Birse are a medium sized contractor from , In England. They have recently (2006) being taken over by Balfour Beatty One of the top Ten contractors in the UK. Birse were involved in Civils, commercial and infrastructure works mainly from several regional offices. Most of Birse is part of the Civils deivion now. the Building side has being integrated into Mansell Building's Northern Division, and has offices in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire and Normanton, W.Yorkshire.