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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|Aberdeen Construction Group]] plc
1986 The private housebuilding and property company '''Miller Wheeldon''' was taken-over by the company<ref>The Times  July 26, 1986</ref>. In fact this was a reverse take over <ref>The Times, May 03, 1988</ref> which led to new management and a change in Raine's strategy. At the same time Miller Wheeldon acquired [[C. Price and Son]]


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.
Acquired [[Ford and Weston]] shop fitter and construction group


1988 Acquired [[Ford and Weston]] shop fitter and construction group
Acquired [[Lycett and Platt]], shop fitter and 2 small housebuilders


1988 Acquired [[Lycett and Platt]], shop fitter and 2 small housebuilders
1987 Raine Industries acquired [[Aberdeen Construction|Aberdeen Construction Group]] plc


1988 Acquired [[Aberdeen Construction]], aggregates group
1988 Swapped '''Aberdeen Construction''', aggregates, with [[Evered and Co|Evered Holdings's]] house building arm [[Fletcher Holdings]]
 
1988 Swapped '''Aberdeen Construction''' with [[Evered and Co|Evered Holdings's]] house building arm [[Fletcher Holdings]]


1988 Failed in its bid for [[Ruberoid Co]]
1988 Failed in its bid for [[Ruberoid Co]]

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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.

1986 The private housebuilding and property company Miller Wheeldon was taken-over by the company[2]. In fact this was a reverse take over [3] which led to new management and a change in Raine's strategy. At the same time Miller Wheeldon acquired C. Price and Son

Acquired Ford and Weston shop fitter and construction group

Acquired Lycett and Platt, shop fitter and 2 small housebuilders

1987 Raine Industries acquired Aberdeen Construction Group plc

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

1988 Failed in its bid for Ruberoid Co

1992 Acquired Walter Lawrence[4]

1997 Acquired by Alfred McAlpine[5]


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Apr. 21, 1977
  2. The Times July 26, 1986
  3. The Times, May 03, 1988
  4. The Times, October 07, 1992
  5. The Times Apr. 29, 1997