A FAMILY-OWNED construction firm in the North-East has secured two contracts worth £4.4m.

Newcastle-based Dorin Construction was awarded a £2.7m contract to build a 50-bed nursing home and seven-bed respite bungalow at Grindon, Sunderland.

It also secured work at North Tyneside Hospital, where it will carry out a £1.7m refurbishment programme in one of the blocks.

Dorin's director of construction Mick McHugh said: "We have been working very hard at developing our relationships with clients and focusing on the quality of our build.

"These are high-profile complex schemes with a very high standard of finish and we have demonstrated our ability to produce these results in previous dealings with the NHS trust and our experience in the care homes market."