Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough A Steel Town to Diverse Economy A
case study From humble beginnings in 1830, to
proposed city status, all within 175
years. Professor John D McDougall

• Contents
• Introduction
• Our History
• Development Map
• Workers Conversion
• Infrastructure Development
• The Role of Development Agencies
• Our Future
• Conclusions

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Middlesbrough in the Tees Valley
Population 649,900 Unemployment rate 4.4
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Employment Statistics

• Darlington Hartlepool M/Bro
  Redcar Stockton Tees
  UK
• Cleveland on Tees
  Valley
• 47,400 30,900 55,900
  40,700 76,400 251,300
• in Primary Industries 0.4 2.6
  0.4 3.7
  1.8 1.6 1.8
• in Manufacturing 13.1 17.8
  6.1 24.6 18.6
  15.7 14.2
• in Construction Industry 7.2 5.8
  6.6 3.9 6.9
  6.3 4.5
• in Service Industries 79.3 73.8 86.9
  67.9 67.8
  76.4 79.5

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George Stephenson Engineer and Founder of the
Worlds first passenger railway, The Stockton to
Darlington Railway - 1825 First President of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers - 1847
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Route of the Stockton to Darlington Railway
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• Founding Fathers of Middlesbrough as a Steel Town
• First Iron plants established in the town in
  1850
• Population
• 1900 91,000
• 1913 126,000

Henry Bolckow
John Vaughan
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Chemical Plants in the Tees Valley

• Brunner Monds Chemical Plant at Billingham
• ICI Chemical Complex at Wilton
• Phillips Petroleum at Seal Sands
• Impressive growth in the 1950s/60s/70s
• 70,000 people Employed

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1981 Recession in the UK

• Industrial North suffers most
• Steel Chemicals in terminal decline
• Major worker lay-offs
• 100,000 people on State Benefits

Margaret Thatcher (The Iron Lady)
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Walk in the Wilderness
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Grangetown

• Rapid expansion 1914 1939
• Large Scale Job losses 1981 1989
• Regeneration 1996 2003
• FROG (Future Regeneration of Grangetown)
  launched in 1996

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Teesdale Site 1987
Teesdale Site 1990
Teesdale Site 2003
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Employees in Employment
Darlington Hartlepool M/Bro
Redcar Stockton Tees
UK Cleveland on Tees
Valley 47,400 30,900
55,900 40,700 76,400
251,300 in Primary Industries
0.4 2.6 0.4 3.7
1.8 1.6
1.8 in Manufacturing 13.1
17.8 6.1 24.6
18.6 15.7
14.2 in Construction Industry 7.2 5.8
6.6 3.9
6.9 6.3 4.5 in
Service Industries 79.3 73.8 86.9
67.9 67.8
76.4 79.5
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Services Employment
Tees Valley TOTAL 76.4 Distribution,
Hotels, Restaurants 22.9 Transport
Communications 6.3 Banking, Finance
Insurance 11.8 Public, Education
Health 28.7 Other Services 6.7
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Skilled Workers are NOT Industry Dependant
But any Industry is absolutely dependant on its
workforce
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Support Services Organisations in the Tees Valley

• Universities
• Further Education Colleges
• The Learning Skills Council
• Training Providers

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Teesside University sitting at the Heart of
Learning Culture
Proud of our knowledge based community.
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Infrastructure Development in the Tees Valley
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Professional Services Organisations
Legal, Financial Engineering
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Tees Valleys Integrated Logistics Terminal
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The role of Development Agencies

• The Tees Valley Partnership formed to ensure
• Better coordinated economic development
• Single vision and economic strategy
• Government lobby organisation
• 25 Board members, including representation from
• Local authorities
• Government Agencies
• Universities and Colleges
• Local Strategic Partnerships
• Private Sector organisations
• Voluntary Sector organisations
• Trade Unions

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The Future for our children
A new partnership combining the best in our
Private and Public sectors
We call it the Tees Valley Partnership
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The Identity Toolkit
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The Welcoming Brochure
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A Partnership involving the Whole Community
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Conclusions learned on our Journey of Discovery

• Evolution not Revolution
• Regeneration is an ongoing process
• Get ALL Involved
• One Story, One Dream, One Vision
• Constantly review the plan
• Make the most of the available assets
• Talk the area UP not down

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The Road Map

• Our Plan for the Future
• Produced by Trends Business Research
• Points the way to New Industry
• Clusters in
• Chemical Processes
• Power Industries
• Engineering Services and Construction
• Metal and Metal Products
• Food Processing
• Digital Technology and Media
• Environmental Industries

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An Invitation
Come and see us in the Tees Valley
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