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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.


Notable projects

Notable projects included: * Tower Hamlets Town Hall completed in 1992 * West Stand at
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completed in 1998 * Madejski Stadium in Reading completed in 1998 * Walkers Stadium in
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completed in 2002 * KC Stadium in Kingston upon Hull completed in 2002 * BBC Yorkshire headquarters in Leeds completed in 2004


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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 {{England-company-stub