Rainham Steel Co. Limited is a steel stockholder and distributor based in South Hornchurch. The firm was founded in 1973 by William Ives, Phillip Lee and Lance O'Brian as Rainham Steel, formerly known as Rainham Reuseables. 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.
Sport
The firm is known for its sports sponsorship which reflects the sporting and business interests of Ives who is a former boxer. The firm have sponsored Scunthorpe United F.C. amongst others.
Notes and references
- Rainham Steel Co. Ltd. Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- History. Rainham Steel. 2 October 2014.
- Timing is secret of my success. Kristina Smith, Construction News, 9 April 1998. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- Steel firm creates jobs. This is Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe Telegraph, 28 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- 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.
- Rainham Steel sponsorship extended. football.co.uk, 10 April 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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