Birse Civils
Birse Civils was a civil engineering company based in North Yorkshire, England. It was formerly a separate civil engineering company simply known as Birse Group, but was taken over by Balfour Beatty in 2006 who dropped the brand in 2014.
| Private | |
| Industry | Civil engineering |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Headquarters | 3 Grimston Grange, Sherburn Road, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24 9BX, England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Peter Birse (founder) |
| Products | Construction projects |
Number of employees | 786 |
| Parent | Balfour Beatty |
| Website | Birse |
History
The company was founded by Peter Birse as the Birse Group in 1970. It was based in Doncaster.
In February 2002, it separated its building (houses), civil engineering, rail, underground and process divisions into Birse Build, Birse CL, Birse Rail, Birse Metro and Birse Process.
Acquisition
In June 2006, it was bought by Balfour Beatty for £32 million.[1]
Birse Build was integrated into Balfour Beatty's Mansell company. The remaining Birse companies initially continued to function as independent OPCO's under the Balfour Beatty flag.
However, in 2014 Birse Civils was re-branded Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK.[2]
Structure
- Birse Group Services is in Barton on Humber
- Birse Coastal is in Preston, Lancashire. Offices closed in 2011, transferred to Cheadle.
- Birse Nuclear is in Cheadle Hulme
Products
Buildings it has built include:
- B & Q's headquarters in Chandlers Ford
- The BBC's headquarters in Leeds[3]
- The Walkers Stadium in Leicester (Birse Construction), at a cost of £35 million
- Huntington Stadium, a rugby league ground in York
- The Reebok Stadium in Bolton
References
- Balfour Beatty Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Balfour Beatty drops famous Mansell and Birse brands|date=July 21, 2020
- BBC Leeds
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