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NOVEMBER 2014
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NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL ANNOUNCED WITH LEEDS FORCE BASKETBALL CLUB
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WELCOME
Welcome everyone to another edition of kaleidoscope. Over the last 12 months there has been excellent progress made both within our business and in the construction market in general.
After over 5 years of tough times the corner has been Kaleidoscope, while only capturing a small part of what’s turned and this has been reflected in our results for 2013 going on does portray that feel good factor which is so and will show even more so in our 2014 figures. important and hopefully we can bottle it here at Esh.
Having a financially strong business is vital in the present There are still many challenges going forward, not least; market and more so in construction as we hear more and bedding in the regional structures and creating a feel more of others (even some of our bigger competitors) good factor across all areas, a massive project to upgrade getting into financial difficulties. our IT systems, reshaping our Housing for Sale under a Esh Homes banner and no doubt many others that will Esh Group is certainly in a very good position, with a appear on the horizon. strong balance sheet, healthy cash reserves and as equally important a very good brand and reputation. Nevertheless we are well This brings to mind security for all involved. prepared having learnt a lot over the last 6 years as This does not come easy and its down to the people well as appreciating what who work for us both directly (YOU) and our Suppliers, a tremendous team of people Subcontractors, Professional Advisors as well as our we have got working for customers who continue to support us. us and the need to keep the team together. Working for and with Esh Group means something and again that is down to the dedicated people who Thanks work here. Brian
CONTENTS
Company Round Ups ...... 3-12
Business Development Events...... 13-14
Charity Events...... 15-16
Esh Academy and Apprentices...... 17-18
Esh Added Value...... 19-22
Esh has the force...... 23
Focus on Esh Border ...... 24
Gossip ...... 25-26
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ESH COMPANY ROUND UP
Esh Build are experiencing a very good year due to the improving marketplace in the NORTH EAST commercial build sector and expect turnover to reach a record high in 2014. In the North East, we have been successful in all sectors including carrying out a major refurbishment of a medical practice on Teesside, the construction of 30 flats for the Homes & Communities Agency in Newcastle, provision of a new headquarters building for Thirteen Group on Teesside, completion of a new Ford dealership in Following the market improvements of 2013, Lumsden & Sunderland for Addison Motors, providing a new 5 Carroll Civil Engineering remains a key figure in the North storey building known as Boho 5 for Middlesbrough East Civil Engineering market, delivering solid performance Council, construction of a new STEM skills centre for across our main sectors and delivering increased Middlesbrough College and a new innovation centre in turnover across the region. All within the restraints of Stockton over three floors to provide digital technology the current market conditions, which remain tight. and science based business. The continued re-emergence and stabilisation of the We have been successful in securing our place on the housing market has led to delivery of several large NEPO Framework. This was very pleasing and quite an schemes for all major house building organisations achievement as we were the only North East Contractor across the region. The current identification of Local to become a framework contractor, our framework Plans throughout the North East highlights several major partners all being national contractors. schemes to develop throughout 2015, continuing the The Gateway Building in Middlehaven is a rehabilitation growth within this sector. centre consisting of residential, therapeutic and rehabilitation Work within our frameworks continues with an increase facilities along with community facilities and offices that in activities for Northumbrian Water following several Esh Build successfully completed toward the end of 2013. successful high profile Flood Alleviation schemes won We were the winners at the RICS North East Awards for across the region. Due to the major flooding incidents in the Community Benefit Award and also Project of the the South, regional works for the Environment Agency Year. As a result of this the scheme has been entered have been slower, although we have continued to deliver into the RICS National Awards to be held in London. schemes across our wider geographical framework area. Our strong delivery team have General Civil Engineering within the region remains tough shown that we can deliver larger with encouraging signs recently shown by Local Authorities projects to the satisfaction leading toward the election. Several schemes have been of our clients. This has identified for release via current frameworks or open improved our reputation in the tender to the market place, for the remainder of this marketplace resulting in us financial year and next. The award of the partnership with receiving good quality projects Capita and North Tyneside Council has been key with several at tender stage, which in turn schemes on site for the latter part of 2014 and a strong has helped us to already have pipeline identified for 2015. Private developers continue to a number of projects going show signs of encouragement as do regional Consultants forward into 2015. with greater optimism for 2015 within these areas. Overall 2014 has proved to be a successful year with encouraging signs and opportunity across our key sectors, which is expected to continue into 2015.
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Esh Property Services in the North East has got a firm business at the moment and we would like to think we can grow on our success and give ourselves a stronger regional identity. We have also secured a place on some key frameworks The investment by the Group in a regionally based such as Thirteen Group EWI. management team is to ensure we can continue to successfully deliver social housing projects in all We continue to deliver new homes on behalf of key operational areas and we are already seeing the partners such as Two Castles Housing Association, Home results of this focus. Group, Gateshead Housing Company, Livin, Thirteen Group and Coast & Country. 2014 so far has seen Esh Property Services in the North East experience a more upward beat to work levels, In July the Homes and Communities Agency announced with tenders received in house at a record level. We their Affordable Housing Programme for 2015-2018. Esh have priced in the region of 250 million pounds worth Property Services has secured funding to provide 91 new of projects so far this year, which is a good sign that the homes across our regional operating areas with a range social housing market is continuing to move positively. of providers. While conditions still remain competitive, we have We hope to continue this success via Continuous Market secured our fair share of the opportunities available. Engagement, a pot of additional funding available for Central to our long term prosperity we have secured providers to bid into the HCA in due course, in order to some major project wins over recent months in the allow housing providers further opportunities to work North East, including: up firm schemes for future delivery during the 2015-2018 period. Our aspiration is to tap into this by working South Tyneside Decent Homes • North Star Housing closely with our clients to find land that meets with their Planned Maintenance • Cestria Community Housing • strategic priorities. Derwentside Homes.
YORKSHIRE Another notable project is the £8m Tennants Auction House in Leyburn, with the new facilities providing the tennant’s business with much needed function suites, visitor viewing areas, a restaurant & private sales. And last, but not least, works are currently progressing on the £2m Lister Building project for Bradford College.
Our Yorkshire office has recently completed the iconic ‘Tetley’ project on the former Carlsberg Tetley site, creating a Contemporary Art & Learning facility, which has been well received by the people of Leeds. Keeping with a Leeds centric theme, we are also currently carrying out final touches to a £5m high end Student Accommodation scheme ‘Pennine House’ in the heart of the city. The works consist of the strip out and alternation to an existing seven storey office block, followed by the construction of a new eighth floor.
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Following the regionalisation, Esh Property Services Yorkshire has been focussing on delivering the existing schemes that were transferred into the team alongside reviewing structure and approach to enable us to grow from. We are pleased to have welcomed Tony Pollard, David Singleton and Stacey Chappell into the division, all who further strengthen our existing team within Operations, Commercial and Design, and Technical managerial remits. We have recently completed two refurbishment schemes for Joseph Rowntree and Jephson with excellent feedback. We are hopeful that these opportunities lead us to a continued relationship with the clients in the very near future. In the next few weeks we will start to build our business plan, enabling greater focus and strategy as to how we Our presence within the Yorkshire Civil Engineering are going to build and deliver our sector of the Regional market continues to grow with brand recognition Business over the next 5 years. To enable us to grow, we understand that our current schemes play a big part in currently at its strongest and regionalisation and showcasing our capabilities and being a company and restructure of the business allowing solid footings team in which clients want to work with in the future. to build on throughout 2014 and into 2015. With this in mind all our efforts remain on the completion With increased opportunity within the marketplace we of our three new build schemes; Healey, Severnaires and look to increase our standing as a key local contractor Sicklinghall for handover in the New Year. throughout the region. Key wins for clients such as York University, and delivery of a new Velodrome, Spine Road and RICS Award Winning Cycle Track have increased our profile, as has the current M1 J44 Highway Improvement scheme, delivered on behalf of Leeds City Council via the YorCivil Framework. Throughout 2014 we have continued to see the re-emergence of the housing market, leading to an increase in activity within our Housing Infrastructure Division. A strong management team is now in place with increasing numbers of local labour, delivering projects across the Yorkshire region. Our current framework with Yorkshire Water is coming to a close with bidding for the next AMP underway and pricing document expected before the end of the year. Our pipeline for future opportunities is Within our current 7 year framework, we have seen starting to develop. We have had success turnover increase to £12m p/a employing over 170 staff. on securing places on the Procurement As 2014 draws to a close our outlook for 2015 remains for All, Yorkshire Housing and City of York positive. Opportunities via Local Authority Frameworks frameworks giving us a great head start continue to be identified as do both developer and for developing continual workload early consultant lead schemes, with opportunities from all next year. sectors being received.
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NORTH WEST &
SCOTTISH BORDERS challenges as some legacy contracts come to a conclusion and we look forward to better contracts. Of note across the region is the Gilkes contract at Kendal, the newly secured Ulverston Victoria High School, Carlisle College, Castle MacLellan factory, SAS Galashiels, NHS Lothian, Gullane; all contributing in the We are now past the six month period for the Esh Border last six months. Additionally we have secured a small business and we would all like to take the opportunity civils contract at Eyemouth and are looking at a number to recognise the tremendous amount of effort from everyone throughout the Esh Group to help the business of other civil engineering opportunities. Having said all form and begin the steps to turning Esh Border into a this, the strategy is a controlled growth where we can thriving region. The business is formed from the collation grow margin and develop sustained relationships. of the activities managed from the offices at Kendal, The two specialist businesses are following a similar Carlisle and Earlston, and also the specialist businesses pattern, we are looking at developing our brand and of Border Joinery and Finlaysons. The construction really taking the businesses from a strong competent business has in 2014, been very strong in social housing base, where they are respected for quality and service, and commercial build but latterly the civil engineering to one where the businesses become financially stronger side of the former Border Construction side has reduced; through careful development of margin. This will be the Esh office at Kendal was focused on social housing achieved through focus on the key bespoke joinery sector and commercial building. We are now seeking to and also the better margin opportunities within Finalysons. carefully grow the business through geographic growth into Lancashire and the Central Belt and also growing a A key area of growth for Esh Border has not just been presence in the civils market; our current geographic sector focus but how we develop opportunities. The reach is from Preston to Fife, which in itself poses tender opportunities we have developed through the challenges, we will be strengthening this coverage. tremendous success of our PQQ submissions has been outstanding; the quality and bid management is For this year we are seeing a great deal of work with something that the Group excels at. housing associations, notably Riverside and Two Castle Housing Association, and work completed with Eildon In the coming months we hope to see our turnover in the Borders. As we move forward we are looking to begin to grow and are looking for 2015 to be the year maintain and grow these relationships and extend of arrival for Esh Border, a turnover that supports the relationships such as that previously developed with business overheads that provides a contribution to the Scottish Borders, there are a number of key social Group, and a business that is beginning to be seen as a housing schemes we are focusing on. The commercial growing Company where we deliver great projects and build sector has been a mixture of successes and are seen as a responsible organisation.
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Social Housing CROSS REGION • Two Castles Housing Association – repairs and maintenance contract • Four Housing Group – repairs and maintenance contract • North Star Housing Group – responsive repairs and maintenance contract These contracts cover Northumberland, Tyne Valley The Facilities Services market continues to be very and Wearside, Durham and Hartlepool challenging. We performed well in 2013 achieving targets in terms of turnover and profit and whilst • ISOS – Fire Risk Assessment Works to a variety of buildings trading conditions are demanding as we enter into • Housing 21 - repairs and maintenance in the North new markets and geographical areas. Education Our continued performance in 2014 is testimony to the commitment, enthusiasm and hard work of the Staff • 12 month extension to contract with the University of Leeds and Operatives. We thank them for their efforts and • Newcastle University – various framework projects continued support for the remainder of 2014 and beyond. Public Authority At the turn of the year we streamlined our branding to Esh Facilities as we continue to diversify into new • Northumberland County Council & Northumbria Police markets with the implementation of our Facilities Authority have awarded further extensions to our Management Division complementing the Facilities contracts demonstrating our continued performance Services we provide. This has resulted in the award • Merseyside Police – Minor works framework for of TFM (Total Facilities Management) contracts for Mechanical and Electrical Technip and also Durham County Cricket Club where we are responsible for hard and soft services provisions. Private The Business Development Team continues to strive to ISS UK Projects Vendor Framework – Key partners on a deliver our Strategic Plan and enter into new market framework agreement to deliver project works across sectors including Social Housing repairs and maintenance. multiple ISS serviced accounts. This will include project Other new contracts include: works for Barclays and may also potentially lead to work delivered by Esh Facilities for other clients such as Facilities Management Hewlett Packard, Carlsberg, Heinz and ATOS. • DUCO – Total facilities management, 3 year contract, £500k per annum • Durham County Cricket Club – repairs and maintenance, planned, reactive works and various soft services £115k per annum • We achieved Corporate Membership Status with BIFM (British Institute of Facilities Management) with Mick Anderson also becoming Deputy Chair of BIFM North Region
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DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS
2014 has seen a general uplift in the new homes market in line with a wider, more positive outlook to the general economy. Our developments have sold well across the year and we have been able to achieve our forecasted sales for most of the year and we are on target to complete 180 homes by year end. STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT Comparing our performance this year to the darker days We are currently in the process of submitting a change of the recession shows just how far we have come and of use planning application at our site in Bowburn, represents a major achievement everyone working for, Durham which includes an extension to Esh House and and with Dunelm Homes can share in. the construction of a new Esh Academy training building. The company is currently scheduled to meet our Planning permission has been granted at our site in obligations committed to in the current finance Philadelphia, Houghton le Spring which will see the agreement and we expect all Dunelm Homes sites to construction of 500 new homes plus a new supermarket be sold out by the end of June 2015. and refurbishment works to the existing industrial estate. We have signed a partnership agreement with Hartlepool Borough Council which will involve the exchange of 3 development sites in Seaton Carew for refurbishment works to the seafront. The sale of our 5.5 acre site at Feethams, Darlington to With the housing market gradually improving we Persimmon Homes has also been completed. continue to find land and secure planning permissions for our affordable and executive house building needs. Wes English has joined the team as Development Manager and will support the ever growing demand for land led affordable housing and sites required for our Esh Homes is the exciting new mid-market newly formed executive house builder Trivselhus by Esh. housing brand for Esh Group and will be LAND LED AFFORDABLE HOUSING trading as Homes By Esh. We continue to support our sister company Esh Property Homes by Esh will have the same values as Dunelm Services as they grow throughout the North East, Homes and will be leading with innovative design, Cumbria and Yorkshire. Successful land led schemes specification, quality of build and customer service at which have been granted planning permission include the core of the business. Kendal (40), Widdrington (22), Sedburgh (11) and The first Homes by Esh branded site is now under Warkworth (27). We are also pleased with our success development on Newcastle Road, Sunderland. Despite within the Tyne Valley greenbelt with planning granted only just launching in September, a number of sales in both Hexham (26) and Stocksfield (16). have already been taken and we expect this popular TRIVSELHUS BY ESH location to continue to generate strong activity as build progresses on site. The show home at Newcastle Road We are in the early stages of our newly formed joint will be open in November 2014. venture with Swedish company Trivselhus. Next year we aim to build 40-50 high quality executive homes The next new Homes by Esh branded development with sites already secured at Wetheral (3), Brampton (5), will be at Seaton Carew where infrastructure works are Sunderland (7) and Hexham (16). This highly sustainable already underway by Lumsden & Carroll. product is constructed using a Swedish timber framed The second phase of the successful Dunelm Homes closed panel system which offers home buyers zero developments in Blyth and Middles (Stanley) sites will regulated energy bills. be Homes by Esh.
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SPECIALIST BUSINESSES
TrivselHus is the brand name for a new generation As in previous years, may we begin by of Esh Executive Homes and will set itself apart extending our thanks to all members of from other housing across developments with a Bartram Walker’s team that contributed range of distinct characteristics for a totally new to the business activities during 2013. approach to housing design. As predicted, our challenge during 2013 was to extract The Trivselhus by Esh product is very distinct in a margin from the business activities, with competition its modern approach to executive housing. Taking for work even higher than in previous years as all inspiration from the most up to date energy efficient plumbing contractors competed to secure work during techniques in housing design, TrivselHus features a the early stages of the year. The temptation was there highly insulated timber frame shell with triple glazed to secure work at a lower margin, but the team resisted windows and solar panels, meaning any heat in the and was able to secure work, which although only building is retained. The results is drastically reduced resulted in a breakeven position financially, gave the energy bills from that of conventional homes. management team the confidence to go into 2014 with The homes also feature internal layouts inspired by a solid foundation on which to build and aim to bring Swedish-style living space with a focus on open plan back healthy margins previously enjoyed. design across the kitchen, dining and sitting areas to Our operations team, headed up by Steve McEvoy, bring families together in light and spacious surroundings. continues to deliver work in the new build houses sector Higher ceiling heights add to this feeling of space. and also the refurbishment sector. Ian Brough oversees Externally the Trivselhus by Esh homes have a unique the refurbishment arm of the business and worked appearance. Render features in the external design along closely with our sister company, Esh Property Services, with brick, stone, and cedar boarding to allow the homes to deliver over 600 houses for East Durham Homes to be easily adapted to fit into any landscape. during 2013 and into 2014. The business has just recently secured a contract, again working closely with EPS, to The first TrivselHus homes are being built alongside deliver over 700 houses in a six month period in the Homes By Esh properties on the land previously latter part of 2014 early 2015 for South Tyneside Homes, occupied by the Council Swimming Baths on Newcastle with a value in excess of £1.2m. Refurbishment contracts Road, Sunderland. The properties have had a flying such as these have delivered good results and we expect start, with three sales being taken in the first few this contract to be no exception. weeks of the development launch. Andrew Adams oversees the new build arm of the Esh Developments have been tasked with securing business. Andrew has been with Bartram Walker for over further land to develop the Trivselhus brand further 3 years now and during this time has built relationships and have made excellent progress so far with numerous with all clients and works closely with their site teams opportunities being explored right across the North East, delivering all projects on time. We continue to work Cumbria and Yorkshire. closely with fellow Group companies Dunelm Homes and Esh Construction. We also continue to work closely with Gentoo, Taylor Wimpey and Bett Homes. We’ve successfully secured work with Partner Construction and a large scheme for Bellway Homes and are actively chasing to secure more clients to our portfolio. We take this opportunity to welcome Harry Woolley to the team as trainee Quantity Surveyor/Estimator and wish him all the success in his training.
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Grounds maintenance services were secured within five schools in Gateshead making our service to schools in the region a prominent element of our business. 2014 will be recognised as being an extremely busy This year will also be remembered as the year we and productive year and a year which has seen secured our largest ever single fencing and landscaping greater consistency in both sectors of our business. regeneration contract to date and one which is set to The company has increased significantly in all aspects increase in the near future. with growth the key to matching the needs of our We look forward to 2015 where we will to continue to loyal clients as well as maintaining newly forged links support The Esh Group and our sister companies delivering with numerous other customers throughout the year. that all round professional service. The synergy between the two elements of the business The company has again successfully retained all has been built upon and developed in 2014 and something accreditations relevant, such as Gas Safe Status, which is becoming more prevalent, with numerous clients SMAS, Constructionline & Chas together with our choosing to work with us because of the complete service Micro-regeneration Certification Scheme, allowing us we are able to provide and deliver. to carryout installations of Air Source Heat pumps, Our clients vary greatly and we have been able to meet a Solar PV and Solar Thermal. variety of these client needs and expectations. We have also expanded geographically and have made inroads supporting various new customers all over the region and also venturing further afield within North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Humberside & Cumbria. We have continued to develop our long term relationships and partnerships with various clients such as: Dale & Valley Homes • Four Housing/Three Rivers Housing • Thirteen Group/Housing Hartlepool • Kier - North Tyneside • Huntsman Corporation • Derwentside Homes • The Metrocentre • Railway Housing Association • Cofeley FM • Erimus For the second time in two years our grounds maintenance teams won a Gold Award of Merit from Northumbria in Bloom in recognition of our continued high performance in grounds maintenance at University of Sunderland.
Company Obligation (ECO) funding arena and maintain our ability to get onto frameworks that require this type of funding. However 2014 has seen very little growth in this market due to government changes announced at We continue to work closely with Esh Group to provide the end of 2013 and the subsequent consultation process support and advice on renewable technologies, potential to implement these changes. It also had a drastic effect funding opportunities and energy reduction. We have on funding values for carbon tonnage. However the secured continued accreditation in the Microgeneration energy companies still have this obligation to meet albeit Certification Schemes (MCS) for both Esh Construction over a longer time frame and carbon values are expected and Bartram Walker in technologies such as photovoltaics, to increase once we get into the new financial year of solar thermal and heat pumps to allow the businesses to 2015 and further growth in this market should be seen. continually work in this renewables market. Continued accreditation to the international We have also secured continuous accreditation as Green standard ISO50001 Energy Management has Deal Installers and Green Deal Advisors to allow both Esh meant that support for energy reduction initiatives Construction and Bartram Walker to work in this growing and a drive to reduce Esh Groups carbon footprint market but more importantly to allow the likes of Esh has continued as we see the Group turnover go from Property Services to continually work in the Energy strength to strength.
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Staff development continues to remain high on the Groups agenda and results from appraisals and requests for training inform and shape future training strategies. For example the Group currently supports employees to Esh Training Solutions (ETS) is headed up by the extend their learning. Training agreements are in place Group Training Manager, Tricia Mullen who is supported for employees across the Group at a cost of approximately by a team of established Training Coordinators, Lisa £90,000 with courses ranging from HNCs to Degrees Hudspeth, Ash Dunn and Lisa Collin and has been in construction and built environment. joined this year by a Business and Administration Apprentice, Ellie Fraser. 2014 has seen the launch of the Esh Academy drawing together the activities of Esh Training Solutions, Esh ETS arrange training to meet mandatory job role Added Value and HR across the Group. Tricia has managed requirements and needs of the business whilst also and supported apprenticeship recruitment across the responding to the personal aspirations of employees, Group that has resulted in training and employment working closely with all companies within the Group and opportunities being offered to 50 new apprentices. responding to the management and delivery of Training In addition strong links have been developed with ETS, and Recruitment Targets (TRTs) required by the Homes Esh Property Services and social housing organisations & Communities Agency (HCA). to provide opportunities for Shared Apprentices. In 2014 the team arranged 900 training courses Looking ahead to 2015 we anticipate apprenticeship conducted at Esh Training Centre and training providers’ numbers will increase and the Group will launch an premises. Over 3,500 employees and subcontractors Esh leadership and management programme to have attended courses ranging from manual handling develop future leaders and managers within the to corporate manslaughter. business; in the tradition of ‘growing our own’ participants will be coached by experienced managers with a track record of successfully developing others.
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We are also delighted to announce that after a review from Investors in People (IIP) Mechplant has successfully maintained their IIP status. Mechplant has invested £2m in the company in 2014 acquiring over 50 new machines with plans to do the same in 2015. Over the year we have formed strong supplier relationships with JCB, Terex & Manitou through the perpetual replacement and expansion programme. This investment has not only contributed to the larger fleet size but combining it with greater utilisation has resulted in increased profitability for Mechplant. We would like to welcome Graham Ryan our new Operations Manager to the Company. As well as Graham we have recently employed Gary Richardson (Fitter) and David Anderson (Apprentice Fitter) as we grow to meet the demand of our clients.
risk assessment, biosensors and associated technologies place these results in a “real-time” biological context and allow more specific and detailed bespoke remedial designs.
Remedios which has been part of the Esh Group for The addition of geotechnical services now enables over two years has now added the provision of in Remedios to offer a full geotechnical and environmental house geotechnical services to the environmental site investigation service to our clients. This gives our services previously provided. clients the opportunity to avail of a more economical service package. Dominic David joined the Company as Geotechnical Engineer this year and his geotechnical and environmental Remedios are currently working with the Environment experience has enhanced the service provision which can Agency and DEFRA, on a project which is being managed now be offered to our clients. by the Coal Authority, to investigate the removal of contaminants from mine water. Work on the ground is The University of Aberdeen, where Remedios was expected to commence in early 2015. originally established, still retains a share in the Company and Professor Graeme Paton who is Professor of Soil Science at the University of Aberdeen, is the Technical Director of Remedios. Graeme has, over the last year, spoken at two very well attended CPD events on contaminated land in Newcastle and Leeds which were organised by the Esh Marketing Department in conjunction with Constructing Excellence in the North East. As a recognised world leader in the development and application of biosensor technology, Remedios integrates innovative science with conventional strategies to validate the use of chemical, physical and biological remediation. These solutions lead to the sustainable remediation of pollution on contaminated land and water projects to meet site-specific clean up targets. While traditional chemical analysis defines the form and concentration of the pollution, and is the foundation for
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BD EVENTS
Over the Summer saw the return of our Business Development networking events. This year, they were held at As You Like It, Newcastle & the Oracle Bar in Leeds. At these events, we take the opportunity to thank our clients for their continued support over the last year. Why not see if you can spot yourself...
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ESH CHARITY
ESH FAMILY FUN DAY F GIVE AMELIA DAFT AS A BRUSH A HELPING HAND This Summer saw the 12th An iPad, some scooters, a luxury hamper and some Annual Family Fun Day held fluffy pink slippers were amongst the prizes in our at Esh House in Bowburn, Esh raffle, in aid of ‘Give Amelia a Helping Hand’ Durham. Each year, we raise and the ‘Meningitis Research Foundation’. money for local charities Amelia Lancaster, granddaughter of staff member and this year we raised over Terry Lancaster, contracted Meningitis when she was £250 for Daft as a Brush. a baby and sadly lost her right hand. As a result, Esh It was a day for the children, with the grounds of Esh Group staff have donated generously to help towards House being transformed into a perfect place to play, purchasing a new prosthetic hand for Amelia. The with numerous attractions. charity raffle raised over £1,000 with money being split between both charities Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care offers staffed custom-made vehicles to transport outpatients, free of charge, to and from hospital who are undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy cancer treatment. BRADLEY LOWERY Bradley Lowery is a happy and playful three year old boy from Blackhall, County Durham. However, Bradley suffers from SAM’S MEMORIAL MATCH Neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer affecting fewer than 100 children each Sadly at the beginning of 2014 one of our Engineers year. Bradley’s family are fundraising for Sam Barrett passed away at a very young age. Sam life saving treatment and Esh decided to was a HUGE Sunderland fan and we could think of no hold a dress down day and bake sale to better way to celebrate his life and raise money for a raise money for Bradley’s fight. We had a charity very close to his heart than to have a charity huge amount of cake and savoury donations, football match. much to the delight of the hungry staff! Tiny Lives is a charity that supports premature and Over £300 was raised on the day and will sick newborn babies and their families on the Neonatal be going towards treatment for Bradley. Unit at the RVI hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. They helped care for Sam’s nephew when he was SPORT RELIEF born prematurely so it seems only right that all money raised will be donated to them. On March 21st Esh Group took part in Sport Relief in more than one way. Stephen Davies and Steve Bond from On the day a minutes silence was held in Sam’s memory Esh Facilities embarked on what can only be described as followed by 90 minutes of world class football as a mammoth journey cycling 106 miles from our office in Chicken Shed FC took on Esh Group FC with Esh Group Cramlington to our Leeds office. triumphing on the day. To show our support exercise bikes This was followed by were set up in reception at Bowburn first class entertainment & Cramlington and everyone was from local band Off Peak asked to help even if it was just a mile. featuring our very own Jamie Pick from There was also a sporting themed Lumsden & Carroll. dress down day with a prize for the most innovative outfit. The winners Over £1,000 was raised for Tiny Lives were Lisa Cooke & Ellen Hagan through ticket sales and a raffle. who came into work dressed as sumo wrestlers.
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BUTTERWICK CHALLENGE A presentation meal and entertainment by Paul Frost (ex ITV) was held afterwards and overall lead to over For the 5th consecutive year Esh Group has supported £11,000 being raised by the charity for their causes. the Butterwick Hospice Care Charity by entering a team into the Butterwick Cricket Challenge, held at the We would like to say a big international test ground at Chester le Street, along with thank you to everyone for a selection of teams representing the North East to play your generosity, including each other in a round robin competition, with the two top all the companies and teams meeting in the final. staff who donated prizes for the raffle. Also a big Unfortunately, Esh while performing admirably with some thanks to everybody good work at the crease by Andy Pritchard, Dale Morris, who organised and Mark Davison and others, were unable to reach the final, attended, making the ending up in a respectable 4th place, with PD Ports taking event a fun and the winner’s honours. successful day!
ESH CHARITABLE TRUST ESH GROUP SPORTING DINNER RACE DAY 2014 Thursday 18th September saw the Newcastle Racecourse basked in the glorious April second ever Esh Group sunshine as the Esh Charitable Trust Race Day 2014 Sporting Dinner take attracted over 320 guests for an afternoon of food, place at Durham ICG. drink, great company and terrible betting. A great night was had Over £1,500 was raised for our Esh Charitable Trust by all who attended with which helps to support our Added Value initiatives such over 20 tables being as Esh Communities which helps aid local community sold in total and all funds raised being split between projects with grants up to £1,000. 3 charities. The Charities included Esh Charitable Trust, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Community Foundation and Durham County Cricket Club Foundation. Guests enjoyed a fantastic 2 course meal and were entertained with a Q&A section from Kevin Ball (SAFC), Geoff Cook (Durham Jets) and Rob Elliot (NUFC) followed by comedian Lea Roberts. We would like to thank everyone who bought a table and helped to raise money for three amazing charities.
CHILDREN IN NEED Over £200 was raised for Children in Need when a television screen and Wii was rolled into our Marketing Department. Staff paid £1 to compete on Mario Kart to see who could become the next Lewis Hamilton. IT’s Kevin McCammon came out on top winning a bottle of champagne. Over £1,500 was raised for our Esh Charitable Trust
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Esh Academy has been created with a view to draw together Esh Added Value, Esh Training Solutions and HR activities across the North East, Yorkshire, North West & Scottish Border regions under one banner.
They deliver workshops focused on 7 rehabilitation pathways:
1. Employment, education and training 2. Health (physical, mental and sexual) 3. Drugs and alcohol 4. Attitudes, thinking and behaviour 5. Accommodation 6. Children and families 7. Finance, debt and IT This concept has been designed to allow us to work with schools, young offenders and NEET groups through NEET and Vulnerable Groups the Esh Added Value Team. HR will have heavy involvement ‘Esh Connexts’ is designed to reach disengaged young in terms of recruitment of staff including apprentices and people in conjunction with the Connexions careers trainees. Esh Training Solutions will continue to provide service moving youngsters into real jobs. continual development to all Esh Group staff. University and College Students Esh Academy is managed by Tricia Mullen, Group We offer opportunities to students who are at a range of Training Manager, who is also responsible for Esh Training different academic stages. Solutions, our training arm of Esh Group. Tricia has laid the foundations with colleges, training organisations and all Apprentices Esh Group companies to establish their current and future The Group has a commitment to the employment, training apprentice and trainee recruitment requirements and and development of young people and offers a wide range of group training requirements. apprenticeship opportunities encompassing all construction disciplines; working with local colleges, CITB and JTL to School Students ensure apprentices are trained to industry standards. The ‘Building My Skills’ programme is coordinated by our Esh Added Value Team and is delivered across all regions. Traineeships We would be unable to deliver the scheme without Where a young person is not ‘apprenticeship ready’, support from an extensive group of Esh Group suppliers. the Academy will source and work with a local training Together we have prepared and delivered over 186 provider to offer a Traineeship opportunity with a view workshops to 6,200 students across 29 schools. to progressing to an Apprenticeship.
Young Offenders Graduate Training ‘Chance for Change’ is delivered in conjunction with The Academy supports existing employees’ further HMYOI Deerbolt to support young offenders to develop develop by funding higher education; this graduate employability skills. ‘Chance for Change’ combines the training also includes offering work placements and talents and expertise of over 30 like minded organisations work experience to graduates. from across the region.
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Management Training We would like to say a HUGE good luck to the Succession planning is important within Esh Group and following people who are currently carrying out the Academy will see the launch of a new management training through us: development programme which offers existing employees the opportunity to undertake a programme which will Aaron Brunton Jake Burgess-Cummings develop the Group managers of the future. Adam Seymour Jamie Clayton Aidan Hughes John Ions Upskilling & Workforce Development Alex Hirst Jonathan Lyons Existing employees can improve their current skills set Alexander Gallagher Jordan Richards by requesting training which will be of personal benefit Alfie Smith Joseph Patrick Crooks and of benefit to the Business; alternatively this can be Alias-James Elliott Josh Downs requested by the line manager of the person who needs Amy Stockill Josh Thompson upskilling or further development. Andrew Thurston Joshua Thompson Ash Dunn Joss McElhennon Site Compliance Training Ben Cowie Kevin McCammon Esh Training Solutions work closely with the business Ben Ford Kyler McLoughlin within the Group to ensure that all mandatory training, Ben Slack Liam Treleaven as set by the Directors and the Health and Safety team Ben Whitfield Liam Mavin is up to date. Bennett Ryan Lisa Cooke The Academy has been designed to include everyone Christopher Campbell Lisa Collin from school age right the way through to retirement to Christopher Wyke Lisa Hudspeth cover all forms of training and personal development Courtney Gibbon Luke Whitfield and providing bespoke training packages tailored to the Craig Rogan Luke Scott individual needs of our staff and of the business. Daniel Boyle Mark Hunter Daniel Appleby Matthew Ashurst Daniel Fodden Matthew Kirby Daniel Graham Matthew Eddy David Burn Michael Wile David Anderson Rebekah Stubbs Dean Kirsopp Reece Kenny Demi Malcolm Robbie Baston Ellie Fraser Robert Tombs Gary Henderson Ryan McManus George Adair Sam Fraser Greg Fenton Sam Tilley Harry Woolley Scott Yaxley Jack Forster Scott Hughes Jack Keall Sean Banks Jake Dixon Susan Fox Jake McKenna Terry Skeet Jake Robertson Zak Boagey
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ESH ADDED VALUE
BUILDING MY SKILLS “PwC are proud to be involved in the 'Building My Skills' programme for a second year. This is a great This academic year Esh Group, alongside 78 initiative that shows the young people involved what business partners, will deliver the award- potential employers may be looking for and helps winning Building My Skills (BMS) programme build their skills and confidence as they approach the to 50 secondary schools and colleges across world of work. This is a daunting step for most young the North East, Yorkshire and Cumbria. people and the programme that Esh have developed helps to guide them through this difficult time. I hope BMS is a unique project which brings the world of that PwC will be involved for many years to come.” education and business together. It brings high quality realistic careers information and advice to students over Andrew Devonald, PwC | Manager the course of an entire academic year. Kate Marshall a Chartered Structural Engineer at Arup We are helping our students by: designers, planners and engineers to the construction sector said: “My colleague Andy Johnson has been • Increasing awareness of opportunities across involved in BMS from the start and together we are very business sectors keen to change some of the stereotypes and beliefs that • Highlighting the relevance of their studies young people have about construction. Overall at Arup • Supporting students make the right career choices we see our contribution to the ‘Building My Skills’ • We are helping businesses students as helping give them a really practical ‘leg-up’ from friendly faces who are ‘on their side’ and really • Directly support students in the operational areas want to help them to succeed.” • Empower their staff to engage with young people “The Furness Education & Skills Partnership (FESP) • Share their knowledge and experiences is delighted to be working in conjunction with Esh to All sessions are delivered by a business guest and give deliver its Building My Skills Programme in local schools. students an insight to a wide range of different sectors. The focus of the programme - businesses helping young Each session has a specific employability focus and people develop those skills which will make them provides expert advice on completing one section more employable and more rounded individuals - of the ‘employability portfolio’. resonates very strongly with FESP's aim of bringing closer together the worlds of education and business Students who successfully complete all 5 parts of the here in Furness.” employability portfolio over the academic year are offered a mock interview. This, in turn, can lead to the Brian Wood, Chair, Furness most promising students being offered work experience Education & Skills Partnership and potentially apprenticeships.
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“Celeste came in and delivered the first assembly and Darush delivered the first full session. I was delighted with how well they both came across to our students and staff. They were both very well prepared, highly professional and hit the spot for what we needed. I am delighted with how our relationship with Esh Group is starting to build. Our students have told me how much they enjoyed and learnt from both sessions.” Pete Goodchild, Assistant Head Teacher, Huntcliffe School
“Cath from P&HS Architects presentation was very professional and of a good quality. I thought she esh communities covered lots of different areas and there was Every year Esh Group offers exciting grant something of relevance for every student. In particular, opportunities to community projects across the way she discussed various people in the company and looked at their job roles and education was our operational communities. valuable and interesting. I appreciated the fact that Applications are sought from projects that align with she encouraged them to put lots of effort into the at least 1 of our core values: employability portfolio and to use the programme to develop their skills and employability.” 1. Improve quality of life for local residents Kay Baskerville, 14-19 Support Officer, Sir Thomas 2. Support disadvantaged or vulnerable Wharton Community College communities
“The structure of the programme has fitted in well with 3. Increase prospects of becoming employed our PSHE time in school as the timings and delivery 4. Promote equality by engaging minority and sessions agreed in advance. The programme has been hard to reach groups well managed; I have not had to do much organising. The range of employers and experience has been great 5. Encourage healthy living, positive lifestyle and the teachers and students have benefitted from changes and sustainable communities the sessions.” This year an Esh Communities grant is available Anne Rothon, Information, Advice and Guidance Officer, in 51 areas across Cumbria, North East, Yorkshire Trinity School and Scotland. The programme has also been given a 21st century revamp with applicants submitting via online Application Form hosted on the Esh Added Value website. This will allow us to issue grant funding to projects faster across a larger geographical area, increase computability with social media helping to spread the word further, whilst doing our bit for the environment. ‘The children of New Rainbow Pre School are Awards absolutely delighted to have been awarded £983.36 from the Esh Charitable Trust to purchase sensory Building My Skills won the ‘Going the Extra Mile’ award equipment and tricycles, which will enable them to at CECA North East in October 2013. spend quality time outdoors enhancing their sensory Building My Skills won a National Big Tick for Education perceptions and acquiring essential exercise.’ from Business in the Community (BITC) in June 2014. Ron Haughin, Trustee(Treasurer) New Rainbow Pre-School Esh Communities won the ‘Corporate Responsibility Award’ at the CIOB’s Committed to Construction in West Yorkshire Awards. Esh Communities won the ‘Corporate Responsibility Award’ at the CIOB’s Committed to Construction in South Yorkshire Awards.
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WORK EXPERIENCE At Esh we offer a range of work experience placements with the site team or trade contractors including block placements on site or weekly placements of one or two days in our regional offices. Work experience gives people a chance to build skills that can’t be taught in a classroom environment and equips you with first-hand knowledge of the industry. Competition for construction, civil engineering and surveying jobs is fierce, we are proud to have delivered 360 days of work experience this year so far. We have set an ambitious target of 500 days which we are well on course to achieving. Esh Property Services are on track to complete the 7 storey residential development in February 2015 for client Home Group.
“I have studied Quantity Surveying for 2 years but have never had any on-site experience before. By being on Howard Street for 4 weeks I have learned so much from doing take offs, the rules and regulations of buildings and ordering materials. I attended and worked towards delivering H&S talks, worked through value reports with the Quantity Surveyor and attended a pre order subcontract meeting with the Construction Director. I am very grateful for Esh Build for taking me on and I have enjoyed working for them. All the staff are very friendly and everyone was easy to get along with.” Jayesh Singh, Northumbria University Student
ESH’S NEW SIGNING
Esh’s Added value team are delighted to have ‘signed’ Andrew Thomson, Newcastle Eagles Forward on secondment for this season. “We are delighted to have Andy on board, he’s a larger than life character and has a great deal of community experience following his work with Newcastle Eagles Community Foundation. It’s refreshing to see how quickly he has got to grips with Esh Group and his enthusiasm for the business world and our sector.” Darush Dodds, Group Added Value Manager Site manager Ralph Powell and Jayesh Singh Andrew works 1 day per week supporting Added Value from Northumbria University during a 4 week work operations across the North of England. placement on the former Tyne Tees Television site.
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Students and teaching staff with from Castletown Primary School visiting a storm retention tank, a civil engineering scheme carried out by Lumsden & Carroll Civil Engineering for clients Northumbrian Water Ltd. SITE VISITS
“Children from Y1 and Y6 visited the site on Tuesday to see first hand what was happening with the flood alleviation works. It’s very rare that children get the opportunity to see such a large project first hand.”
Site visits provide an excellent opportunity to showcase “The Y1 children now have a building site within their the opportunities that the construction industry has to role play area and are writing about their experiences offer. They also enhance students learning by giving whilst Y6 pupils are solving maths problems based them the opportunity to see first-hand the construction on measurement and capacity following the visit. process and to speak to employers. Visits such as these can provide a ‘real life’ context for learning.” Esh Construction has organised and delivered over 40 site visits so far this year and are well on track to Joan Lumsdon, Head Teacher achieving our target of 50.
STAFF VIDEO • David Patterson, Senior Estimating and Purchasing Manager • Vanessa Miskin, Quantity Surveyor • Jack Brayford, Gap Year Marketing Officer Esh Group has made a video allowing people • Carol Dodds and Janice Blacklock, Receptionists to meet our fantastic staff and give an In the video staff members explain their everyday insight into what it is like to work at Esh Group. roles, their childhood career dreams and skills that are important to their job roles. The video has been shown The video includes: to students involved in the Building My Skills programme, • Nino Asoni, Estimating Manager and is a valuable tool for students who are deciding the • Olivia Tilley, Quantity Surveyor route they would like to take after finishing school.
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ESH HAS THE FORCE
In August 2014 Esh Group announced a multi-year partnership with the Leeds Force basketball team. The deal will see us become shirt sponsors and support joint community programmes.
As you are all aware we have an existing relationship with basketball, we are current title partners of the ‘most successful franchise’ in BBL history, the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Leeds Force commercial director, Mark Mills, said: “It is great to have a well-respected organisation such as Esh Group on board for our inaugural BBL season.” “It was vital that we found a partner that understand and embrace both the professional BBL team as well as our aspirations in the community.” “I expect this relationship to go from strength to strength as both organisations strive for excellence in the future.” Brian Manning went on to say: “We jumped at the opportunity to partner with Leeds Force. They share our commitment to supporting the local community and an ambition to grow participation in the sport.” “Esh Group has been involved in basketball in the North East over the last six years, starting with wheelchair basketball and backing the Newcastle Eagles Foundation work in the communities. We have been hooked on it ever since. The move to assist Leeds Force is an obvious one given our expanding construction workload across Yorkshire and Humberside.”
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FOCUS ON ESH BORDER
It seems like only yesterday that we joined Esh Group, the fact that time flies by is both a testimony to how well we all feel and also to the massive amount of hard work that everyone has undertaken to get us here.
In recognising the support of the wider Esh, I do want to labour on the team within Esh Border, the whole team has been, and is, fantastic. We have seen so much change and so much drive, all of us would like to take the opportunity to thank you for this. We look forward to growing our business together, many thanks for your support and help. The whole team of Esh will make Esh Border a success, the journey is underway but we have some way to go!
The Esh Border business is, as we all know, new and whilst we have made huge strides, we have much more to do, but the journey has begun and we have great momentum. One of the many things we all see in Esh Border is the commitment and dedication of everyone; what has been really key for us is bringing everyone into one team and feeling the benefit of the larger Esh Group in terms of sheer scale and direction but most importantly the drive and support provided. We have seen new systems coming in, an IT roll out, changes in processes, support to grow our civils business, massive support on the social housing front where there is a huge track record of achievement and what has become very important: an absolute focus on business development and marketing and the extension of the Esh brand to deliver performance. When you look at the Esh brand, it is so easy to almost take for granted the strength, it is so strong and you have had it for so long. For our business it has been a huge addition; I always believe that brand starts from within, it is how we feel about our Company that is the cornerstone, and everyone in Esh Border is really proud to be part of Esh.
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SHHHH, IT’S GOSSIP!
WE’RE DOING A TRIATHLON
Over the summer three of our employees all took part in different sporting events and between them completed their own triathlon. Clare Davison, Added Value Officer for Esh Group took part in the Great North Swim on 14/06/14 swimming 1 mile across Lake Windermere. Clare was raising funds for a charity very close to her heart, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Charity. Celeste Armitage, also an Added Value Officer, took part in the Great North Run completing 13.1 mile in 2 hours 11 minutes. Celeste was raising money for Esh Group’s partner charity Butterwick Hospice. Philip Anwyll, Esh Property Services Business Development Assistant, took part in a bike ride from KIELDER QUEST Seahouses to Tynemouth covering 55 miles. Phil was raising money for the Chris Lucas Trust who help Two years ago the Calvert Trust formed the Kielder young people suffering from cancer. Quest. This can be likened to the TV programme The Crystal Maze. The day consists of a series of mental Between the three of them they managed to raise and physical team events incorporating both indoor just under £1,000 for their chosen charities. and outdoor events such as canoeing, rock climbing, A big well done from everyone at Esh Group! shooting and archery. In keeping with the Calvert Trust, which provides accommodation and outdoor pursuits for the disabled, one team member per event has to partake with a handicap/physical disability. This could be in the form of black out glasses to simulate full or partial blindness or in the case of the archery event wearing a boxing glove to represent a disabled limb. The event is attended by circa 12 teams ranging from civil engineering firms to solicitors, beginning the day with a short briefing, organisation information and a warm breakfast. Teams then left the building to compete against each other at numerous events until lunch was served back in the warmth. Following a buffet style lunch it was back to competing in the outdoors – two different teams competing at each event. The day was rounded off with a decorated egg drop from the top of the climbing wall, before we could all head in for a much needed shower and a hot curry. The team from Term Contract are extremely proud to say that they have won this event on behalf of Esh Group both years and are looking forward to defending their title in March for the 2015 event. The team consisted of Tom Pearson, Graeme Hall, Richard Nattress, Olivia Tilley, Rachael Metcalf, Neil Carpenter and Chris Welch. ES 25 8135_kaleidoscope_op:Layout 1 13/11/2014 16:17 Page 27
PARKINSON’S So far they have raised £600 in sponsorship, Carole’s employer Jason Dixon and his wife Carole completed the Barclays has agreed to match the Walk of the Roses on Sunday 21st September 2014 funds raised so a total of £1,200 is for Parkinson’s UK. expected to be raised.
This was a 12 mile walk from East Marton near Skipton Parkinson’s is an illness which can across the border to Salterforth in Lancashire and then affect both young and old, and the back into Yorkshire, to raise funds in memory of Carole’s charity do a fantastic job in supporting dad Syd who suffered from Parkinson’s and passed away people, raising awareness and funding 2 years ago. vital research into finding a cure.’
WEDDINGS Alan Croft, Lumsden & Carroll, Married July 2014 Andy Johnson, Esh Construction, Married June 2014 Mark Knight, Lumsden & Carrol, BABIES Married April 2014 Samantha Perna, Esh Facilities, Married August 2014 Paul Vasey, Ollie Hayden, 8lb 6oz Michael Black from Esh Property Sarah Dodds, Lola Rose, 7lb 14oz Services Married Maxine Walker Kimberley Thornton, Alfie Daniel, 6lb 9oz from Dunelm Homes in August 2014 Gemma Firby, Emme May, 7lb 2oz Nathan Preston, Isaac Preston, 8lb 12oz ENGAGEMENTS Jonathan Jordan, Millie, 7lb 14oz Matthew Embleton, Martha May, 8lb Barry Richardson, Esh Construction Joanne Watson, Phoebe Annabel, 7lb 4oz Kim Ridley, Joe, 8lb 1oz Richard Harris, Daniel, 8lb 5oz GRADUATIONS Wes English, Ava Rose, 7lb 7oz Claire Thompson, Oscar Jacob, 9lb 6oz Graeme Hall Catherine Stewart, Georgina Elizabeth, 6lb 11oz Rachael Metcalfe
BIRTHDAYS David Binks, 50 RETIREMENTS Sharon Urwin, 50 Dave Thompson, 65 Peter Darkings, 28 years service
Thank you and farewell
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