 The company closed down on New Year's Eve 1990 because of TUGS' conclusion.When the studio closed, David Mitton became part of The Britt Allcroft Company, and Robert D. Cardona went to live in Canada.Britt Allcroft, returning home from the US, purchased the models and sets which were used for TUGS, and the show Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends remained in production by The Britt Allcroft Company and later Gullane Entertainment from 1984 until 2003, but was later produced in 2003 by HIT Entertainment.