Construction company Esh Group, which is based in Durham, has made three new director appointments to Dunelm Property Services, the social housing operation of the business.

COLIN FORD becomes construction director, GRAHAM MORGAN is named as commercial director and HEATHER NEWELL becomes customer services director.

All three, led by managing director David Halfacre, were part of the team that formed the business in 2002.

Mr Ford has more than 20 years construction experience in the housing sector and leads a team of contracts managers and site teams delivering a number of partnerships in the social housing sector.