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The Teesside Trade Podcast

A weekly ten-minute show: the week's Teesside construction and trade news, a local firm worth knowing, and one practical tip. Hosted by Darren Turnbull and Terry Oakes. Read the stories in full on our news page.

5 October 2026 · 6 min

Episode 10: £25m Greatham flood scheme approved, the Redcar Bulk Terminal quay is done, and a £40k bridge repair on the A171

Hartlepool approves the Environment Agency's £25m Greatham North East flood scheme with BAM Nuttall in the frame; Southbay Engineering finishes the £9m Redcar Bulk Terminal quay upgrade for Net Zero Teesside; Redcar and Cleveland awards a £39,543 parapet repair on Waupley Bridge — plus a profile of Barrier Group's Teesside HVAC team, and why early supplier engagement matters.

28 September 2026 · 6 min

Episode 9: 230 more homes for Darlington's garden village, Morgan Sindall on the airport station, and the Aberdeen firm planting roots in Billingham

Homes by Esh wins approval for 230 homes at Burtree Garden Village, part of a 2,000-home, 20-year programme; Tees Valley Combined Authority picks Morgan Sindall for early contractor involvement on the Teesside Airport rail station; Charles Church gets the go-ahead for 116 homes at High Tunstall, Hartlepool — plus a profile of THREE60 Energy, the Aberdeen firm scaling its new Billingham hub with a CF Fertilisers contract, and why the small tickets open the big doors.

21 September 2026 · 6 min

Episode 8: £18m Government boost for Billingham lithium refinery, South Gare's biggest ever works, and the O&M firm hiring a hundred locals

Tees Valley Lithium lands up to £18.3m of DRIVE35 backing for its £185m Billingham refinery with around 1,100 construction jobs; PD Ports starts the largest works in South Gare breakwater's 150-year history; Hartlepool's next-generation nuclear plant enters regulatory assessment — plus a profile of px Group, the Thornaby firm operating the carbon capture backbone, and why the long money is in operations, not just the build.

14 September 2026 · 6 min

Episode 7: 394 homes approved at Harrowgate Lane, prison build starts near Yarm, and the ducting firm feeding NZT Power

Stockton councillors approve Avant Homes' 394-home Bishopsgarth scheme by eleven votes to one, with 87 more homes waved through at Brotton the same week; Reds10 breaks ground on 152 new prison places at HMP Kirklevington Grange — plus a profile of Cullum Detuners, the firm ducting NZT Power, and why the earliest packages on a new housing site go before the show home does.

7 September 2026 · 6 min

Episode 6: 462 homes at Middlehaven, the Marton Interchange reopens after six months, and 394 houses go before Stockton councillors

Capital&Centric reveals phase one of Middlehaven with 462 homes and a public drop-in on 10 September; Esh Construction hands back the A172/A174 Marton Interchange after a six-month overhaul; and Avant Homes' 394-home Bishopsgarth scheme goes to Stockton's planning committee on 9 September — plus a profile of North Skelton precision engineer Tees Components, and how to actually get on public-sector tender lists.

31 August 2026 · 6 min

Episode 5: Middlesbrough's 15-project town centre prospectus, £600,000 left in the Tees Valley apprentice pot, and six assisted living homes for Stockton

Middlesbrough Council unveils a 10-year investment prospectus with a new theatre, a Gurney House hotel and thousands of homes; £600,000 is still unclaimed in the Tees Valley Apprenticeship Levy Matching Service; and Stockton considers six assisted living homes on Darlington Back Lane — plus a profile of Middlesbrough pipe fabricator Tulway Fabrications, and how to keep your accreditations ready for main-contractor supply chains.

24 August 2026 · 7 min

Episode 4: The Golden Eagle comes down in Thornaby, a 42-room contractor hotel opens opposite Teesworks, and Stantec starts Tees Valley's 20-year plan

MGL Demolition starts taking down the six-storey Golden Eagle in Thornaby after 470 tonnes of asbestos, a 42-room hotel for Teesworks contractors gets its licence in South Bank, and Stantec is appointed to write the Tees Valley spatial development strategy — plus a profile of Billingham pipe fabricator Cavendish Northern, and how to price demolition and enabling work properly.

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