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Tees Valley

Freight & Logistics Hub

Your Logistics Location

Serving Global Trade

Ports and Maritime

CASE STUDY: PD Ports and Teesport

Short Sea Shipping

CASE STUDY: A.V. Dawson

Portcentric Solutions

CASE STUDY: Clipper

Container Handling

Bulk Liquid Handling

CASE STUDY: Inter Terminals

Process Industry Shining Bright on Tees Valley

CASE STUDY: Wilton 11

Air Freight

Rail Freight

Cost Effective Solutions

Choice of Sites and Premises

The Right Workforce

Who’s Here

Tees Valley Lifestyle

Help For Your Next Move

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With fast flowing roads, excellent railconnections, three internationalairports on the doorstep and one ofthe UK’s largest ports, Tees Valley iseasy to get to and around, making itthe ideal location for your logisticsbusiness.

With the A1(M) and A19 providing north-southlinks, and the A66 going east to west, the TeesValley is well connected to other majormanufacturing centres and sea ports. Theroad network is uncongested, and has some ofthe fastest flowing traffic in the country.

As well as excellent road links, the area offersa rail network providing both passenger andfreight connections, with direct routes toLondon and other major cities. Darlington’srailway station is part of the main East Coastrail network and provides rail connectionssouthwards to London and northwards toGlasgow and Edinburgh in a little over two hours.

Situated right in the heart of the area isDurham Tees Valley airport, offering flights toUK destinations and Schiphol, Amsterdam.Within a 50 mile radius are two moreinternational airports, with Newcastle andLeeds Bradford within easy reach.

PD Ports own and operate the ports of Tees andHartlepool (known as Teesport), a major deep-sea complex at the heart of the industrial Tees Valley.The port is the UK’s fouth largest, covering 200hectares along the southern bank of the RiverTees. At its heart is Tees Dock, a major deep-water facility. Teesport handles more than5,000 ships a year and with major investmentin container handling facilities provides keystrengths across all major sectors. The estateis rail-connected and has excellent links to themain trunk road network via the A66 and A19.The facilities at Teesport together with thewell established logistics infrastructure in theregion means that investors can take fulladvantage of the portcentric solutions offeredby PD Ports and on other key strategic sites.

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Your Logistics Location

Globalisation makes trading acrossborders the norm.

The movement of goods and servicesdrives the world economy.

More than ever before, you wantconnected locations at the centre ofthings.

Challenging times call for people andplaces with a proven track record.

Cost-effectiveness is no longer achoice, it’s an imperative.

Businesses need people with the rightskills, loyalty and commitment, as wellas cost-effective and innovative solutions.

It’s just as well you can find themall in one place… Tees Valley.

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Serving Global Trade

Tees Valley Freight & Logistics Hub

Ports and MaritimeBy tapping into Tees Valley’s uniquedeep sea and short sea capabilitiesyou’ll open up a whole range of newoptions for your business.

� cost effective alternative to road transportfor the movement of freight

� access to shipping freight consolidation andmanagement experts, giving you additionalsupport for your warehousing and stockcontrol needs

� fourth largest port in the UK

� the opportunity to use Teesport as adistribution hub, such as Tesco and ASDA

� Each year, Teesport and Hartlepoolcombined handle around 400,000 TEU ofcontainer traffic

� regular container and goods services, givingyou access to Europe, Asia and theMediterranean, as well as UK southernports

PD Ports and TeesportWWW.PDPORTS.CO.UK

PD Ports is an award-winning portsand logistics business. Based in thenorth of England, it operatesthroughout the UK.

PD Ports operates the major port facilities ofthe Teesport Estate (which includes TeesDock) and Hartlepool, known as Teesport.Together they handle around 10 percent ofthe total tonnage handled on the river.

Each year, Teesport receives over 5000vessels and handles 34 million tonnes ofcargo. The 779 acre Teesport estate is anintegral part of the wider industrial area. Atthe heart of the estate is Tees Dock, with itscontainer ro-ro, steel and bulk handlingquays.

Recent port statistics released by theDepartment for Transport showed thatTeesport handled a total tonnage of a 40m in2014, which represents at 12% increase from2013. This compares to Grimsby andImmingham which showed a reduction of 6%of total tonnage handled. The outwardtonnage handled by Teesport was up by 15%on last year, showing a growing market andconfidence in the area by some of the majorlogistics operators.

Much of the growth of PD Ports is due toexpanding activities of the many internationalmanufacturing companies, chemical plants,shipyards, liquid bulk storage facilities andlogistics providers that line the River Tees.

The growth in transport links has matchedthe growth in cargo services, with a newrail freight link connecting Teesport withGrangemouth in Scotland, while newintermodal facilities on the River Teesincrease the possibilities for importers.

The estate is also close to the A66 trans-Pennine, A1 and A19 major trunk roads,making it one of the best connected portsin the UK.

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Short-Sea Shipping

A.V. DawsonWWW.AV-DAWSON.COM

A V Dawson is a family-run multi-modal transport logistics specialist,which has been established formore than 75 years.

The Middlesbrough based company offersberthing space for vessels of up to 15,000tonnes capacity, a road haulage fleet of morethan 400 trailers, an inland rail connectedcontainer base and one million square feet ofbuildings from its riverside premises.

The A V Dawson Tees Riverside Terminal(TRIP) has rail sidings capable of handlingtrains carrying up to 80 containers at onetime with 32,000 square meters of operationalarea and storage for up to 1,200 containers.

The latest development undertaken by thecompany, which was recently opened,provides a state of the art £6.5 million steelstore designed to support the North East’sautomotive ambitions. The store providesstorage for up to 58,000 tonnes of steel coil.

These investments, including an additional150m of River Tees quayside, total over £12.5million since 2011. This clearly demonstratesthe company’s confidence in its Tees Valleylocation and will act as a catalyst for jobcreation and contribution to the region’sprosperity.

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Portcentric logistics is about importing goodsthrough ports located closer to the finalcustomer, whilst also locating distributioncentres closer to the port. This brings thesuppliers closer to the markets they serveand can reduce the annual truck milesacross the UK by tens of millions each year.

By unpacking, storing and picking goods at theport for onward delivery to stores, those companiesusing portcentric logistics bring direct benefits totheir supply chain at multiple levels. The environmentalfootprint of the whole chain is reduced by eliminatingroad miles from southern ports to distributioncentres based in the midlands and the north.

Teesport’s list of portcentric activities grows each year,both in terms of the number of distribution facilitiesand the range of services available to retailers.

Asda and Tesco both operate from distribution centreson the Teesport estate. Tesco’s 1.2 million sq ft

warehouse is one of the largest distribution centresin Europe, and Teesport was the only port thatcould meet their requirements for a distributioncentre of this size.

Argos part of Home Retail Group opened itsFaverdale distribution centre in Darlington in2005. The 737,000 sq ft warehouse wasestablished following a review of the company’snorthern bound container shipments. Takingadvantage of Teesports portcentric solution andthe excellent access to national road networkshas reduced Argos’ transportation costs andbrought about a number of long termcommercial and environmental benefits.

Other major operators include Taylors ofHarrogate, Barker and Stonehouse and ClipperLogistics, whose 840,000 sq ft warehouse atWynyard consolidated the Asda George importsinto one facility, allowing them to handle morethan 3 million items of clothing per week.


Portcentric Solutions

Clipper LogisticsWWW.CLIPPERGROUP.CO.UK

In autumn 2012, Clipper, a leading UKspecialist in high value and retaillogistics, opened a portcentric super-centre in Wynyard Park near Teesport.

The facility has a footprint of 350,000 sq ft butwith mezzanines, the operational space iswell over 1m sq ft.

Clipper secured a ground breaking 10-yeardeal with Asda to provide portcentric solutionsfor the George Clothing business, as its firstcustomer for the facility. The bespoke solutionfor the retailer included the installation of athree-tier hanging garment mezzanine andhanging conveyors, with the contractrequiring over 600,000 sq ft at go-live.

As well as providing Asda George with theirbespoke solution, the facility offers other

retailers the opportunity to take advantage ofportcentric best practice through a shared-user proposition, without the need for majorcapital investment. Other contracts servicedfrom the Wynyard site include worldwidewarehouse and distribution services forpremium luggage brand, Antler, and abespoke green consolidation solution forNewcastle University.

The award-winning project has beenrecognised as industry best in-class and hasallowed multiple retailers to streamline theirsupply chain and take advantage ofenvironmental best practice. The site hasalso been an active participant in The ClipperAcademy scheme, which has seen more than150 people trained on-site and offered fulltime employment since mid-2012.

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A major expansion of PD containerhandling facilities at Teesport hashelped the port to become one of theUK’s most significant container hubs.

More and more shipping lines are discoveringthe benefits of including Teesport in theirschedules and there is strong interest from anumber of other lines as the portcentriclogistics concept gathers momentum. AlreadyGMA-CGM, K Line, Maersk and MSC havestarted feeder services to Tees Dock inresponse to the opening of the ASDADistribution centre.

Services include:

� regular direct services to NorthernEuropean ports including Aarhus, Antwerp,Bremerhaven, Gdansk, Ddynia,Gothernburg, Hamburg, Helsinkni, LeHavre, Leixoes, Lisbon, Rotterdam, St.Petersburg and Zeebrugge.

� direct services to Eastern Mediterraneanports of Iraklion, Istanbul, Izmir, Piraeus,Salemo and Volos. African and Gulf servicesto Aden, Djibouti and Port Sudan and anAtlantic service to the Great Lakes, USA.

� UK services to Felixstowe, Grangemouth,Immingham and Tilbury.

� feeder Services to Europe.


Container Handling

Teesport is the 4th

largest UK port by

tonnage and covers an

area of 200 ha�

Major operators Vopak and InterTermainals offer clients extensive storageand handling solutions in Tees Valley.

Vopak has 168 tanks and three vessel berthsoffering a capacity of 287,000 cubic metres forBitumen, Chemicals, Liquefied Gas, Petroleumproducts and Vegetable oils.

Both companies operate considerable tankstorage facilities which are fully intergratedwith the adjacent petrochemical complexes atSeal Sands, Billingham and Wilton.Customers are connected by a series ofpipelines which transfer cargo from quaysidestorage to customers located on both sides ofthe river.


Bulk Liquid Handling

Inter TerminalsWWW.INTERTERMINALS.COM

Inter Terminals, formally SimonStorage, is one of the largestindependent bulk storage businessesin Europe.

On 1st January 2015, Simon Storage was re-branded as Inter Terminals, bringing togetherthe Simon Storage operations in the UnitedKingdom, Germany and Ireland under thesame trading banner as Inter Terminals,Denmark. The combined Inter Terminalsbusiness represents one of the largestindependent bulk liquid storage businessesin Europe, with more than 3 million cubicmetres of storage capacity located across 12terminals.

The company provides storage and distributionfacilities for a wide range of hazardous andnon-hazardous liquids, including oils, chemicals,biofuels and waste oils and two sites in TeesValley at Seal Sands and Riverside, offering acombined capacity of 285,000 cubic metres.

Situated at the mouth of the River Tees theSeal Sands terminal provides easy access tothe major petrochemical and industrialcomplexes in the north of England. Theterminal has two jetties with draft of up to10.4 metres, which complement the inlandtransport links that include good roadconnections and a dedicated rail terminal, aswell as direct pipeline links to the Wilton and

North Tees plants. With a total storagecapacity of 220,000m³ in 111 tanks, theterminal offers specialised facilities thatinclude stainless steel tanks, pressurestorage for gases, and a vapour recovery unitfor gasolines.

The Riverside terminal is located 7 nauticalmiles upriver from Seal Sands. The facilityhas 22 storage tanks, with a total capacity of65,000 cubic metres and handle and store arange of products, with particular expertise inmethanol, acetone and methyl methacrylate.

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Tees Valley is home to 30 percent of theUK’s chemical processing industries andis the largest integrated chemicalcomplex in the UK, and the second-largest in Western Europe.

The largest concentration of processingactivity is at Wilton International with otherclusters at Billingham and Seal Sands on thenorth side of the river.

Wilton International provides investors withmany key benefits, including established on-site infrastructure and utilities, easy access tomaterials and service, a location near a majorseaport and logistics services, skilled locallabour and downstream product sharing. Thisactivity represents significant opportunities forlogistics operators servicing the supply chain.


Process Industry Shining Bright InTeesside

Wilton 11WWW.SEMBCORP.CO.UK

In 2013, Tees Valley won a majorcontract, investing more than £200million, to build a new power plant atWilton in a joint venture betweenSembcorp, SITA UK and the ITOCHUCorporation.

Wilton 11 will receive more than 430,000tonnes of household waste from Merseysidein a £1.2 billion, 30-year deal to generateelectricity for homes as well as the potentialto provide steam for businesses on the Wiltonsite. This project is further enhanced byexcellent transport connections including railfreight connectivity.

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Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) hasscheduled and charter flightsthroughout Europe.

Scheduled passenger services are operated byEastern Airways (Aberdeen) and KLM(Amsterdam). DTVA is ideal too for time-sensitive freight handling and is used regularlyfor urgent traffic. Located just 15 minutesfrom three major trunk roads, DTVA hasexcellent links to the immediate region. Theairport has a 2,291 metre runway that canreceive almost any aircraft in operation,including An-124as and Boeing 747s.


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Tees Valley has more rail-linked sitesthan any other comparable area in thenorth of England. This is a key advantageas freight owners look to rail transportto provide regular and reliableconnections.

The East Coast main line connects Darlingtonwith Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York,Doncaster and London. Middlesbrough islinked with Manchester and Leeds via thetrans-Pennine route.

A series of rail-lined industrial sites, manyoperated by specialist companies, offerintermodal and support services:

Teesport cargo handling and warehousefacilities are served by intermodal rail serviceswith direct access to Teesport’s ferry andcontainer terminals.

Tees Yard rail hub has ample land for logisticspartners to carry out intermodal operations.

Global rail freight specialist Freightliner hasan open access rail terminal at Teesport,which offers intermodal connections toFelixstowe and Southampton. This has furtherenhanced the opportunity for increased railmovement of containers.

AV Dawson operates the Ayrton InternationalRailhead and Store, a major distribution hubwith 30,000 sq m of rail-linked warehousing.


Rail Freight

Following the recession, companies aremore focused than ever on the cost-effectiveness of their facilities.Expanding companies will be looking forplaces that offer cost-savings and enablegreater productivity and efficiency.

Tees Valley has some of the lowest operatingcosts in the UK, with rents and rates abouthalf that of most major UK cities, and aquarter of those in Aberdeen, London and theSouth East. Labour costs are also lower thanother parts of the country and, with lowturnover rates and high productivity,businesses can secure a highly skilled,efficient and motivated workforce.

Tees Valley combines competitive land, propertyand labour costs with a wide range of financialsupport and assistance. Tees Valley Unlimitedthrough its Business Engagement Programmeand Business Compass Growth Hub offersbusinesses looking to locate to the areaassistance to access grant and other financialsupport. It also offers practical support andadvice to make sure businesses have accessto the range of help and funding on offer.

Tees Valley has a low cost of living all-round,meaning that companies are more profitableand people have more time to spend enjoyingwhat’s on offer in the area. In practically anycomparison between Tees Valley and other UKcities, you’ll find that there are considerablecost savings to be made.


Cost-effective Solutions

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”

There are a wide range of sites andpremises across the Tees Valley, with 12Enterprise Zones and a total of 423hectares available for new businessinvestment.

The Enterprise Zone encompasses a widerange of sites including a number with existingunits. The sites include both new andestablished business and enterprise parks,plus large cleared industrial sites with accessto utilities, port services and logistics.

Four sites have Enhanced Capital Allowancesup to £100 million and simplified planning:South Bank Wharf, Hartlepool Port Estates,New Energy and Technology Park and WiltonInternational.

A further eight sites have Business Rate Reliefof up to £275,000 over five years and areperfect for all levels of the supply chain.

In addition to the Enterprise Zone, Tees Valleycan boast a number of other key, wellconnected strategic sites that are perfect forlogistics operations.

These sites include:

� Faverdale and Link 66 at Darlington, close tothe A1 and East Coast Mainline

� Wynyard Business Park beside the A19 andhome of Clipper Logistics

� Durham Tees Valley Airport which has largeareas of land suitable for logistics withexcellent air and road access


Choice of Sites and Premises

Around a million and a half people ofworking age can be found within 30miles of Tees Valley. Whilst the localworkforce is undoubtedly hardworking(putting in more overtime than anyother part of the UK) and very loyal(one of the lowest turnover rates inthe country), it’s the skills that keepcompanies coming to the area.

Around a million and a half people of workingage can be found within 30 miles of TeesValley. Furthermore, the labour force is loyaland hard working. According to a recent study,the North East has the highest percentage inEngland of employees taking no sicknessabsence (over 50% compared to around 35% inthe South East). It also has some of the loweststaff turnover rates compared to other parts ofthe UK. However, despite all this, it’s the skillsof the workforce that keeps companies comingto the area.

Tees Valley’s industrial advanced manufacturingand engineering clusters and capability meansit has a skilled, available and highly motivatedworkforce. This provides an important foundationfor the teaching and training of the new skillsand qualifications that make Tees Valley one ofthe most fertile places for developing talent.

Tees Valley is home to more than 29,000students studying at Teesside University, andthe expanding Stockton campus of DurhamUniversity. Numbers of students at TeessideUniversity have grown 65% over the pastdecade, making it one of the fastest growinguniversities in the UK, and the university isfurther expanding to meet an expected 20%rise by 2020.

Teesside University was awarded the largestgovernment grant of any university to workwith industry and has a number of KnowledgeTransfer Partnerships with local businesses.Teesside University can offer flexible highquality courses in many diciplines and has keystrengths in engineering, management andcourses servicing the logistics, offshore andchemical industries.

Given the area’s focus and capability in heavyindustry and manufacturing, there are keyinherent skills in Tees Valley. Particularexpertise in handling bulk and hazardousmaterials, advanced/heavy manufacturing,new/renewable energy technologies and theclear strengths in handling container trafficmake Tees Valley able to handle any logisticsrequirement.


The Right Workforce

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

Tees Valley area

Totalpopulation

within 30 mins(millions)

Workingpopulation

within 30 mins(millions)

Totalpopulation

within 1 hour(millions)

Workingpopulation

within 1 hour(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

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AirportDurham Tees Valley Airport Ltd

Bulk Liquid StorageInter TerminalVopak Terminal Teesside Ltd

BunkeringTyne Tees Bunkering

Car Handling &TransportAutocarriers LtdCAT (UK) Services Ltd

Cargo InspectorsBushell, Nicol, Wawn & SonIntertek Caleb BrettOil Inspections LtdSGS Oil, Gas & ChemicalsWaterhouse & Yare Ltd

Container Repair &StorageCleveland ContainersDavron Services LtdFreightliner LtdIsotank Services LtdNicholsons Transport LtdParsons Containers Ltd

Container TransportOperatorsBCL (Shipping) LtdBulkhaul LtdBulmers Logistics LtdContainerships (UK) Ltd

Freightliner LtdNicholsons Transport LtdRinnen UK LtdPD Logistics

Cranes & Crane HireAinscough Crane Hire LtdCleveland Crane & Plant Hire LtdGottwald Port Technology GmbhHewden-Reach Crane HireJ Hewitt Crane Hire LtdSarens (UK) Ltd

Diving ContractorsAllen Diving ServicesDenney Diving

Marine ElectronicsMJR Controls

Marine EngineersA&P Tees LtdAveco (Teesside) LtdCorrpro Companies Europe LtdHartlepool Marine EngineeringMarine Electrical ServicesSouthern Electronics

Marine SurveyorsBushell, Nicol, Wawn & SonMcAusland & Turner LtdWaterhouse & Yare Ltd

Mooring ServicesHartlepool FoyboatmenHartlepool MarinaTees Licensed Foyboatmens

Association Ltd

Offshore ServicesAble UK LtdAtlantic Engineering (UK) LtdCrawford Oil (Exploration)

Services LtdDarchem Engineering LtdDiffusion Alloys LtdFaraday CentreH C ControlsHeerema Hartlepool LtdL V Shipping LtdLGH Group plcLionweld Kennedy LtdMammoet (UK) LtdMarske Site ServicesMCE PICMTE ltdPD PortsNorth East Contact Services LtdNutec Centre for Safety LtdPlant & Consumable Services LtdRexel E M S LtdSouthern Electronics

VINCI Services Ltd, McGill Division

Wilton Engineering Services Ltd

PilotsTees & Hartlepool Pilotage

Company Ltd

Port & HarbourAuthoritiesPD Ports


Who’s Here?The Logistics Supply Chain in Tees Valley Includes:

Ships Agents / FreightForwardersAgility LogisticsCaravel Liner Agencies

(Darlington) LtdCasper Shipping LtdCockfield Knight & Co LtdContainerships (UK) LtdCory Brothers Shipping Agency LtdDenholm Barwil LtdG B Agencies LtdGAC - OBC Shipping LtdGCA Tankmasters LtdGrarypen Ltd, GP ShippingH & P Freightways LtdInchcape Shipping ServicesJohnson Stevens Agencies LtdL V Shipping LtdLiner Shipping (UK) LtdNippon ExpressNor-Cargo LtdOcean Express LtdP&O FerriesPSA Transport LtdSmith Hogg & Company Ltd

Ship BrokersCockfield Knight & Co LtdGAC-OBC Shipping LtdGillie and BlairGraypen Ltd, GP ShippingInchcape Shipping ServicesInstitute of Chartered

ShipbrokersSmith Hogg & Company Ltd

Ship ClassificationLloyds Register of Shipping

ShipownersAPL (UK)CMA-CGMContainerships (UK) LtdFeederlink Shipping & Trading BVNorth East Contract Services LtdP&O FerriesSamSkip LtdSpliethoff’sBevrachtingskantoor BVUECC

Ship RiggersB & W LiftingTowne Lifting & Testing Co

Sub Repairs/ConversionsA&P Tees LtdAveco (Teesside) LtdDurham Lifting LtdNorth East Contract Services LtdSouthern Electronics

Ship Suppliers/BunkeringArcoHSS International Ship SuppliesSouthern Electronics

StevedoresDirect Labour Services LtdPD PortsPortrack Seafreight Ltd

StorageA.V. Dawson LtdAble UK LtdClipper LogisticsCobra Middlesbrough LtdDee Cee Freight Services Ltd

Hambleton Group LtdInter TerminalLingfield Warehousing LtdM P Storage & Blending LtdNicholsons Transport LtdPD LogisticsRavenstock MSG LtdReed Boardall Cold Storage LtdTeesside Warehousing LtdTrans-StoreVopak Terminal Teesside LtdWincanton

TowageSvitzer Marine Ltd

Logisitcs OperatorsA.V. Dawson LtdAbnormal Load Engineering LtdAgility LogisticsBCL (Shipping) LtdBulkhaul LtdC Herring & Son LtdClevestone Trans LtdClipper LogisticsCobra Middlesbrough LtdDavid Fox TransportDee Cee Freight Services LtdDennis Dixon LtdDuncan Adams LtdExel Tankfreight LtdFVS LtdFestina Transport

Frans Maas (UK) Ltd

Frieghtliner Ltd

G Stiller (Transport) LtdHartgrove BrothersImperial Tankers Ltd


Who’s Here?

Logisitcs Operatorscontinued...Interoute Transport ServicesIsotank Services LtdJ M CoddJentone Freight LtdKellys TransportKinchfield HaulageL V Shipping LtdMammoet (UK) LtdMiddlegate Europe LtdN T Whitfield Transport LtdNicholsons Transport LtdPD LogisticsPeter Cook Transport LtdPrestons of PottoR F Richardson Transport LtdS & MC Transport LtdSkipfreightStephenson TransportSutton & Son St Helens LtdUBC LtdUnited Transport W H Bowker

(International) LtdWincanton

Wharf, Jetty & TerminalOperationsA. V. Dawson LtdAble UK LtdPB CATS TerminalCAT (UK) Services LtdCleveland Potash LtdCobra Middlesbrough LtdConocoPhillips PetroleumKoppers (UK)/Carbon Materials

& ChemicalsInter TerminalPD PortsTarmac Northern LtdTarmac ShippingSSIVopak Terminal Teesside LtdW G Readman Ltd


Who’s Here?

From spectacular countryside tostunning coastlines, impressive museumsto exciting outdoors, the Tees Valley areaboasts a wealth of attractions making itthe ideal place to work and live.

The area is home to some of the mostattractive villages and market towns in thecountry, offering great living, vibrant highstreets, excellent eateries and good oldfashioned pubs, all at affordable prices. LonelyPlanet labelled the area the “most exciting,beautiful and friendly region in England.”

Each of the five authorities that make up TeesValley has its own special attributes andattractions that make them special places to live.

Stockton, recently named the sixth best placeto live in the UK by the Daily Telegraph, alsoboasts another impressive accolade, with theBBC High Street of the Year previously beingawarded to the lively market town of Yarm.Just up the road from Yarm is the wonderfulPreston Park Museum, which hosts some fineart collections as well as an authenticVictorian street.

Redcar and Cleveland’s Kirkleatham Hall isanother excellent family historic venue, andthe Redcar Beacon also offers visitors 360°views of the Redcar seafront.



“Most exciting,

beautiful and friendly

region in England”

- Lonely Planet

Then there’s Darlington’s Railway Museum,Hartlepool’s Historic Quay, where themagnificent HMS Trincomalee is berthed, andthe beautiful Middlesbrough Institute ofModern Art, home to some of the finestcollections of contemporary art and craft inthe country.

Outdoor adventure lovers can go bungeejumping off the Transporter Bridge, white-waterrafting at the Tees Barrage or mountain bikingthrough Guisborough Forest.

Some of the most spectacular scenery in theUK is right on the doorstep of Tees Valley, withthe escarpment of the Cleveland Hills,including the “mini-Matterhorn” of Roseberrytopping, marking the start of the North YorkMoors National Park.

At the edge of the conurbation lies theVictorian seaside resort of Saltburn, where youcan enjoy making sandcastles on the beachand sampling some of the finest fish and chipsaround. And with an original Victorian cliff liftoffering access to the hilltop, anyone can enjoythe impressive coastline vista.



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Tees Valley Unlimited is the LocalEnterprise Partnership for Tees Valley, apublic-private partnership working todevelop the Tees Valley economy.

We have a dedicated Business InvestmentTeam, with a wealth of experience andknowledge, which is on hand to give support tocompanies looking to invest in the area. Theservices we offer include pre-investmentsupport; advising on sites, recruitment andskills; financial support and post-investmentassistance; helping companies contactpotential customers and suppliers; andhelping to grow their business.

Tees Valley Unlimited is well connected to anetwork of specialist organisations in both thepublic and private sector that can helppotential investors grow their business.


Help For Your Next Move

For more information contact:

Tees Valley Unlimited

Tel: (01642) 524400

Email: [email protected]

Web:www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk

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Tees Valley UnlimitedCavendish HouseStockton-on-Tees

Tees ValleyTS17 6QY

Tel: 01642 524400Fax: 01642 632001Email: [email protected]: www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk

Photographs used are copyright © 2015 Tees Valley Unlimited, Dave CharnleyPhotographer and its licensors

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Freight & Logistics Hub - Tees Valley Mayor · shipyards, liquid bulk storage facilities and logistics providers that line the River Tees. The growth in transport links has matched