Around 1935 the company moved its operations to Charles Road, Beverley. From 1939 an increasing output from the factory was directed towards the war effort; chiefly stamped and cast parts for munitions destined for the Commonwealth munitions factory at Maribyrnong, Victoria and for aircraft production at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fisherman's Bend, Victoria. The factory underwent significant expansion in the immediate post-war period.
In 1963 Pope Products and A.Simpson and Son amalgamated as Simpson-Pope Holdings Ltd. to manufacture washing machines and refrigerators. This company became Simpson Holdings in 1979 was absorbed by Email Ltd. in 1986, which in turn became part of the Electrolux manufacturing group in 2000.
Raymond, Barton and Harley Pope were sons of Henry Pope and his wife Sarah Anne, née Nunn (ca.1868 – 7 March 1947). The two younger sons were talented violinists; Harley in particular was described as "brilliant".
Sidney Barton Pope married Lily Maria Howard on 19 March 1927; they divorced in 1942. He married again, to Ada Lillian McCarthy née Hawkins on 15 June 1944 shortly after her divorce. Barton's children included:
- Barbara Barton Pope (9 September 1928 – )
- John Brenton Pope (20 February 1933 – )
- Ian Murray Pope (13 June 1938 – )
- adopted daughter Susan Pope
Harley Clifford Pop
