Birse Group was a construction and civil engineering company based in North Yorkshire, England. It was acquired by Balfour Beatty in 2006 who retired the brand in 2014.

History

The company was founded by Peter Birse as the Birse Group in Doncaster 1970. It was the subject of an initial public offering in 1989 with Bilfinger Berger acquiring a 15% shareholding at that time. It was acquired by Balfour Beatty for £32 million in June 2006 and integrated into Balfour Beatty in January 2014.

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Notable projects

Notable projects included:

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Glanford Park, home of Scunthorpe United FC, completed in 1988

Mulberry Place completed in 1992

West Stand at Old Trafford in Manchester, completed in 1993

Reebok Stadium in Bolton completed in 1997

Restoration of the Royal Exchange, Manchester completed in 1998

Madejski Stadium in Reading completed in 1998

Walkers Stadium in Leicester completed in 2002

KC Stadium in Kingston upon Hull completed in 2002

BBC Yorkshire headquarters in Leeds completed in 2004

References

External links

Birse Civils

Companies based in Doncaster

Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange

Construction and civil engineering companies of England

Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1970

1970 establishments in England

2014 disestablishments in England

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