Thursday, 09 September 2010 - 05:56AM

Phil Brown – Managing Director

Phil Brown MCIOB joined the Esh Group from Miller Homes North East in July 2006, his career at Miller over the past 8 years most recently included six years as Production Director. As Production Director, Phil was responsible for the construction of around 450 new homes each year. Prior to joining Miller he was Site Manager at Persimmon Homes North East following almost 10 years at McLean Homes during which time he progressed from apprentice bricklayer to become Assistant Site Manager.

Phil who was educated at St Thomas Aquinas School and Wearside College is also a keen golfer and works actively to support a local charity.

Phil has acquired a solid pedigree with quality house builders in the region and as such is well positioned to lead the next stages of growth and development planned for the Homes Division of the Esh Group. Phil wishes to do this through the diversification of various products such as the lifestyle development at Killingworth, Tyne & Wear.

Phil is also wanting to further his knowledge of the construction industry by working towards becoming a FCIOB and is hoping to start this in July 2008.

Malcolm Stewart - Construction Director

David Horrocks – Finance Director

David joined Dunelm Homes as Accountant in March 2000, having previously worked as Company Accountant for an independent dairy for 10 years and 5 years for a German owned solid fuel importer based in the UK. During his seven years with the company he has seen Dunelms turnover increase from 9 million in 2000 to over 42 million. In January 2007 David was made Finance Director and with his 25 years experience as an accountant he is now part of a team ready and prepared to take the company from 150 units a year to 400 plus and fulfil the groups five year plan.

Colin Willetts – Sales Director

Colin joined Dunelm Homes as Sales Director in 2007, Having previously worked for a number of major housebuilders in Yorkshire & the North East Colin is responisble for the marketing and sales progress in the company.

Tracey Appleby – Purchasing Manager

Tracey has been working within the Esh Group since 1994 in an estimating and then later a buying capacity. In 2001 she began working for Dunelm Homes as the company buyer and in 2003 was promoted to Purchasing Manager, responsible for company procurement.

Malcolm, joined Dunelm Homes in July as Construction Director, Malcolm previously worked for Miller Homes North East for 8 years and held a number of roles including Contracts Manager and, most recently, Production Manager. Prior to that he worked for McLean Homes for 12 years, latterly as Senior Site Manager and before then he trained as an apprentice joiner with Bowey Homes. Mr Stewart has both managed and worked on numerous developments throughout the North East ranging from two bedroom semi-detached homes to 6-storey apartment blocks. He is qualified in Construction Management to NVQ level 5.

George Brooks - Commercial Director

George Brooks, has spent his entire career in the North East and in the the construction sector during which he has been involved in projects ranging from construction and refurbishment of exclusive homes and apartments such as Wilton Castle and major sites building up to 900 new homes for Local Authorities at Newton Aycliffe and Wallsend. George joined Dunelm Homes after 17 years with George Wimpey North East where he was Managing Quantity Surveyor. Prior to that, he spent 17 years working for Cecil M Yuill as Senior Site Quantity Surveyor, following qualifying in construction technology at Teesside Polytechnic in the mid 1970s.