Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Contents

Pages Your Logistics Location 1 Serving Global Trade 2 Ports and Maritime 3 CASE STUDY: PD Ports and Teesport Short Sea Shipping 4 CASE STUDY: A.V. Dawson Portcentric Solutions 5 CASE STUDY: Clipper Container Handling 6 Bulk Liquid Handling 7 CASE STUDY: Inter Terminals

Process Industry Shining Bright 8 on Tees Valley CASE STUDY: Wilton 11 Air Freight 9 Rail Freight 10 Cost Effective Solutions 11 Choice of Sites and Premises 12 The Right Workforce 13 Who’s Here 14 - 16 Tees Valley Lifestyle 17 - 18

Help For Your Next Move 19 Your Logistics Location

With fast flowing roads, excellent rail Situated right in the heart of the area is connections, three international Durham Tees Valley airport, offering flights to airports on the doorstep and one of UK destinations and Schiphol, Amsterdam. Within a 50 mile radius are two more the UK’s largest ports, Tees Valley is international airports, with Newcastle and easy to get to and around, making it Leeds Bradford within easy reach. the ideal location for your logistics business. PD Ports own and operate the ports of Tees and Hartlepool (known as Teesport), a major deep- With the A1(M) and A19 providing north-south sea complex at the heart of the industrial Tees Valley. links, and the A66 going east to west, the Tees The port is the UK’s fouth largest, covering 200 Valley is well connected to other major hectares along the southern bank of the River manufacturing centres and sea ports. The Tees. At its heart is Tees Dock, a major deep- road network is uncongested, and has some of water facility. Teesport handles more than the fastest flowing traffic in the country. 5,000 ships a year and with major investment in container handling facilities provides key As well as excellent road links, the area offers strengths across all major sectors. The estate a rail network providing both passenger and is rail-connected and has excellent links to the freight connections, with direct routes to main trunk road network via the A66 and A19. London and other major cities. Darlington’s The facilities at Teesport together with the railway station is part of the main East Coast well established logistics infrastructure in the rail network and provides rail connections region means that investors can take full southwards to London and northwards to advantage of the portcentric solutions offered Glasgow and Edinburgh in a little over two hours. by PD Ports and on other key strategic sites.

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 1 Serving Global Trade

Globalisation makes trading across Cost-effectiveness is no longer a borders the norm. choice, it’s an imperative. The movement of goods and services Businesses need people with the right drives the world economy. skills, loyalty and commitment, as well as cost-effective and innovative solutions. More than ever before, you want connected locations at the centre of It’s just as well you can find them things. all in one place… Tees Valley. Challenging times call for people and places with a proven track record.

2 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Ports and Maritime

By tapping into Tees Valley’s unique I fourth largest port in the UK deep sea and short sea capabilities I the opportunity to use Teesport as a you’ll open up a whole range of new distribution hub, such as Tesco and ASDA options for your business. I Each year, Teesport and Hartlepool combined handle around 400,000 TEU of I cost effective alternative to road transport container traffic for the movement of freight I regular container and goods services, giving I access to shipping freight consolidation and you access to Europe, Asia and the management experts, giving you additional Mediterranean, as well as UK southern support for your warehousing and stock ports control needs

CASE PD Ports and Teesport STUDY WWW.PDPORTS.CO.UK

PD Ports is an award-winning ports Much of the growth of PD Ports is due to and logistics business. Based in the expanding activities of the many international north of England, it operates manufacturing companies, chemical plants, shipyards, liquid bulk storage facilities and throughout the UK. logistics providers that line the River Tees. PD Ports operates the major port facilities of The growth in transport links has matched the Teesport Estate (which includes Tees the growth in cargo services, with a new Dock) and Hartlepool, known as Teesport. rail freight link connecting Teesport with Together they handle around 10 percent of Grangemouth in Scotland, while new the total tonnage handled on the river. intermodal facilities on the River Tees Each year, Teesport receives over 5000 increase the possibilities for importers. vessels and handles 34 million tonnes of The estate is also close to the A66 trans- cargo. The 779 acre Teesport estate is an Pennine, A1 and A19 major trunk roads, integral part of the wider industrial area. At making it one of the best connected ports the heart of the estate is Tees Dock, with its in the UK. container ro-ro, steel and bulk handling quays. Recent port statistics released by the Department for Transport showed that Teesport handled a total tonnage of a 40m in 2014, which represents at 12% increase from 2013. This compares to Grimsby and Immingham which showed a reduction of 6% of total tonnage handled. The outward tonnage handled by Teesport was up by 15% on last year, showing a growing market and confidence in the area by some of the major logistics operators.

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 3 Short-Sea Shipping

CASE A.V. Dawson STUDY WWW.AV-DAWSON.COM

A V Dawson is a family-run multi- The latest development undertaken by the modal transport logistics specialist, company, which was recently opened, which has been established for provides a state of the art £6.5 million steel store designed to support the North East’s more than 75 years. automotive ambitions. The store provides The Middlesbrough based company offers storage for up to 58,000 tonnes of steel coil. berthing space for vessels of up to 15,000 These investments, including an additional tonnes capacity, a road haulage fleet of more 150m of River Tees quayside, total over £12.5 than 400 trailers, an inland rail connected million since 2011. This clearly demonstrates container base and one million square feet of the company’s confidence in its Tees Valley buildings from its riverside premises. location and will act as a catalyst for job The A V Dawson Tees Riverside Terminal creation and contribution to the region’s (TRIP) has rail sidings capable of handling prosperity. trains carrying up to 80 containers at one time with 32,000 square meters of operational area and storage for up to 1,200 containers.

4 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Portcentric Solutions

Portcentric logistics is about importing goods warehouse is one of the largest distribution centres through ports located closer to the final in Europe, and Teesport was the only port that customer, whilst also locating distribution could meet their requirements for a distribution centre of this size. centres closer to the port. This brings the suppliers closer to the markets they serve Argos part of Home Retail Group opened its and can reduce the annual truck miles Faverdale distribution centre in Darlington in across the UK by tens of millions each year. 2005. The 737,000 sq ft warehouse was established following a review of the company’s By unpacking, storing and picking goods at the northern bound container shipments. Taking port for onward delivery to stores, those companies advantage of Teesports portcentric solution and using portcentric logistics bring direct benefits to the excellent access to national road networks their supply chain at multiple levels. The environmental has reduced Argos’ transportation costs and footprint of the whole chain is reduced by eliminating brought about a number of long term road miles from southern ports to distribution commercial and environmental benefits. centres based in the midlands and the north. Other major operators include Taylors of Teesport’s list of portcentric activities grows each year, Harrogate, Barker and Stonehouse and Clipper both in terms of the number of distribution facilities Logistics, whose 840,000 sq ft warehouse at and the range of services available to retailers. Wynyard consolidated the Asda George imports into one facility, allowing them to handle more Asda and Tesco both operate from distribution centres than 3 million items of clothing per week. on the Teesport estate. Tesco’s 1.2 million sq ft

CASE Clipper Logistics STUDY WWW.CLIPPERGROUP.CO.UK

In autumn 2012, Clipper, a leading UK retailers the opportunity to take advantage of specialist in high value and retail portcentric best practice through a shared- logistics, opened a portcentric super- user proposition, without the need for major capital investment. Other contracts serviced centre in Wynyard Park near Teesport. from the Wynyard site include worldwide The facility has a footprint of 350,000 sq ft but warehouse and distribution services for with mezzanines, the operational space is premium luggage brand, Antler, and a well over 1m sq ft. bespoke green consolidation solution for Newcastle University. Clipper secured a ground breaking 10-year deal with Asda to provide portcentric solutions The award-winning project has been for the George Clothing business, as its first recognised as industry best in-class and has customer for the facility. The bespoke solution allowed multiple retailers to streamline their for the retailer included the installation of a supply chain and take advantage of three-tier hanging garment mezzanine and environmental best practice. The site has hanging conveyors, with the contract also been an active participant in The Clipper requiring over 600,000 sq ft at go-live. Academy scheme, which has seen more than 150 people trained on-site and offered full As well as providing Asda George with their time employment since mid-2012. bespoke solution, the facility offers other

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 5 Container Handling

A major expansion of PD container handling facilities at Teesport has helped the port to become one of the UK’s most significant container hubs.

More and more shipping lines are discovering the benefits of including Teesport in their schedules and there is strong interest from a number of other lines as the portcentric logistics concept gathers momentum. Already GMA-CGM, K Line, Maersk and MSC have started feeder services to Tees Dock in response to the opening of the ASDA Distribution centre. Services include: I regular direct services to Northern European ports including Aarhus, Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Gdansk, Ddynia, Gothernburg, Hamburg, Helsinkni, Le Havre, Leixoes, Lisbon, Rotterdam, St. Petersburg and Zeebrugge. I direct services to Eastern Mediterranean ports of Iraklion, Istanbul, Izmir, Piraeus, Salemo and Volos. African and Gulf services to Aden, Djibouti and Port Sudan and an Atlantic service to the Great Lakes, USA. I UK services to Felixstowe, Grangemouth, Immingham and Tilbury. I feeder Services to Europe.

Teesport is the 4th largest UK port by tonnage and covers an area of 200 ha

6 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Bulk Liquid Handling

Major operators Vopak and Inter Both companies operate considerable tank Termainals offer clients extensive storage storage facilities which are fully intergrated and handling solutions in Tees Valley. with the adjacent petrochemical complexes at Seal Sands, Billingham and Wilton. Vopak has 168 tanks and three vessel berths Customers are connected by a series of offering a capacity of 287,000 cubic metres for pipelines which transfer cargo from quayside Bitumen, Chemicals, Liquefied Gas, Petroleum storage to customers located on both sides of products and Vegetable oils. the river.

CASE Inter Terminals STUDY WWW.INTERTERMINALS.COM

Inter Terminals, formally Simon North Tees plants. With a total storage Storage, is one of the largest capacity of 220,000m³ in 111 tanks, the independent bulk storage businesses terminal offers specialised facilities that include stainless steel tanks, pressure in Europe. storage for gases, and a vapour recovery unit On 1st January 2015, Simon Storage was re- for gasolines. branded as Inter Terminals, bringing together The Riverside terminal is located 7 nautical the Simon Storage operations in the United miles upriver from Seal Sands. The facility Kingdom, Germany and Ireland under the has 22 storage tanks, with a total capacity of same trading banner as Inter Terminals, 65,000 cubic metres and handle and store a Denmark. The combined Inter Terminals range of products, with particular expertise in business represents one of the largest methanol, acetone and methyl methacrylate. independent bulk liquid storage businesses in Europe, with more than 3 million cubic metres of storage capacity located across 12 terminals. The company provides storage and distribution facilities for a wide range of hazardous and non-hazardous liquids, including oils, chemicals, biofuels and waste oils and two sites in Tees Valley at Seal Sands and Riverside, offering a combined capacity of 285,000 cubic metres. Situated at the mouth of the River Tees the Seal Sands terminal provides easy access to the major petrochemical and industrial complexes in the north of England. The terminal has two jetties with draft of up to 10.4 metres, which complement the inland transport links that include good road connections and a dedicated rail terminal, as well as direct pipeline links to the Wilton and

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 7 Process Industry Shining Bright In Teesside

Tees Valley is home to 30 percent of the Wilton International provides investors with UK’s chemical processing industries and many key benefits, including established on- is the largest integrated chemical site infrastructure and utilities, easy access to materials and service, a location near a major complex in the UK, and the second- seaport and logistics services, skilled local largest in Western Europe. labour and downstream product sharing. This activity represents significant opportunities for The largest concentration of processing logistics operators servicing the supply chain. activity is at Wilton International with other clusters at Billingham and Seal Sands on the north side of the river.

CASE Wilton 11 STUDY WWW.SEMBCORP.CO.UK

In 2013, Tees Valley won a major Wilton 11 will receive more than 430,000 contract, investing more than £200 tonnes of household waste from Merseyside million, to build a new power plant at in a £1.2 billion, 30-year deal to generate electricity for homes as well as the potential Wilton in a joint venture between to provide steam for businesses on the Wilton Sembcorp, SITA UK and the ITOCHU site. This project is further enhanced by Corporation. excellent transport connections including rail freight connectivity.

8 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Air Freight

Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has scheduled and charter flights throughout Europe.

Scheduled passenger services are operated by Eastern Airways (Aberdeen) and KLM (Amsterdam). DTVA is ideal too for time- sensitive freight handling and is used regularly for urgent traffic. Located just 15 minutes from three major trunk roads, DTVA has excellent links to the immediate region. The

airport has a 2,291 metre runway that can Photography Charnley of Dave © Image courtesy receive almost any aircraft in operation, including An-124as and Boeing 747s.

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 9 Rail Freight

Tees Valley has more rail-linked sites Tees Yard rail hub has ample land for logistics than any other comparable area in the partners to carry out intermodal operations. north of England. This is a key advantage Global rail freight specialist Freightliner has as freight owners look to rail transport an open access rail terminal at Teesport, to provide regular and reliable which offers intermodal connections to connections. Felixstowe and Southampton. This has further enhanced the opportunity for increased rail The East Coast main line connects Darlington movement of containers. with Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York, AV Dawson operates the Ayrton International Doncaster and London. Middlesbrough is Railhead and Store, a major distribution hub linked with Manchester and Leeds via the with 30,000 sq m of rail-linked warehousing. trans-Pennine route. A series of rail-lined industrial sites, many operated by specialist companies, offer intermodal and support services: Teesport cargo handling and warehouse facilities are served by intermodal rail services with direct access to Teesport’s ferry and container terminals.

10 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Cost-effective Solutions

Following the recession, companies are Tees Valley combines competitive land, property more focused than ever on the cost- and labour costs with a wide range of financial effectiveness of their facilities. support and assistance. Tees Valley Unlimited through its Business Engagement Programme Expanding companies will be looking for and Business Compass Growth Hub offers places that offer cost-savings and enable businesses looking to locate to the area greater productivity and efficiency. assistance to access grant and other financial support. It also offers practical support and Tees Valley has some of the lowest operating advice to make sure businesses have access costs in the UK, with rents and rates about to the range of help and funding on offer. half that of most major UK cities, and a quarter of those in Aberdeen, London and the Tees Valley has a low cost of living all-round, South East. Labour costs are also lower than meaning that companies are more profitable other parts of the country and, with low and people have more time to spend enjoying turnover rates and high productivity, what’s on offer in the area. In practically any businesses can secure a highly skilled, comparison between Tees Valley and other UK efficient and motivated workforce. cities, you’ll find that there are considerable cost savings to be made.

Industrial and Distribution Rental Costs Key Logistics Hubs Typical £s per sq ft Tees Valley* £4.00 Yorks and Humber £5.25 East Midlands £5.50 North West £6.00 West Midlands £6.00 South West £6.50 Scotland £7.00 South East £8.00 London £13.00 Source: Jones Lang and LaSalle, “UK Industrial Property Trends Today 2014”

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 11 Choice of Sites and Premises

There are a wide range of sites and A further eight sites have Business Rate Relief premises across the Tees Valley, with 12 of up to £275,000 over five years and are Enterprise Zones and a total of 423 perfect for all levels of the supply chain. hectares available for new business In addition to the Enterprise Zone, Tees Valley investment. can boast a number of other key, well connected strategic sites that are perfect for The Enterprise Zone encompasses a wide logistics operations. range of sites including a number with existing units. The sites include both new and These sites include: established business and enterprise parks, I Faverdale and Link 66 at Darlington, close to plus large cleared industrial sites with access the A1 and East Coast Mainline to utilities, port services and logistics. I Wynyard Business Park beside the A19 and Four sites have Enhanced Capital Allowances home of Clipper Logistics up to £100 million and simplified planning: I South Bank Wharf, Hartlepool Port Estates, Durham Tees Valley Airport which has large New Energy and Technology Park and Wilton areas of land suitable for logistics with International. excellent air and road access

12 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub The Right Workforce

Around a million and a half people of Tees Valley is home to more than 29,000 working age can be found within 30 students studying at Teesside University, and miles of Tees Valley. Whilst the local the expanding Stockton campus of Durham University. Numbers of students at Teesside workforce is undoubtedly hardworking University have grown 65% over the past (putting in more overtime than any decade, making it one of the fastest growing other part of the UK) and very loyal universities in the UK, and the university is (one of the lowest turnover rates in further expanding to meet an expected 20% the country), it’s the skills that keep rise by 2020. companies coming to the area. Teesside University was awarded the largest government grant of any university to work Around a million and a half people of working with industry and has a number of Knowledge age can be found within 30 miles of Tees Transfer Partnerships with local businesses. Valley. Furthermore, the labour force is loyal Teesside University can offer flexible high and hard working. According to a recent study, quality courses in many diciplines and has key the North East has the highest percentage in strengths in engineering, management and England of employees taking no sickness courses servicing the logistics, offshore and absence (over 50% compared to around 35% in chemical industries. the South East). It also has some of the lowest staff turnover rates compared to other parts of Given the area’s focus and capability in heavy the UK. However, despite all this, it’s the skills industry and manufacturing, there are key of the workforce that keeps companies coming inherent skills in Tees Valley. Particular to the area. expertise in handling bulk and hazardous materials, advanced/heavy manufacturing, Tees Valley’s industrial advanced manufacturing new/renewable energy technologies and the and engineering clusters and capability means clear strengths in handling container traffic it has a skilled, available and highly motivated make Tees Valley able to handle any logistics workforce. This provides an important foundation requirement. for the teaching and training of the new skills and qualifications that make Tees Valley one of the most fertile places for developing talent.

Population within 30 minutes and one hour drive time of Tees Valley - 2013

Total Working Total Working population population population population Tees Valley area within 30 mins within 30 mins within 1 hour within 1 hour (millions) (millions) (millions) (millions)

Darlington Centre 1.51 0.96 3.81 2.43

Hartlepool Centre 1.58 1.01 3.73 2.38

Middlesbrough Centre 1.25 0.80 3.43 2.19

Stockton-on-Tees 1.47 0.94 3.62 2.31

Redcar 0.83 0.53 3.08 1.97

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 13 Who’s Here?

The Logistics Supply Chain in Tees Valley Includes:

Airport Freightliner Ltd Offshore Services Durham Tees Valley Airport Ltd Nicholsons Transport Ltd Able UK Ltd Rinnen UK Ltd Atlantic Engineering (UK) Ltd Bulk Liquid Storage PD Logistics Crawford Oil (Exploration) Inter Terminal Services Ltd Vopak Terminal Teesside Ltd Cranes & Crane Hire Darchem Engineering Ltd Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd Diffusion Alloys Ltd Bunkering Cleveland Crane & Plant Hire Ltd Faraday Centre Tyne Tees Bunkering Gottwald Port Technology Gmbh H C Controls Hewden-Reach Crane Hire Heerema Hartlepool Ltd Car Handling & J Hewitt Crane Hire Ltd L V Shipping Ltd Transport Sarens (UK) Ltd LGH Group plc Autocarriers Ltd Lionweld Kennedy Ltd CAT (UK) Services Ltd Diving Contractors Mammoet (UK) Ltd Allen Diving Services Cargo Inspectors Marske Site Services Denney Diving Bushell, Nicol, Wawn & Son MCE PIC MTE ltd Intertek Caleb Brett Marine Electronics PD Ports Oil Inspections Ltd MJR Controls SGS Oil, Gas & Chemicals North East Contact Services Ltd Waterhouse & Yare Ltd Marine Engineers Nutec Centre for Safety Ltd A&P Tees Ltd Plant & Consumable Services Ltd Container Repair & Aveco (Teesside) Ltd Rexel E M S Ltd Storage Corrpro Companies Europe Ltd Southern Electronics Cleveland Containers Hartlepool Marine Engineering VINCI Services Ltd, McGill Division Davron Services Ltd Marine Electrical Services Wilton Engineering Services Ltd Freightliner Ltd Southern Electronics Isotank Services Ltd Pilots Tees & Hartlepool Pilotage Nicholsons Transport Ltd Marine Surveyors Company Ltd Parsons Containers Ltd Bushell, Nicol, Wawn & Son McAusland & Turner Ltd Container Transport Port & Harbour Operators Waterhouse & Yare Ltd Authorities BCL (Shipping) Ltd PD Ports Mooring Services Bulkhaul Ltd Hartlepool Foyboatmen Bulmers Logistics Ltd Hartlepool Marina Containerships (UK) Ltd Tees Licensed Foyboatmens Association Ltd

14 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Who’s Here?

Ships Agents / Freight Shipowners Hambleton Group Ltd Forwarders APL (UK) Inter Terminal Agility Logistics CMA-CGM Lingfield Warehousing Ltd Caravel Liner Agencies Containerships (UK) Ltd M P Storage & Blending Ltd (Darlington) Ltd Feederlink Shipping & Trading BV Nicholsons Transport Ltd Casper Shipping Ltd North East Contract Services Ltd PD Logistics Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd P&O Ferries Ravenstock MSG Ltd Containerships (UK) Ltd SamSkip Ltd Reed Boardall Cold Storage Ltd Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Ltd Spliethoff’s Teesside Warehousing Ltd Denholm Barwil Ltd Bevrachtingskantoor BV Trans-Store G B Agencies Ltd UECC Vopak Terminal Teesside Ltd GAC - OBC Shipping Ltd Wincanton GCA Tankmasters Ltd Ship Riggers Grarypen Ltd, GP Shipping B & W Lifting Towage H & P Freightways Ltd Towne Lifting & Testing Co Svitzer Marine Ltd Inchcape Shipping Services Johnson Stevens Agencies Ltd Sub Repairs/Conversions Logisitcs Operators L V Shipping Ltd A&P Tees Ltd A.V. Dawson Ltd Liner Shipping (UK) Ltd Aveco (Teesside) Ltd Abnormal Load Engineering Ltd Nippon Express Durham Lifting Ltd Agility Logistics Nor-Cargo Ltd North East Contract Services Ltd BCL (Shipping) Ltd Ocean Express Ltd Southern Electronics Bulkhaul Ltd P&O Ferries C Herring & Son Ltd PSA Transport Ltd Ship Suppliers/ Clevestone Trans Ltd Bunkering Smith Hogg & Company Ltd Clipper Logistics Arco Cobra Middlesbrough Ltd Ship Brokers HSS International Ship Supplies David Fox Transport Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd Southern Electronics Dee Cee Freight Services Ltd GAC-OBC Shipping Ltd Dennis Dixon Ltd Gillie and Blair Stevedores Duncan Adams Ltd Graypen Ltd, GP Shipping Direct Labour Services Ltd Exel Tankfreight Ltd Inchcape Shipping Services PD Ports FVS Ltd Institute of Chartered Portrack Seafreight Ltd Festina Transport Shipbrokers Smith Hogg & Company Ltd Storage Frans Maas (UK) Ltd A.V. Dawson Ltd Frieghtliner Ltd Ship Classification Able UK Ltd G Stiller (Transport) Ltd Lloyds Register of Shipping Clipper Logistics Hartgrove Brothers Cobra Middlesbrough Ltd Imperial Tankers Ltd Dee Cee Freight Services Ltd

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 15 Who’s Here?

Logisitcs Operators Wharf, Jetty & Terminal continued... Operations Interoute Transport Services A. V. Dawson Ltd Isotank Services Ltd Able UK Ltd J M Codd PB CATS Terminal Jentone Freight Ltd CAT (UK) Services Ltd Kellys Transport Cleveland Potash Ltd Kinchfield Haulage Cobra Middlesbrough Ltd L V Shipping Ltd ConocoPhillips Petroleum Mammoet (UK) Ltd Koppers (UK)/Carbon Materials Middlegate Europe Ltd & Chemicals N T Whitfield Transport Ltd Inter Terminal Nicholsons Transport Ltd PD Ports PD Logistics Tarmac Northern Ltd Peter Cook Transport Ltd Tarmac Shipping Prestons of Potto SSI R F Richardson Transport Ltd Vopak Terminal Teesside Ltd S & MC Transport Ltd W G Readman Ltd Skipfreight Stephenson Transport Sutton & Son St Helens Ltd UBC Ltd United Transport W H Bowker (International) Ltd Wincanton

16 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Tees Valley Lifestyle

From spectacular countryside to stunning coastlines, impressive museums to exciting outdoors, the Tees Valley area “Most exciting, boasts a wealth of attractions making it the ideal place to work and live. beautiful and friendly The area is home to some of the most attractive villages and market towns in the region in England” country, offering great living, vibrant high streets, excellent eateries and good old - Lonely Planet fashioned pubs, all at affordable prices. Lonely Planet labelled the area the “most exciting, beautiful and friendly region in England.” Each of the five authorities that make up Tees Valley has its own special attributes and attractions that make them special places to live. Stockton, recently named the sixth best place to live in the UK by the Daily Telegraph, also boasts another impressive accolade, with the BBC High Street of the Year previously being awarded to the lively market town of Yarm. Just up the road from Yarm is the wonderful Preston Park Museum, which hosts some fine art collections as well as an authentic Victorian street. Redcar and Cleveland’s Kirkleatham Hall is another excellent family historic venue, and the Redcar Beacon also offers visitors 360° views of the Redcar seafront.

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub 17 Tees Valley Lifestyle

Then there’s Darlington’s Railway Museum, Hartlepool’s Historic Quay, where the magnificent HMS Trincomalee is berthed, and the beautiful Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, home to some of the finest collections of contemporary art and craft in the country. Outdoor adventure lovers can go bungee jumping off the Transporter Bridge, white-water rafting at the Tees Barrage or mountain biking through Guisborough Forest. Some of the most spectacular scenery in the UK is right on the doorstep of Tees Valley, with the escarpment of the Cleveland Hills, including the “mini-Matterhorn” of Roseberry topping, marking the start of the North York Moors National Park. At the edge of the conurbation lies the Victorian seaside resort of Saltburn, where you can enjoy making sandcastles on the beach and sampling some of the finest fish and chips around. And with an original Victorian cliff lift offering access to the hilltop, anyone can enjoy the impressive coastline vista. Photography © Image courtesy of Dave Charnley Charnley of Dave © Image courtesy

18 Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub Help For Your Next Move

Tees Valley Unlimited is the Local Tees Valley Unlimited is well connected to a Enterprise Partnership for Tees Valley, a network of specialist organisations in both the public-private partnership working to public and private sector that can help potential investors grow their business. develop the Tees Valley economy.

We have a dedicated Business Investment Team, with a wealth of experience and For more information contact: knowledge, which is on hand to give support to Tees Valley Unlimited companies looking to invest in the area. The services we offer include pre-investment Tel: (01642) 524400 support; advising on sites, recruitment and skills; financial support and post-investment Email: [email protected] assistance; helping companies contact Web: www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk potential customers and suppliers; and helping to grow their business.

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