Esh Group has welcomed13 new apprentices into the business, taking the total number of Esh employees currently taking on apprenticeship opportunities to 62.

With qualifications ranging from Level 2 through to Higher National Certificates and degree apprenticeship courses, Esh has apprentices in a wide range of subject areas including quantity surveying, plastering, business and administration, data analysis, site management and construction engineering.

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Among this year’s cohort is Evie Guy, who starts a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Quantity Surveying. The 16-year-old joined Esh after seeing her brother Bobby develop in his role. Bobby commenced the same apprenticeship programme in September 2021 and moved on to study a Higher National Certificate in Civil Engineering 12 months ago.

She said: “I’m very pleased to have chosen a career in construction as I’ve always had a very keen interest in the sector. My dad runs his own building firm, and my brother is a civil engineer also working with Esh. I think construction is a great career path."

Esh Group’s HR Director, Chris Watson, said: “Across Esh Group we have many stories of long-serving colleagues who joined us as apprentices and have developed their career pathway with the business.

"Within our latest cohort of apprentices, we welcome some people whose families have always worked in construction, others who have been encouraged to work in the industry through their time in education, and we also have one apprentice who is following in her brother’s footsteps.”

Many of Esh’s apprentices are studying their qualification at New College Durham, where Alison Maynard, Deputy Principal of New College Durham, said: “New College Durham is one of the largest and best-known providers of high-quality apprenticeship opportunities across all ages and all levels in the North East.

"We are proud to provide the academic support for almost half the apprentices currently working with Esh on courses ranging from level 2 to level 4 in subjects such as Civil Engineering, Business Administration and Joinery."