 Output was c.130,000 tons steel ingots in 1920 and 1929; in 1937 reduced to 100 thousand tons.In 1936/37 the business made a 6.4% profit (c. £0.1 million on capital of c. £1.6 million).Due to a significant downturn in the economy the blast furnaces at Skinningrove were shut down for five months in 1938, together with coke, limestone and mining operations.