1950 saw Allgood supplying St Bridget's House, Tudor Street, London, headquarters for Lever Bros., one of the first office blocks to be built after the war. The following year, with turnover up to £50 000 and three new staff - Eric Pye, Fred Rowe and Bill Locky - taking the total to eight, it was time to move. Allgood returned to the original site of the business before the war, 12-13 Eagle Street, Holborn. Bill Pantling, who joined the company in 1935 and who ran it during the war, was appointed manager.

Everything was now in place and over the next few years there were many exciting developments which raised Allgood's profile and the company went from strength to strength. During the early fifties Allgood broke new ground with three sessions on "Jim's Inn," a BBC television programme about innovations. One of the items featured was 'The Ghost,' a new door closer first seen in the United States. Allgood persuaded a British firm to manufacture 'The Ghost' for them and orders flooded in.

Then in 1954, Bert Haynes, of TP Bennett, architect for the Diamond Trading Corporation, placed an instruction to furnish 150 doors to the value of £8 000. By now Allgood was becoming well known to architects and in 1955 moved to 5-6 Eagle Street. Bob Taylor, later Conservative MP for NW Croydon, joined the company and the following year set up Allgood Continental Ltd, primarily as an import business.

During Allgood's fledgling stage, Derrick Carter-Clout, walking into Yannedis to source some locks, had been confronted by Paul Yannedis. "I believe you boys have just set up in the business?" "Yes, Sir," said Derrick. "Well I want you to know that if there is anything I can possibly do for you, I would be only too pleased to help." This gladdening generosity was in stark contrast to the attitude of the majority of ironmongery reps at the time, who would cross the street to avoid each other.

Now all this changed following the establishment, in 1960 by Paul Shirville and other ironmongery enthusiasts, of the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers. The GAI is now recognised as the voice of the industry by the RIBA and manufacturers alike.