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Teesside Freeport

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Taken: 13th April 2022 Teesside International Airport – Staff, progess shots and portraits. Image Byline: Dave Charnley Photography.

Cutting Edge Digital Project Set For £3.5Million Boost to Break Down Trade Barriers

A pioneering digital zone is set to receive a £3.5million boost under a plan to break down barriers to trade. A new 5G “Digital Test Bed” is being lined up at Teesside International Airport – part of the Teesside Freeport – to ease practical problems which can hamper operators in customs zones. The testing zone […]

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The British Steel rolling mill at Lackenby, Teesside.

Steelmaking to Return to Teesside Under Plans For Electric Arc Furnace

Steelmaking is to return to Teesside after British Steel confirmed plans to build a new furnace at Teesworks. The company has selected Lackenby, Redcar, as one of the locations for its new generation of electric arc furnaces, which use greener technology to melt scrap and produce new steel. The multi-million pound…