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Birse Group
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.
| Company 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 | |
History edit
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]
Notable projects edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Balfour Beatty drops famous Mansell and Birse brands". Construction Enquirer. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ . Bradshaw Gass & Hope. Bradshaw Gass & Hope, LLP. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ a b "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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