Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering
It can include industries such as aerospace, medical, pharmaceutical, robotics and automation, food, drink, printing textiles. Examples of job titles include Production Managers and Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Welders, Platers and Fabricators.
Tees Valley is a global leader in advanced manufacturing and engineering, home to multinational businesses operating in manufacturing, engineering and process industries.
KP Snacks, one of the biggest British snack manufacturers, makes all of its iconic McCoy’s crisps from its facility in Billingham. Tees Valley is also home to the Tetley brand, which produces more than a billion tea bags each month, and global food giant, Quorn, which manufactures all of its products in Tees Valley.
There are currently 3,100 businesses employing 19,000 people, accounting for 7.4% of jobs in Tees Valley. The sector is worth £3.8billion.
Chemical & Process
Tees Valley is a global leader for the chemical and process industry, producing some 30% of the UK’s chemical output.
The region is home to some of the world’s biggest chemical manufacturers, including SABIC UK, BOC Linde, Lotte Chemicals, Venator, Lucite International, Huntsman Polyurethanes, and CF Industries.
More than 1,400 companies in Tees Valley are directly involved in the chemicals and process industry and the sector exports £12billion of product, contributing £2.5billion a year to the local economy.
Creative & Visitor Economy
Tees Valley is home to internationally recognised cultural and creative organisations, including ARC, Theatre Hullabaloo, MIMA, SIRF and Festival of Thrift.
The Northern Studios in Hartlepool is the only large-scale film & television studio complex in North East England and the BBC has committed to a £25million investment to help fund TV production and talent development across the North East.
Tees Valley’s tourism economy is on the rise with more than 12,000 people now in jobs supported by the sector. The region welcomed 19.4million visitors in 2023 providing a £1.3billion impact to the local economy.
Digital
Fast becoming one of the most vibrant digital hubs in the UK, with a successful digital media, technology and creative supercluster, Tees Valley is developing a worldwide reputation for creativity, imagination and vision.
Middlesbrough’s Boho Zone is the digital, creative and business hub of the Tees Valley. Its home to a dynamic range of businesses, including Double Eleven, Animmersion, and Behaviour UK North.
There are 630 digital businesses in Tees Valley, employing around 8,000 people. Employment locally in the sector has gone up by 60% in the past five years, well above the national average.
Energy & Low Carbon
SeAH Wind Ltd has started construction of its £900million offshore wind monopile manufacturing facility at Teesworks.
Net Zero Teesside aims to deliver the UK’s first zero-carbon industrial cluster, capturing the same amount of energy annually as more than three million homes.
Teesside is also home to a number of pioneering clean energy projects. bp is developing the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility, H2Teesside, alongside another green hydrogen facility, HyGreen Teesside.
The sector accounts for a relatively high number of Tees Valley jobs compared to nationally at 11% above the UK average in 2021.
Examples of Job Titles in this field include Energy and Environment Engineers, Environmental Specialist, Pollution Prevention Engineer, Clean Energy Technician.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Bioscience enterprises contribute more than £390million to the local economy.
We have four highly regarded NHS trusts, CPI’s flagship National Biologics Manufacturing Centre and Teesside University’s National Horizons Centre, and FUJILFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies all supporting the wealth of global healthcare, biologics and pharmaceutical companies operating here.
Examples of Job Roles include Biomedical Scientist, Microbiologist, Laboratory Technician, Process Development Scientist.
Professional Business Services
Examples of job roles in Business and Professional Services include Accountants, Office Administrators, Human Resources, Payroll Managers, Customer Service Staff, Estate Agents, Housing Officers, Government roles at the new Darlington Economic Campus.
The Professional Business Services sector employs more than 35,000 people in the area– 1.3% higher than the national average.
Major companies located here include EE, Santander, Virgin Media, GB Bank, AXA and Capita.
