In the 1970's three enterprising men founded new businesses in Esh Winning near Durham.  Tony Carroll and Jack Lumsden formed Lumsden & Carroll.  Michael Hogan formed Deerness Fencing.  By the 1990's Jack and Tony had recruited Brian Manning (now Chief Executive), Andrew Pickett (now Finance Director), Fred Gressman and Steve Bass.

In the mid 1990's the businesses were merged to create what has become the largest indigenous construction company operating in the North East of England - the Esh Group.

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