Tees Business Tees Business Issue 16 | Page 67

Serving the Teesside Business Community | 67 Modern – the Holiday Inn development has transformed the southern end of Albert Road. Labels – Debenhams is the go-to place for MAC, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent and Dior beauty brands. Quality – Psyche’s retail store on Linthorpe Road is one of the town’s biggest success stories. opened as a continental-style brasserie. Work continues apace on the striking new Grade A office accommodation at Centre Square, while across Middlesbrough new family homes are being built at the fastest rate for over a generation. For mayor Dave Budd Middlesbrough’s ongoing resurgence is something in which the whole of the borough can take considerable pride, while looking to the future with confidence. He said: “It’s plain to see that our city centre strategy is working – investment, not to mention shoppers and visitors, are flooding into Middlesbrough and there is barely a corner of the city centre that is not seeing positive development. “Everywhere you look there are new restaurants, bars, hotels, leisure outlets and offices, with new buildings in development and old buildings undergoing restoration. “The confidence and ambition we showed in our Investment Strategy has translated into investors putting their belief in what can be achieved in Middlesbrough’s present and future. “We’ve made huge strides in the last two years, and the evidence of what has been achieved is writ large, from the city centre to the suburbs. “But the best is yet to come, as projects currently in the pipeline come to fruition, and new ideas begin to take shape. “Middlesbrough is embarking on one of the most exciting phases in its history, and one that will stand it in good stead for generations to come.” For more information on current developments and future vision, visit www.investmiddlesbrough.co.uk