This Is Tees Valley This Is Tees Valley - Issue 1 2020 | Page 46

PORT
OF CALL
AV Dawson – a strategic
port on the Tees
AV Dawson’s Middlesbrough
port facilities.
A
s the Tees Valley positions
itself to be a global leader in
manufacturing and industrial
excellence, all eyes are on
businesses that will support and deliver
this step-change in progress. At the
epicentre of this revolution is AV Dawson’s
Middlesbrough port facility. Located just a
short distance from the mouth of the River
Tees, the location of AV Dawson’s port and
rail terminal benefits from excellent, sea,
road and rail links.
AV Dawson operates from a 100-acre
site based on the south side of the River
Tees in Middlesbrough. With a 1km-long
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quayside frontage, the North’s
largest independent rail terminal,
rail-linked container park and
extensive warehousing and storage
and road transport fleet, the site is
strategically placed as the only port
in the region with heavy and high
route access to the sea.
This key positioning attracts a host of
national and international companies
including Prysmian Group and Modus
Seabed Intervention along with 36 other
permanent tenants.
As a third-generation family business, AV
Dawson prides itself on the core values of
Loading cargo on AV Dawson’s
quayside in Middlesbrough.
safety, integrity, family and resourcefulness.
The company is renowned in the industry
for its enviable safety reputation and
professionalism but also fosters an adaptable,
can-do attitude which undoubtedly derives
from its legacy as a family business.
A strategy of continual investment, year
on year, to achieve growth and develop