NEW images have been release showing the progress being made on the former steelworks site in Redcar.
The Teesworks site has been a hive of activity in recent months, with land being prepared and developed for a range of new projects.
It comes as work is due to begin on a new £300 million wind factory set to create 1,500 jobs.
Plans were submitted earlier this month for the SeAH Wind factory, which is set to redefine the Teesside skyline and stand as tall as Stockton’s Infinity Bridge at its peak.
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The 40-metre-tall building, which is part of Teesside’s Freeport, will sit on a 90-acre site adjacent to Teesworks’ £107 million heavy-lift South Bank Quay.
It’s 1.13 million square foot footprint is four times the size of the Riverside Stadium and, when complete, will be the largest facility of its type in the world.
The factory, which services the offshore wind sector, will create 1,500 jobs in the supply chain and during construction when work begins in July.
Once operational it’s expected a further 750 roles will be created.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the project will look “to the future and is creating hundreds of well-paid jobs.”
He added: “It’s fantastic to see that both SeAH Wind and its construction consultants, K2 Consultancy, are committed to employing local workers and using the region’s talent and suppliers to deliver the facility.
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“These aren’t just fancy pictures, they’ll start to be a reality, with spades in the ground coming in just a few short months.”
See how the site is progressing in the pictures below
All picture credit goes to Tees Valley Combined Authority
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