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AV Dawson’s automotive metals
store and Intermodal Park.
The port facilities have hosted some
exciting projects. AV Dawson's site
was selected to receive cargo for the
construction of the polar research vessel
Sir David Attenborough's new wharf
in Antarctica on behalf of transglobal
projects, beating competition from ports
across the country.
The project involved turning its
quayside facilities into a bio-secure zone
for the loading of the shipment destined
for Antarctica. The success of the project
has delivered at least a further two years
of specialist cargo work for the company.
The site also helps bolster the Tees
Valley’s export credentials. More is
exported through the River Tees by
tonnage than any other river in England
- and in 2018 British Steel also exported
more than 140,000 tonnes of steel
destined for overseas markets directly
from AV Dawson’s quayside facilities.
The port facilities were also used
to unload a tunnel-boring machine
that is being used to excavate the new
underground passage that will transport
polyhalite to Teesside from Sirius
Minerals’ new mine in North Yorkshire.
AV Dawson also boasts Stobart Energy as
a customer and recently started working
to unload woodchip on behalf of the
company.
on-site infrastructure has seen the business
invest over £50m in infrastructure and
improvements in the last 12 years.
P ORT FA C I L I TI ES
With more than 850 metres of prime river
frontage, four rail-linked, lock-free berths
and a renowned strength in cargo handling
and distribution, AV Dawson is well
positioned, providing an efficient gateway to
overseas trade, particularly with Europe.
With quayside storage, custom
warehousing, 42m-high fabrication halls and
excellent transport links, the adaptable site is
perfect for project work distribution.
R A IL T ER MINALS
The business has one of the largest
independent rail terminals in the North
of England. The rail links directly to
the East Coast Mainline and provides
immediate access to AV Dawson’s quay-
side facilities and rail freight terminal.
The rail facilities are used by some
of the country’s biggest household
names including Tata Steel and British
Gypsum. Steel from Port Talbot in Wales
is transported directly by rail to AV
Dawson’s automotive steel distribution
centre to supply Nissan’s car-making
facility in Sunderland.
British Gypsum, part of the global
Saint-Gobain Group, also imports
a product used to make plaster and
plasterboard into the Teesside facility. The
contract takes advantage of the company’s
full multimodal logistics offer - with the
product arriving by ship at AV Dawson’s
berth for unloading into storage, before
being loaded on to trains for daily
deliveries to the East Midlands area.
INT ER MO DAL CO NTAINER
T ER MINAL & R O AD
HAUL AGE FLEET
The purpose-built intermodal container
storage terminal based on AV Dawson’s
100-acre site has excellent access to the
main arterial transport routes including
the A66, A19 and M1 - and also boasts
direct rail access to the East Coast
Mainline.
The site is also the closest off-dock
storage depot to Teesport, delivering,
loading and storing more than 15,000
containers annually, with experience in
delivering to sites all over the UK. The
site also offers additional devanning,
stacking and reloading capabilities for
shifted and unsafe loads.
AV Dawson is supported by an
extensive fleet of more than 200 trailers
to transport a wide range of cargos,
delivering to rail terminals, ports and
manufacturers across the UK. With just-
in-time, 24-hour and weekend delivery,
AV Dawson is an expert in handling
ISO tanks and containers, automotive
steel coil, long steel, aggregates, fertiliser
and waste including refuse derived fuel
(RDF).
To find out more about AV Dawson’s services
call 01642 219271 or visit av-dawson.com
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