Their successor company amalgamated to form Richard Thomas & Baldwin Ltd, which became part of the nationalised British Steel Corporation, who closed the works in 1976. During World War II  many of the village males who worked there were given reserved occupation status as the works was considered vital to the war effort. The works  were demolished in the early 1980s to make way for new housing, the developments were named Swin Forge Way and Baldwin Way, Baldwin coming from the name of the works.
Their succeeding firm merged to create Richard Thomas & Baldwin Ltd, which became a part of the nationalised British Steel Corporation. This corporation closed the works in 1976 during World War II when many of the village males who worked there were granted reserved occupation status due to the importance of the site for the war effort. The works were demolished in the early 1980s to make way for new housing developments, which were named Swin Forge Way and Baldwin Way.