A. Schofield died in 1948 and his son J. C. Schofield then joined the company; H. Radford retired in 1953. The firm remained in the ownership of A. Schofield's son and his widow Alice until 1981 when J C Schofield purchased the balance of the shares to become the sole owner, running the company until his own eventual retirement in 1999.

Geoff A. Hewitt, the business' present owner, began his working life with the firm on 8th April 1963. Incidentally, that was also the day that saw Ivy Sinclair begin a long and loyal career as company secretary with the firm. She finally retired in July 1988 after 25 years service. Geoff ran the firm's engraving section from 1970 before becoming a director in 1991.

The business moved from the Tower Works to its present location at 63 Red Bank in 1971 but retained a shop, showroom and distribution depot at 44 Shudehill.