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Tees Valley – it all comes together. Location / Lifestyle. Five distinct boroughs to offer cosmopolitan town centres , dramatic coastline and rolling countryside. Location / Lifestyle. Luxury housing is priced below national average Roads are congestion free and fast flowing
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Location / Lifestyle • Five distinct boroughs to offer cosmopolitan town centres, dramatic coastline and rolling countryside
Location / Lifestyle • Luxury housing is priced below national average • Roads are congestion free and fast flowing • Class sizes are smaller and primary school results better than UK equivalents
Industry • Contributing over £10bn to national economy every year • 62% of large Tees Valley companies are foreign owned and recently invested over £750 million (2009-2012) • North East exports have reached a record high with goods worth £13.5bn sold overseas
Industry – Sector Strength • Home to 30% of the UK’s processing industries and Europe’s largestintegrated chemical site • Served by the UK’s largest exportingport, East Coast mainline andDurham Tees Valley Airport • Growing a digital super cluster • A recognised Centre for OffshoreRenewable Engineering
Sustainable Workforce • Tees Valley staff have lowest turnover in the UK • Local FE Colleges have invested over £230min new facilities • Durham and Teesside University supportdeveloping economy • Home to CPI - UK’s first elite technologyand innovation centre in high valuemanufacturing • Enhanced Apprenticeship Programme – encouraging larger companies to trainworkforce throughout supply chain
Environment for Growth • 44% of Tees Valley businesses expect turnover to increase in the next 12 months • Over 8,500 private sector jobs created in the last year • A month after launch, the Tees Valley Enterprise Zone welcomed its first residents creating 45 jobs and securing £1.5 million investment
Support • Tees Valley Unlimited brings together public and private sector leads to initiate positive change and growth for Tees Valley
Support • Working with support providers, promoting access to finance, engaging with developers and industry friendly agencies ensures an easy and effective route to expansion and relocation • An understanding of the local economy, developing supply chain, asset base and demographics identify new opportunities and a flourishing home within Tees Valley
Address: Cavendish House Teesdale Business Park Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6QY Tel: 01642 524400 Email: info@teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk Web: www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk