  M agu ire ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁had ▁died , ▁and ▁another ▁son ▁had ▁retired , ▁leaving ▁only ▁Alexander ▁Mag u ire ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁company , ▁which ▁then ▁became ▁Mag u ire , ▁Pat erson ▁and ▁Pal mer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Bry ant ▁and ▁May . ▁The ▁factory ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Swedish ▁Match ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁but ▁it ▁closed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁factory ▁buildings ▁by ▁the ▁developers ▁Urban ▁S pl ash ▁with ▁the ▁architect s ▁Sh ed K M . ▁ ▁The ▁factory ▁has ▁been ▁transformed ▁into ▁offices , ▁with ▁service ▁pod s ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁rear , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁me zz an ine ▁floor ▁has ▁been ▁inserted . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁service ▁wing ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁offices ▁and ▁work sh ops , ▁and ▁the ▁Ne o - Ge org ian ▁block ▁between ▁the ▁factory ▁and ▁Spe ke ▁Road ▁has ▁been ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁factory ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁M ew ès ▁and ▁Davis ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁struct ural ▁engineer ▁S ven ▁By land er . ▁ ▁The ▁factory ▁range ▁was ▁constructed ▁of ▁rein for ced ▁flat - sl ab ▁concrete ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁technique . ▁ ▁The ▁service ▁wing ▁is ▁in ▁brick