| 词条 | Walkersteel |
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| name = Walkersteel | logo = walkersteel.jpg | logo_size = 150px | type = Private | foundation = | location = Blackburn, Lancashire, England | key_people = Jack Walker | industry = Steel processing and distribution | num_employees = | revenue = | products = | homepage = www.walkersteel.com }} Walkersteel is a major steel processing company based in Blackburn, 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{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} - which helped fund Jack Walker's takeover of Blackburn Rovers in early 1991.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} 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.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} The brand was revived following Jack Walker's death but is linked in name only.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} External links
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