 The original owners had all died by 1884, and a local group of investors acquired the concern and named it "Belleek Pottery Works Company Ltd".Master craftsmen Frederick Slater moved from England to Belleek in 1893 and by 1920 high quality porcelain was becoming the mainstay of the business.The company struggled throughout the First and Second World Wars, and the company concentrated on producing earthenware during these periods.