As posted on Steel Navy:

"I am very pleased to announce that Tom's Modelworks has purchased the inventory and the rights to manufacture White Ensign photo-etch sets, resin kits and accessories. White Ensign has made outstanding products over the years and, being a modeler myself, I am happy to be able to continue to offer them to the modeling community. I am not yet certain how this will operate or exactly when all the WEM products will again be available but I will work to make it sooner rather than later. John Snyder and Dave Carter have graciously been assisting in the transition and I wish to publicly thank them for that.

"Once I am further along with this I will clarify how and where these great products will be available. In the meantime, I ask for your patience.

Sincerely
Richard Harden"

I've known this for some time, but it was up to Richard to make the announcement.

This is good news indeed, I had the pleasure of meeting the team from Tom's at the Telford SMW show this year but as yet have never ordered from them. It looks like that will change soon.