https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/Teesside trade and construction newsen-gbhttps://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/hmp-kirklevington-grange-152-prison-cells-construction-starts/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/hmp-kirklevington-grange-152-prison-cells-construction-starts/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Reds10 has begun work on 152 modular prison places at HMP Kirklevington Grange, its largest Rapid Deployment Cells project to date and the first where it is principal works contractor, covering power, utilities and groundworks as well as the buildings.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/darlington-burtree-garden-village-230-homes-approved/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/darlington-burtree-garden-village-230-homes-approved/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Darlington Borough Council has approved Homes by Esh's plans for 230 homes at Burtree Garden Village in Faverdale, the latest phase of a 2,000-home development set to run for the next two decades.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/billingham-lithium-refinery-18m-government-boost/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/billingham-lithium-refinery-18m-government-boost/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Tees Valley Lithium has been offered up to £18.3m from the Government's DRIVE35 fund towards its £185m refinery at Billingham Chemical Complex, a project expected to support around 1,100 construction jobs.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stockton-394-homes-harrowgate-lane-approved/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stockton-394-homes-harrowgate-lane-approved/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Stockton Council's planning committee has approved three linked applications from Avant Homes North East for 394 homes at Tithebarns Fields near Harrowgate Lane, a key part of the West Stockton Sustainable Urban Extension.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/middlehaven-462-homes-phase-one-plans/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/middlehaven-462-homes-phase-one-plans/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Capital&Centric has released details of the first phase of its Middlehaven neighbourhood in Middlesbrough, with 462 homes proposed and a public consultation on 10 September.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/tees-valley-apprenticeship-levy-matching-fund/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/tees-valley-apprenticeship-levy-matching-fund/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Tees Valley's Apprenticeship Levy Matching Service has pledged nearly £1.8m from 11 donor firms, funding 89 apprentices, with £600,000 still available.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/golden-eagle-thornaby-demolition-begins/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/golden-eagle-thornaby-demolition-begins/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000MGL Demolition has started taking down the six-storey former Golden Eagle hotel in Thornaby after a year-long asbestos strip-out, finishing in autumn.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/south-bank-contractor-hotel-licence-teesworks/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/south-bank-contractor-hotel-licence-teesworks/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000The Commercial on Middlesbrough Road has an alcohol licence for a 42-room hotel aimed at Teesworks and freeport contractors, with 13 jobs initially.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stantec-tees-valley-spatial-development-strategy/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stantec-tees-valley-spatial-development-strategy/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Tees Valley Combined Authority has appointed Stantec to lead a 20-year spatial strategy for housing, infrastructure and industry.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/british-steel-teesside-apprentice-intake/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/british-steel-teesside-apprentice-intake/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Seventeen apprentices start electrical, mechanical and structural roles at British Steel's Northern mills next month, part of a 70-strong intake.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/skinningrove-13m-flood-scheme-construction-starts/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/skinningrove-13m-flood-scheme-construction-starts/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000BAM has started construction on the £13m Skinningrove flood scheme, replacing Stone Row Bridge and protecting more than 100 homes.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stockton-160-homes-yarm-back-lane-norton-affordable/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stockton-160-homes-yarm-back-lane-norton-affordable/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Two housing applications have landed with Stockton Council in a week: up to 160 homes off Darlington Back Lane and 12 affordable homes in Norton.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stockton-waterfront-23m-urban-park-opens/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/stockton-waterfront-23m-urban-park-opens/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Esh Construction has delivered the £23m urban park reconnecting Stockton High Street with the riverside, with a large timber play area now starting.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/middlesbrough-thorntree-9m-bungalow-scheme/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/middlesbrough-thorntree-9m-bungalow-scheme/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000Construction has begun on a £9m development of 40 affordable-rent homes in Thorntree, led by housing provider Thirteen with RE:GEN North East and Homes England.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/alfor-aviation-50m-teesside-airport-facility/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/alfor-aviation-50m-teesside-airport-facility/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000Alfor Aviation has signed a 50-year deal for an aircraft conversion campus at Teesside Airport, with hangars, warehouses and offices to begin soon.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/pd-ports-teesport-675kw-rooftop-solar/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/pd-ports-teesport-675kw-rooftop-solar/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000PD Ports has commissioned a 675kW solar PV system on the largest warehouse roof on the Tees Bulks Quay, with 2,000 panels and 20km of cabling.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/construction-skills-shortage-206000-workers-teesside/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/construction-skills-shortage-206000-workers-teesside/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000The CITB says UK construction must recruit 41,000 extra workers a year to 2030, and Teesside's trades are already stretched across live schemes.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/wynyard-243-homes-approved-solar-ev/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/wynyard-243-homes-approved-solar-ev/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000Stockton councillors approved Stonebridge Homes' 243-home Wynyard Park scheme by the chair's casting vote, with solar panels and EV charging throughout.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/east-cleveland-323-homes-skelton-approved/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/east-cleveland-323-homes-skelton-approved/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000Barratt Homes has secured reserved matters approval for 323 homes on a 17.8-hectare site east and west of Saltburn Lane in Skelton, East Cleveland.https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/net-zero-teesside-construction-ramps-up/https://teessidetradedirectory.co.uk/news/net-zero-teesside-construction-ramps-up/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000Redcar Bulk Terminal's deep-water quay upgrade is complete and the first NZT Power equipment is on site, as Cavendish Northern wins a piping contract.