Rainham Steel

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Rainham Steel Co. Limited is a steel stockholder and distributor based in South Hornchurch. [1] The firm was founded in 1973 by William Ives, Phillip Lee and Lance O'Brian as Rainham Steel, formerly known as Rainham Reuseables. [2] [3] In 1986 William Ives and Phillip Lee acquired Lance O'Brian's share of the company, forming a partnership which carried on until 1992 when Phillip Lee retired.

Rainham have made a major investment in new plant at Scunthorpe. [4]

Sport

The firm is known for its sports sponsorship which reflects the sporting and business interests of Ives who is a former boxer. [5] The firm have sponsored Scunthorpe United F.C. amongst others. [6]

Notes and references

  1. Rainham Steel Co. Ltd. Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. History. Rainham Steel. 2 October 2014.
  3. Timing is secret of my success. Kristina Smith, Construction News, 9 April 1998. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. Steel firm creates jobs. This is Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe Telegraph , 28 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  5. The Cameron crony and the Kray twins: Tory donor admits working as gangsters' doorman. James Lyons & David Collins, Mirror , 11 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  6. Rainham Steel sponsorship extended. football.co.uk, 10 April 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2014.


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