Regular readers of our blog will know that we have followed Victoria Carpets for quite some time. We’ve analysed the boardroom struggles, the threat of closure and the light at the end of the tunnel. However on this occasion we would like to concentrate purely on the history of the company and in particular the contribution of Mr Peter Anton.
Peter unfortunately passed away last month after a battle with illness aged 84. The grandson of George Anton, one of the founders, Peter spent his entire working life at the business filling the position of sales director. Peter’s son Rupert said that “he retained a keen interest in the business right up until his illness and relished the regular family meetings with the board, at which he invariably had a view”.
It was widely acknowledged that although Peter spent his working life in sales, it was on the financial side that he was particularly astute. Rupert said, “His business expertise and wise counsel was sought by and given too many at work and after his retirement as a Victoria trustee and business adviser to friends.”
Peter was also an avid motorsport fan and in his youth was a very competent racing driver. It was in fact a regular joke that business trips abroad just so happened to coincide with a Grand Prix!
The Anton name is synonymous with Victoria Carpets and Peter contributed hugely to the success of the brand and the longevity of the business.
We would like to pass our condolences to his wife Jane, son Rupert, daughter in law Louise and his grandchildren Edward and Henry.
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