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Teesside Trade Podcast

Weekly trade news and practical know-how for Teesside's builders, roofers and tradespeople — local projects, industry trends and honest advice on hiring and doing good work across Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Hartlepool — from the team behind Teesside Trade News.

Episodes

Episode 6 · 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.

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Episode 5 · 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.

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Episode 4 · 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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Episode 3 · 17 August 2026 · 5 min

Episode 3: BAM starts the £13m Skinningrove flood scheme, 172 homes lodged in Stockton, and Billingham's BA Joinery wins Teesside Growth Award

Construction starts on the £13m Skinningrove flood scheme, two housing applications land at Stockton Council, and British Steel takes on 17 apprentices.

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Episode 2 · 17 August 2026 · 6 min

Episode 2: Net Zero Teesside's local contract wins, Teesport's massive rooftop solar array, and the housing pipeline keeps growing

The Redcar quay upgrade is complete, Cavendish Northern lands a piping contract, PD Ports switches on 2,000 solar panels, and Skelton gets 323 homes.

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Episode 1 · 14 August 2026 · 5 min

Episode 1: Teesside's summer of construction — £50m airport campus, Stockton's new waterfront and a housing building boom

Our launch episode: Alfor Aviation's £50m airport campus, the £23m Stockton Waterfront park, £9m of Thorntree bungalows and Wynyard homes.

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