Birse Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConstruction and civil engineering
Founded1970
FounderPeter Birse
Defunct2014
HeadquartersTadcaster, England
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductsConstruction projects
Number of employees
786
ParentBalfour Beatty
Websitewww.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:

References

  1. ^ a b "Balfour Beatty drops famous Mansell and Birse brands". Construction Enquirer. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Birse board shake-up as founder retires". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Balfour Beatty makes £32M cash takeover bid for Birse New Civil Engineer 1 June 2006
  5. ^ Industry News in Brief Railway Gazette International 1 September 2006
  6. ^ "When Scunthorpe United achieved one of their most important victories - without kicking a ball". Grimsby Live. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b "Birse to build Hull stadium". Leisure Opportunities. 25 September 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Birse writes off £5.5m as Leicester City goes broke". Building. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Building a new BBC". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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