprenticeship we were located in an Apprentice Training Centre, and also attended a Works School, which was the equivalent of a Technical College. The Works School's 'Anthem' was the song 'Forty Years On', and lo and behold here we are 40 years later! I would love to get in touch with as many of 'the 140' as possible - the anniversary of our starting was September. I am trying to contact people using local connections, and also using the Friends Reunited Web Site. If there is anyone who can help, or is one of the 140, then please contact me on brnhib@aol.com. Thanks, Brian (Hibbo) Hibbert.

Philip Gee		01/Feb/2002:15:30:17
started as an apprentice in 1962 then into GM division Textile and Tyre Cord left in 1971/2 Fantastic training still have the tool kit I made in the training workshop Phil

Stuart Lawrence	The Lawrences	28/Jan/2002:13:41:45
Great site! As an ex-M+P employee I have fond memories of my time with the company - I started in 1976 and left in 1985. I am putting together my own tribute to M+P and this will appear soon at the-lawrences.com - it will be a personal view rather than a historical one. I have a lot of M+P literature, company magazines, internal telephone directory, and so on. Please let me know if you need any information, photographs, etc. It would be interesting to have a where-are-they-now section. For my part, I'm currently working at ALSTOM in the UK.

Tommy Walsh		21/Jan/2002:19:31:42
visiting the site web site brings back so many memories. i did a short story for the local history group on my apprenticeship at m-&-p if you would like a copy Marcel please let me know. it is most commendable that you have gone to aso much work in getting together such a interesting tour. best wishes

David McGinlay		03/Jan/2002:16:14:47
This is a document of great historical value. Thank you. As an employee of Mather and Platt from 1969 to 1995 (when the electric motor dept was closed down), I found the attention to detail in this site fascinating.

Himadri Sen		09/Dec/2001:12:59:35
Great Site. I worked for Mather and Platt in India for nearly twenty years (1974 -1993). There is a hundred year old pumping station on the river Ganges right in front of my house in Calcutta. They have Mather -&- Platt split case pumps nearly eighty year old. India is full of old M-&-P pumps - I collected some pictures for M-&-P India's corporate brochure in 1989.

Craig Pendlebury		26/Oct/2001:09:14:02
Served apprenticeship in pump dept as turner -&- vertical borer 1966-72 and was something of a non conformist in the later years seeing myself earning a living in the bright lights of racing motorcycles, which came to be. Have always been thankful of the engineering training at M-&-P and would love to hear from anyone who remembers me or at M-&-P around that time

Eric Sutcliffe		19/Sep/2001:12:44:36
After a lot of hard the history will be appreciated by a lot of ex M-&-P employees.

Richard Hilton e-mail updated		14/Sep/2001:20:29:57
Thank you,Marcel for this wonderfull work which allows us to meet these ancient self made men. It allowed me also to meet my grand father Robert Hilton,manager in 1925-1931 in Mather -&- Platt (Roubaix),who died before I was born.That is the magic of Internet.Richard Hilton

Larry Grinnell	Grinnell Family Association Webmaster Home Page	08/Sep/2001:15:03:41
I have been working with Marcel for several months, providing him with what limited information I had on the Grinnell Corp., and directed him to places where he might be able to find more. My own father, Norman F. Grinnell (1906-1958) worked for Grinnell in various capacities for much of his adult life. He was only related to Frederick Grinnell in a very remote way, perhaps a seventh or eighth cousin. My father's father, Archibald F. Grinnell (1875-1931), also worked off and on for Grinnell as a draftsman and other capacities. Marcel has done a wonderful job documenting the history of this fine old company while, at the same time, its current owner, Tyco International, seems to be doing its best to erase the Grinnell name from the company record. Marcel, job well done!

Helen Grinnell King	Bronzestuff	03/Sep/2001:03:50:02
Great site Marcel! What a lot of work you have done. I applaud you in your efforts. The data you have uncovered is very interesting and impressive. Keep up the good work!!! Best Regards, Helen

Pierre Steenbrink		28/Aug/2001:08:04:15
Bravo Marcel! Je n'ai aps encore la maturité et al persévérance pour aller aussi loin. très intéressant.

Percy John Hulmston		25/Aug/2001:10:06:59
Ethel May Gabbutt My Aunt was Fred Dowson's Second wife

DDS		25/Aug/2001:05:13:07
Congratulations Marcel on the launch of this site. I wish you many visitors and interesting research.