This is Tees Valley – and we ’ re incredibly proud of it !

We ’ re proud too of this publication , This Is Tees Valley 2023-24 , an annual publication showcasing the very best of our unique region in the North-East of England .

Proud – Publishers Dave Allan and Martin Walker .

For the past eight years , our business , Resolution Media and Publishing , has published Tees Business – a quarterly publication now firmly established as the voice of business in the Tees region .

It ’ s packed with features about all the great local businesses and institutions and is distributed right across the Tees Valley business region . But we ’ re preaching to the converted when we use the pages of Tees Business to shout about the incredible place we call home .

So this publication – targeting the rest of the UK ( and hopefully beyond !) – is the logical next step .

We 100 per cent know the Tees Valley is a special place – the people , the businesses , the scenery , the lifestyle – but it ’ s too often portrayed , unfairly , in our opinion , in a less positive light by the national media . This Is Tees Valley is about helping to put the record straight .

A region that once led the world in iron and steel , bridge-building and shipbuilding , chemicals and plastics manufacturing is on

Dave Allan & Martin Walker Executive editors , This Is Tees Valley Directors , Resolution Media and Publishing

the cusp of a new era of innovation , success and prosperity .

The Teesside Freeport , Teesworks and new government campus in central Darlington are huge and exciting opportunities and present real investment opportunities for anyone looking in . Tees Valley is now the place to invest .

And we ’ re delighted to have gone into partnership with Tees Valley Combined Authority , the local authorities of Stocktonon-Tees , Redcar & Cleveland , Darlington and Hartlepool , together with local college groups and a Who ’ s Who of the region ’ s best businesses .

We ’ ve combined their stories of the present and future with the words of inspiring business leaders and personalities on what makes the Tees Valley so special , while we also reflect on our proud industrial heritage and iconic figures .

Wherever you are in the UK , we hope the readers of This Is Tees Valley will consider visiting or investing in our region – and , if you ’ re ever lucky enough to get the chance to live here , we ’ d encourage you to grab it with both hands .

This Is Tees Valley – and we want the world to know just how awesome it is !

Published by Resolution Media & Publishing , Plenary BV House , Queens Square , Middlesbrough , TS2 1PA .

Executive editors : Dave Allan and Martin Walker .

Editing support : Dave Robson . Administrative support : Vicky Thomas .

Design : KINSHIP , sarah @ designbykinship . co . uk

Our writers : Peter Barron , Julie Burniston , Dave Robson , Sarah Dale , Paul Fraser , Sarah Walker .

Our photographers : Tom Banks , Chris Booth , Stuart Boulton , Gavin John Garner , Simon McCabe . Cover shot : Saltburn-by-the-Sea by Simon McCabe

* All rights reserved . Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is strictly prohibited . Resolution Media & Publishing accepts adverts and advertorials in good faith and takes no responsibility for errors and / or omissions . We cannot be held responsible for advertisers offering goods or services . All information is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publishing .

Sales : Chris Garbutt and Carol Makepeace . T : 01642 450255 E : info @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk

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