News - for the Tees Valley

Tees Valley – One of the First Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering
Yesterday the Government published an updated National Infrastructure Plan which includes planned steps to attract major new private sector investment. One of these steps is to establish Centres for...
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GROWING PLACES FUNDING FOR TEES VALLEY
Tees Valley will receive £5.6 million to fuel local infrastructure projects, the Government announced today. The Growing Places fund has been allocated through Local Enterprise Partnerships to...
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ALMOST £40MILLION REGIONAL GROWTH FUND BOOST FOR TEES VALLEY
The Government has today announced £39.6m of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) support for businesses within Tees Valley. The latest financial injection comes in the wake of the sub-region securing...
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TEES VALLEY LEP APPOINTS KEY MEMBERS TO UNLOCK POTENTIAL
Tees Valley Unlimited has further strengthened its leadership board with the appointment of three new members, each with a wealth of private sector experience. Ian Kinnery, David Robinson and David...
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TEES VALLEY ENTERPRISE ZONE ANNOUNCED
‘BOLD AND CLEVER’ was the Government’s view of proposals submitted by Tees Valley Unlimited and this was further endorsed today as details of the Tees Valley Enterprise Zone were...
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Bids for Regional Growth Fund Round 2 submitted
Tees Valley Unlimited has endorsed second round bids to the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for £154.6m in Tees Valley, which have the potential to create 14,442 jobs and safeguard...
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INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE ZONE PROPOSALS ANNOUNCED
TEES Valley Unlimited’s Leadership Board has given its backing in principle to plans for the Enterprise Zone for the area. The plans are the most innovative yet presented for approval by the...
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ENTERPRISE ZONE UPDATE
What is an Enterprise Zone and why is it important to Tees Valley? In the Budget 2011, Tees Valley was announced as being one of 11 areas awarded an Enterprise Zone. The purpose of the Enterprise Zone...
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LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LOOKS TO STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP BOARD
The search is on to find two experienced business figures to join the Leadership Board of Tees Valley Unlimited, the area’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The board, which oversees...
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HUNTSMAN TO CREATE GLOBAL BUSINESS CENTRE AT WYNYARD
HUNTSMAN has announced plans to create a new global business centre at Wynyard Business Park, Teesside. The move which involves re-locating teams currently based at Wilton and Haverton Hill, will...
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New Offshore Wind Guide Launched to Promote Tees Valley
Tees Valley Unlimited is working to attract jobs and investment to our area. To this end, we've created a free, online guide for companies around the UK, to showcase our offer and capabilities in the...
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REGIONAL GROWTH FUND BOOST FOR TEES VALLEY
THE Government has today announced more than £26m of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) support for businesses within Tees Valley’s manufacturing sector. Among the companies and projects awarded...
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BUSINESS BRIEFINGS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF RGF 2
BUSINESSES are being invited to attend a series of briefings to find out how they can apply for the second round of a billion pound pot of Government funding. The Regional Growth Fund, a £1.4bn...
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RAMP METERING TECHNOLOGY GOES LIVE IN TEES VALLEY
An innovative scheme to improve traffic flows and reduce congestion at junctions on the A19 and A66 will go live tomorrow (Friday). The Highways Agency has completed work to install traffic lights on...
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Site launched to enable companies to register an interest in the Hitachi Rail project in Newton Aycliffe
Following the UK Government’s recent announcement, Hitachi Rail Europe has confirmed, subject to finalising commercial agreements, it is to locate its UK train manufacturing facility at Amazon...
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NIFCO UK BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH FACTORY EXPANSION
Car parts manufacturer Nifco UK has started work on a £8.5m state-of-the-art factory in Stockton which will create 120 new jobs and bring the total workforce to 300. The award-winning company,...
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MAYOR BACKS ENTERPRISE ZONE FOR MIDDLESBROUGH
THE Mayor of Middlesbrough Ray Mallon today calls on the Government to provide a huge boost for business in the town by giving it a new Enterprise Zone. Enterprise Zones provide businesses with...
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TEES VALLEY UNLIMITED WELCOMES HITACHI GO AHEAD
Tees Valley Unlimited has today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement by Government that train building is coming back to the North East. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed Hitachi has been...
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HOUSING CUTS ON AGENDA DURING GOVERNMENT VISIT
THE future delivery of housing and regeneration schemes across Tees Valley was under discussion when a senior civil servant visited the area. Henry Cleary OBE, who heads the Department for Communities...
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TATA STEEL SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH SSI FOR SALE OF TCP
Tata Steel UK Limited (Tata Steel) has today signed a definitive sale agreement to sell certain assets of Teesside Cast Products (TCP) to Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK Limited (SSI), a subsidiary of...
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20 REGIONAL GROWTH FUND BIDS SUBMITTED
HUNDREDS of jobs and millions of pounds of investment could come to Tees Valley if bids for Government funding are successful. Tees Valley Unlimited, the area’s Local Enterprise Partnership, has...
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FUTURE OF TOURISM ON AGENDA AT WYNYARD
The future of tourism in Tees Valley is being discussed at an event later this week as visitTeesvalley, the organisation currently involved in its delivery, prepares to close. Representatives from...
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FIRST WAVE OF REGIONAL GROWTH FUND BIDS SUBMITTED
A NEW billion pound plus pot of funding has received its first round of bids including more than a dozen from our area. The Regional Growth Fund, which has £1.4 billion pounds available over...
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TEES VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMME - A REVIEW
THE £60m Tees Valley Industrial Programme (TVIP) fund was created by One North East and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), working with the public and private sector to...
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Middlesbrough Council announce launch of Selling to the NHS and Selling to Defence events
Companies in Tees Valley and Middlesbrough interested in supplying the NHS or Defence industry may be interested in these events being held by Middlesbrough Council... In partnership with BiP...
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RICS North East Summit 2011
HIGH profile figures from the public and private sectors will debate the current trends and explore the effect of the present economic climate at the RICS North East Summit 2011. The event is being...
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LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
OVER 200 businesses from Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington have attended a series of meetings across the region to learn how they can benefit from the area securing Local Enterprise Partnership...
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BUSINESSES BRAVE THE SNOW TO LEARN THE VALUE OF THE NEW LEP
Business people in Darlington braved the weather to find out how the new Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) can benefit companies and organisations across the area. The event, run by two...
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Tees Valley: Your Profitable Outsourcing Location
The market for business process outsourcing (BPO) has been one of the most important growth sectors of the UK economy in recent years providing thousands of new jobs. One place that has all the right...
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TEES VALLEY UNLIMITED TAKES SHAPE
THE organisation tasked with creating jobs, securing investment and boosting Tees Valley’s economy is taking shape with the confirmation of its senior management team. Tees Valley Unlimited...
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Innovative Solutions for the Defence Industry
The Coalition Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review calls for greater innovation, radical thinking and smarter collaboration. With this in mind, the area around Middlesbrough,...
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Local Enterprise Partnership for Tees Valley - Your opportunity to find out more
Last month Tees Valley was announced as one of the first areas in the country to gain approval from the Government to form a Local Enterprise Partnership. Although the process of becoming a Local...
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TEES VALLEY GETS GO AHEAD FOR LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP
Tees Valley has become one of the first areas in the country to gain approval from the Government to form a Local Enterprise Partnership - a new organisation that will help create jobs, new business...
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TOUCH LOCAL SET TO CREATE 100 NEW JOBS IN TEES VALLEY
A leading UK online directory company, Touch Local Ltd, is set to rapidly expand its Stockton operation following a significant grant award from One North-East. A vital resource for SMEs, The Touch...
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REGENERATION CHIEF SECURES TEES VALLEY UNLIMITED POST
The man who spearheaded the urban transformation of Wolverhampton, bringing multi-million pound investments to the city, has been named as the new Managing Director of Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU)....
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MINISTERIAL LAUNCH FOR NEW-LOOK TRAVEL PORTAL
TRAVELLING across Tees Valley is being made simpler with the launch of an improved web portal by Transport Minister Norman Baker MP. The Minister is in Darlington to launch the upgraded Connect Tees...
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STEEL EXTENSION TAKES SHAPE ON THE HARTLEPOOL SKYLINE
The final bolt on the steel frame of a £4.7m extension to one of Teesside’s most successful business centres has been put in place by the Managing Director of UK Steel Enterprise. The...
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BUSINESS PARK EXPANSION MOVES AHEAD IN REDCAR
WORK to expand a successful industrial development in Redcar continues with support from Tees Valley Unlimited and One North East making the plans a reality. Ravensworth Property Developments is to...
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WORK TO START ON REGENERATION OF CARGO FLEET
Leading North East commercial developer Python Properties will begin work in October to redevelop the prestigious Cargo Fleet building to its former glory. Middlesbrough-based Python Properties will...
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HOUSING BOOST FOR TEES VALLEY
TEES Valley is to receive almost £2m of funding to prepare up to 10 sites for housing development after a successful application to Government. Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU), through Tees Valley...
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TEES VALLEY BIDS FOR NEW ENTERPRISE ROLE
The Department for Communities and Local Government has welcomed the Tees Valley Unlimited Board decision to submit a local enterprise partnership proposal for Tees Valley, which will be submitted...
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AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANT IN TEES VALLEY
Air Products (NYSE: APD) has announced plans to build a new 49MW renewable energy plant in Tees Valley. The proposed scheme, to be located at the Reclamation Pond site (adjacent to the North Tees...
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FOOD COMPANY TURNING UP THE HEAT WITH EXPANSION PLANS
A CHILLED food company which supplies Indian and Chinese snacks to the country’s leading supermarkets is targeting expansion after a significant period of growth. SK Chilled Foods, which has...
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FIRSTSOURCE TO OPEN NEW CONTACT CENTRE IN MIDDLESBROUGH
Firstsource Solutions, a leading Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company has announced its intention to establish a contact centre at Fountain Court in Middlesbrough town centre, creating more than...
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JOBS BOOST AS AIRCRAFT CARRIER ACCOMODATION CONTRACT REMAINS IN THE NORTH EAST
THE living quarters for the Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales aircraft carriers will be manufactured in the North East, creating 40 new jobs in the Tees Valley. Hertel Technical Services, formerly...
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TEES VALLEY UNLIMITED'S GARLANDS STATEMENT
Tees Valley Unlimited has today (Tuesday) pledged to throw its full support behind efforts to help Garlands staff after administrator Pricewaterhouse Coopers was called in. Tees Valley Unlimited board...
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NUTRITIONAL FIRM BUILDING UP FOR EXPANSION
A COMPANY which makes food products for the sports nutrition and weight management sectors is looking at further expansion after enjoying a significant period of growth. Glanbia Performance Nutrition...
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Growth is Child's Play for Family Business
A FAMILY run toy company is going from strength to strength after moving to bigger premises to meet the demands of its customers. Internet and mail order firm Toys Direct, run by husband and wife team...
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New jobs at Wilton's former Artenius plant
A PUBLIC sector partnership that helped secure the future of a Tees Valley chemical plant today welcomed confirmation of its takeover. The joint administrators of Artenius UK Limited ("AUK") have...
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HARTLEPOOL HOLDS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR JOBS WINDFALL
FOLLOWING the Government's green light to build offshore wind farms off UK shores, PD Ports is delighted to see Dogger Bank was one of the Crown Estate's confirmed winners of round three - the process...
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Teesside is University of the Year
The champagne corks were popping across Tees Valley after Teesside University was named University of the Year by the Times Higher Education magazine. The award - one of the most prestigious in the...
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Gaia selects Tees Valley firm to build biomass plant
Gaia Power has appointed locally based Aker Solutions, a global provider of engineering, technology and construction solutions, as the organisation who will work with them to develop the proposed 50...
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"An innovative region that is a hidden gem"
Tees Valley Unlimited recently commissioned a major study into the significant oil and gas industry and in particular the growing sub-sector hub that is rapidly identifying Tees Valley as an...
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TVR to hand over regeneration reins
Changes in the way that the Government delivers regenerations have lead to the announcement that Tees Valley Regeneration will be wound up in March 2010. TVR's schemes including Middlehaven,...
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Energy Sector Research Study
NOF Energy , the business development organisation of the oil, gas and energy sectors, is conducting a major study of Tees Valley industry on behalf of Tees Valley Unlimited. The research programme is...
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Help Shape our Destination
Tees Valley Unlimited and Durham Tees Valley Airport have launched a new online questionnaire to find out just how far the Tees Valley wants to go. Blue Sky Survey has been designed to obtain a better...
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Fulfilling Role for Middlesbrough Company
A local sandwich company is hoping to see a rise in production after moving to new premises on Riverside Park, Middlesbrough. On A Roll has moved to a unit more than five times the size of its...
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Industry Sectors in Tees Valley
The Tees Valley is a great place to live and work and we are proud to say we're not the only ones who think so. Within the last three years alone over £750 million of investment has been...
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Expansion thanks to TVU
Staff at ITV's online business directory, Scoot , are settling into their brand new offices on Preston Farm Industrial Estate, Stockton thanks to Tees Valley Unlimited. Formerly based at Eaglescliffe,...
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Engineering Boost
Tees Valley Unlimited welcomes the news that Aker Solutions has acquired a further 9,323 sq ft of expansion space at Rokeby Developments Surtees Business Park, Stockton. The engineering services giant...
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TVR had the answers
RDS, the leading international oil and gas drilling rig design and engineering company, and a division of the KCA DEUTAG Group, is opening an office at Wynyard Business Park. Tees Valley Unlimited...
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Renewable Energy Supply Chain Launched
PD Ports, one of the major companies driving Tees Valley’s ambition to become a centre of excellence for the offshore wind industry, recently hosted a conference in Hartlepool to build support...
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Offshore Wind supplier to produce wind turbine foundations
Tees Alliance Group, based in Stockton, have secured international venture capital backing which will enable their plans for a £20m offshore wind manufacturing facility – with the...
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Tata Europe investing in wind turbine manufacturing facility
Tata Europe, the multi-national steel manufacturing company with a large presence in Tees Valley, has announced plans to build monopiles for offshore wind turbines. The creation of a £31.5m...
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Key manufacturer taking on more staff following MBO
Stockton-on-Tees manufacturing firm Katmex was bought out by senior management earlier this year and has recently taken on 25 new staff with 10 more in the pipeline. Katmex makes parts for some of the...
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Aircraft Carrier announcement in Defence Review welcomed by local companies
Good news from the Defence Review for Tees Valley firms, with the confirmation of aircraft carrier meaning that Darchem Engineering and Hertel, both based in the area, can continue supplying key parts...
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Henry Williams supplying parts for UK and US Army
A Tees Valley engineering company has successfully diversified into the defence market, recently supplying parts for over 200 patrol vehicles for the UK and US Army. Henry Williams, of Darlington, has...
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£70m Transport Investment for Tees Valley Announced
Around £70m is to be invested in major transport schemes across the Tees Valley area over the next few years, including a major boost with the Tees Valley Bus Network scheme being implemented...
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Lucite to manufacture electric battery component for Mitsubishi
A boost to the Tees Valley process sector this month when Lucite International announced that their parent company Mitsubishi are investing £20m in a new facility at Billingham to manufacture...
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