TRANSFORMING TEESSIDE

摘要

The Redcar steelworks closed in 2015 after 98 years in operation, following a downturn in the price of steel which caused owner SSI UK to fall into liquidation. Teesside lost more than 2,000 jobs in the fallout. "We are the industrial North, right? That's what Tees Valley was known for," says Edel Christie, managing director for buildings at Arcadis. Originally from Middlesbrough, Christie previously worked in the oil and gas industry before moving into construction. "That's part of an industry that needs replacing." Tees Valley, nestled between County Durham and North Yorkshire, was once a thriving industrial heartland in the north-east of England. As the lights went out on its steel-making sector, the region has been desperately seeking out new areas in which its people can thrive.