Bird ’ s eye view – An aerial shot shows the remediation progress at the Net Zero Teesside site .
Teesworks is the UK ' s largest and most ambitious regeneration project , and it has seen remarkable progress in the past year .
There have been big investments , huge strides forwards in readying hundreds of acres of land for investors primed to come to Teesside , and big steps forward on major infrastructure projects . The site is now truly transforming into a thriving hub for industry , renewable energy and job creation .
It was only in 2023 that one of the largest and most complex explosive demolition programmes ever seen in the UK was complete .
Lord Michael Heseltine pushed the button to bring down the remaining structures of the old steelworks site . It marked a watershed moment as the path was cleared for steel and projects to rise once again .
Progress on the half-mile-long , £ 800m SeAH Wind monopile manufacturing facility , has been stunning .
This state-of-the-art facility will manufacture the foundational structures for offshore wind turbines , positioning Teesside as a critical player in the renewable energy sector .
It will also , crucially , provide long-term well-paid jobs for our region . It ’ s a construction that can be seen for miles – and has seen hundreds of jobs for local contractors - with cladding now appearing on its shell .
The jigsaw that is the South Bank end of the site is coming together . The first 450m phase of the South
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Launch – Tees Valley Business board chair Siobhan McArdle was joined by Andy Lane ( left ), vice president of CCUS solutions at bp and managing director for Net Zero Teesside , and Matt Johnson ( centre ), Teesworks development director , at the NZT Power groundbreaking ceremony in September 2023 .
Bank Quay was completed at the start of 2024 and is now primed for action .
This scheme is crucial for supporting our upcoming offshore wind projects with vital access to the Tees , enhancing Teesworks ’ capacity to serve as a logistics and manufacturing hub .
The quay ' s new operator , ASCO , was also unveiled , promising efficient and robust operations from a respected name in the industry . Steel rose on