Raine Industries
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]