Steelwork site to be demolished for offshore wind industry

£113million demolition plan with more than 1,000 people on site / Demolition on Redcar Blast Furnace to start on 2 August / Around half a million tonnes of scrap expected to be recovered

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (21 June) revealed that demolition of all major steelmaking facilities at the former Redcar Steelworks will start within a matter of weeks, with a commitment that every structure will be down within a year. The first phase of the work has been taking place since the Teesworks site was launched last July and already 691 good-quality, well-paid jobs have been created. The pace of demolition across the site will now be accelerated so that the land is investor-ready faster and jobs for local workers can be delivered sooner. The work will... ... More: Official Press Release Teesworks

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