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1977 Raine Engineering Industries made its final bid for [[Sheffield Brick Group]]<ref>The Times Apr. 21, 1977</ref> but this seems to have been unsuccessful.
1977 Raine Engineering Industries made its final bid for [[Sheffield Brick Group]]<ref>The Times Apr. 21, 1977</ref> but this seems to have been unsuccessful.


1987 Acquired [[Aberdeen Construction Group]] plc
1987 Acquired [[Aberdeen Construction|Aberdeen Construction Group]] plc


1988 The private housebuilding and property company '''Miller Wheeldon''' carried out a reverse take-over of the company<ref>The Times, May 03, 1988</ref> which led to new management and a change in Raine's strategy.
1988 The private housebuilding and property company '''Miller Wheeldon''' carried out a reverse take-over of the company<ref>The Times, May 03, 1988</ref> which led to new management and a change in Raine's strategy.

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of Sheffield, an engineering group, later construction and property refurbishment company.

of Derby (1987)

1977 Raine Engineering Industries made its final bid for Sheffield Brick Group[1] but this seems to have been unsuccessful.

1987 Acquired Aberdeen Construction Group plc

1988 The private housebuilding and property company Miller Wheeldon carried out a reverse take-over of the company[2] which led to new management and a change in Raine's strategy.

1988 Acquired Ford and Weston shop fitter and construction group

1988 Acquired Lycett and Platt, shop fitter and 2 small housebuilders

1988 Acquired Aberdeen Construction, aggregates group

1988 Swapped Aberdeen Construction with Evered Holdings's house building arm Fletcher Holdings

1988 Failed in its bid for Ruberoid Co

1992 Acquired Walter Lawrence[3]

1997 Acquired by Alfred McAlpine[4]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Apr. 21, 1977
  2. The Times, May 03, 1988
  3. The Times, October 07, 1992
  4. The Times Apr. 29, 1997