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BP PLANS UK’S LARGEST ‘BLUE’ HYDROGEN PROJECT IN THE TEES VALLEY

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (18 March) welcomed BP’s announcement that it plans to create the UK’s largest “blue” hydrogen production facility...

NET ZERO TEESSIDE PROJECT MOVES STEP CLOSER FOLLOWING £52MILLION FUNDING BOOST

Net Zero Teesside and partners have been awarded £52million to deliver UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster The funding will accelerate development of carbon capture,...

The UK biosciences hotspot with a bright future

Momentum is building in Tees Valley’s biosciences sector – which was key to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and is drawing increased global attention. Writing...

Mayor Agrees Multimillion-Pound Deal With Global Manufacturing For Teesworks

GE Renewable Energy confirmed to build new factory at Teesworks creating 750 jobs and a further 1,500 in the supply chain Up to £20million...

Treasury North to be located in Darlington

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed the decision to locate the Treasury’s new Northern Economic Campus, dubbed “Treasury North” in Darlington, giving the...

Green Light For Teesside Freeport “Game Changing” For The Region

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, that his bid to set up the...

NEW CUTTING-EDGE FUEL WILL BE MADE ON TEESSIDE SECURING LOCAL JOBS

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (25 February) welcomed an announcement that a new, lower emission petrol set to be rolled out across...

Find out why Tees Valley is leading the way in Britain’s biomanufacturing revolution.

The Tees Valley – Britain’s biomanufacturing engine room Conditions are conspiring to make biomanufacturing more important to the UK economy than ever before. And...

UK-wide sites announced as preferred bidders for National Training Centres for the Advanced Therapies Skills Training Network

Tees Valley-based National Horizons Centre, RoslinCT and the University of Birmingham will deliver cell and gene therapy and vaccine manufacturing specific on-site and digital...

GREEN LIGHT TO DEVELOP 9,000 JOB MANUFACTURING SITE PRIMED FOR OFFSHORE WIND

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has confirmed plans to develop a world-class manufacturing site at Teesworks for offshore wind, creating 9,000 jobs, have reached...

‘A key part of the solution’ – Teesside University chief industry advisor Steve Bagshaw on how Tees Valley can be at the forefront of next generation bioscience work

As the United Kingdom looks to reshape its manufacturing base in the aftermath of COVID-19, Steve Bagshaw, the former chief executive of Fujifilm Diosynth...

GOVERNMENT BACKS NET ZERO TEESSIDE

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed the Government’s backing for Net Zero Teesside, the UK’s ground-breaking carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project,...