From memory my understanding is that the M&G factory was in the French zone after the war, Mick, and that it was 'auctioned' under the reparations scheme. Millard Bros secured it with a higher bid than Webley's (IIRC from what Chris Thrale wrote). I also remember a story about why they set up the factory in Motherwell but I'm not sure if it was a condition of the purchase or whether there were government grants available?