In 1962 Breck House, Bransdale, was where Christopher and Hazel Dunn brought up their family on a traditional hill farm with suckler cows and moor sheep. In 1979 Simon left to work on a large arable farm near Malton. Following a year at Agricultural college and Simons love for farm machinery, BHE Agricultural Contractors was formed and the first purchases were a Ford 5000 and a John Deere 550 round baler. The business has grown from strength to strength now employing 10 men, most with over 20 years service at BHE and the machinery collection includes 11 tractors with a vast collection of implements and other machines.