Residents have benefitted from a range of improvements to their homes following the completion of a £2.1m investment programme with housing company Thirteen.

Durham-based company Esh Construction was appointed by Thirteen to deliver work across 297 homes in the Throston Grange area of Hartlepool, including installing new kitchens, doing partial electrical upgrades and electric fire removals.

Mandy Carney, site manager at Thirteen, said: “We’re committed to providing our customers with homes that are safe, in good condition and fit for the future.

“It’s been fantastic to partner with Esh on the project, who share our vision to deliver homes and communities for people to feel proud of.

Mandy Carney, site manager at Thirteen, and Joe Singh, site supervisor at Thirteen, are pictured in Throston Grange. Photo credit Dave Charnley.

placeholder image — Mandy Carney, site manager at Thirteen, and Joe Singh, site supervisor at Thirteen, are pictured in Throston Grange. Photo credit Dave Charnley.

"Following some fantastic feedback so far from our customers, we believe we’ve achieved just that.”

Before the works begun, Thirteen and Esh Construction worked closely with residents in the Throston Grange area to give them the opportunity to personalise their own homes and involve them in the planning process.

One customer who benefitted from the improvements said: “I just love my kitchen, it’s beautiful. It could be in a show home.

"Thank you to Thirteen and Esh who have helped to make my house a home.”

The capital investment programme, launched by Thirteen in 2023, has seen thousands of homes modernised across the North-East and Yorkshire.

The scheme has helped deliver planned maintenance and building safety projects with a focus on improving homes, customer experience and social value.

Andrew Harrow, operations director at Esh Construction, said: “Completing the Throston Grange refurbishment is a real testament to the strength of our partnership with Thirteen and the effectiveness of the Investment Framework.

"Working collaboratively, we’ve been able to deliver improvements at scale while keeping residents at the heart of the process.

“We’re proud of what’s been achieved here, providing key upgrades to raise the quality, safety and energy efficiency of homes across the region.”

Esh Construction has recently completed major heating upgrades at a 46-home assisted living scheme and energy efficiency upgrades across 150 homes in Stockton-on-Tees.

The partnership will next see the company deliver a £2.25m refurbishment programme in a sheltered accommodation scheme in Middlesbrough.