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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction and civil engineering |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Peter Birse |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Tadcaster, England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Construction projects |
Number of employees | 786 |
| Parent | Balfour Beatty |
| Website | www.birsecl.co.uk |
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.[1] It was the subject of an initial public offering in 1989[2] with Bilfinger Berger acquiring a 15% shareholding at that time.[3] It was acquired by Balfour Beatty for £32 million in June 2006 and integrated into Balfour Beatty in January 2014.[1][4][5]
Birse Group Services in June 2008
Notable projects
Notable projects included:
- Glanford Park, home of Scunthorpe United FC, completed in 1988[6]
- Mulberry Place completed in 1992[7]
- West Stand at Old Trafford in Manchester, completed in 1993[2]
- Reebok Stadium in Bolton completed in 1997[8]
- Restoration of the Royal Exchange, Manchester completed in 1998[2]
- Madejski Stadium in Reading completed in 1998[9]
- Walkers Stadium in Leicester completed in 2002[10]
- KC Stadium in Kingston upon Hull completed in 2002[9]
- BBC Yorkshire headquarters in Leeds completed in 2004[11]
References
- 1 2 "Balfour Beatty drops famous Mansell and Birse brands". Construction Enquirer. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Birse board shake-up as founder retires". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Whiteside, R. M.; Wilson, A.; Blackburn, S.; Hörnig, S. E.; Wilson, C. P. (6 December 2012). Major Companies of Europe 1993/94: Volume 2 Major Companies of the United Kingdom. Springer. p. 36. ISBN 978-1853338878.
- ↑ Balfour Beatty makes £32M cash takeover bid for Birse New Civil Engineer 1 June 2006
- ↑ Industry News in Brief Railway Gazette International 1 September 2006
- ↑ "When Scunthorpe United achieved one of their most important victories - without kicking a ball". Grimsby Live. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Hobhouse, Hermione (1994). "'Modern Docklands: Gazetteer of modern non-housing developments', in Survey of London: Volumes 43 and 44, Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs". London: British History Online. pp. 707–724. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "Bolton Wanderers Football & Athletic Co Ltd. New Stadium". Bradshaw Gass & Hope. Bradshaw Gass & Hope, LLP. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Birse to build Hull stadium". Leisure Opportunities. 25 September 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "Birse writes off £5.5m as Leicester City goes broke". Building. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "Building a new BBC". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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