Walkersteel
TypePrivate
IndustrySteel processing and distribution
HeadquartersChurch, Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Key people
Jack Walker
Websitewww.walkersteel.com

Walkersteel is a major steel processing company based in Church, Hyndburn, Lancashire. The firm was originally established by Charles Walker before his son Jack Walker turned the business into a major company.

The company was sold to British Steel plc in 1989 for a fee in excess of £300million - which helped fund Jack Walker's takeover of Blackburn Rovers in early 1991. By this time, the steel company was achieving profits worth close to £50million a year, though the onset of the recession saw the steel market suffer a major slump.

The brand was revived in 1999, by Jack Walker’s son Howard Walker and his partner Graham Walsh.[1]

References

  1. Live, Lancs (18 January 2007). "Jobs boost as steel firm moves in". LancsLive. Retrieved 7 October 2023.


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