NEW images have been release showing the progress being made on the former steelworks site in Redcar.

The Teesworks site has been a hive of activity in recent months, with land being prepared and developed for a range of new projects.

It comes as work is due to begin on a new £300 million wind factory set to create 1,500 jobs.

Plans were submitted earlier this month for the SeAH Wind factory, which is set to redefine the Teesside skyline and stand as tall as Stockton’s Infinity Bridge at its peak.

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The 40-metre-tall building, which is part of Teesside’s Freeport, will sit on a 90-acre site adjacent to Teesworks’ £107 million heavy-lift South Bank Quay.

It’s 1.13 million square foot footprint is four times the size of the Riverside Stadium and, when complete, will be the largest facility of its type in the world.

The factory, which services the offshore wind sector, will create 1,500 jobs in the supply chain and during construction when work begins in July.

Once operational it’s expected a further 750 roles will be created.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the project will look “to the future and is creating hundreds of well-paid jobs.”

He added: “It’s fantastic to see that both SeAH Wind and its construction consultants, K2 Consultancy, are committed to employing local workers and using the region’s talent and suppliers to deliver the facility.

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“These aren’t just fancy pictures, they’ll start to be a reality, with spades in the ground coming in just a few short months.”

See how the site is progressing in the pictures below

All picture credit goes to Tees Valley Combined Authority

The Northern Echo: Numbered Scrap Pans laid in front of the former Clarifier outside the BOS plant at LackenbyNumbered Scrap Pans laid in front of the former Clarifier outside the BOS plant at Lackenby

The Northern Echo: Steel being stripped from the No.4 Lime Conveyor to the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking plant at LackenbySteel being stripped from the No.4 Lime Conveyor to the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking plant at Lackenby

The Northern Echo: 45tonne grabber dwarfed by the frame of the BOS plant45tonne grabber dwarfed by the frame of the BOS plant

The Northern Echo: Works in full swing to demolish the BOS PlantWorks in full swing to demolish the BOS Plant

The Northern Echo: Demolition under way on the Nitrogen SphereDemolition under way on the Nitrogen Sphere

The Northern Echo: Demolition under way on the Nitrogen SphereDemolition under way on the Nitrogen Sphere

The Northern Echo: The Control Centre of the Blast Furnace is being brought down the groundThe Control Centre of the Blast Furnace is being brought down the ground

The Northern Echo: The Control Centre of the Blast Furnace is being brought down the groundThe Control Centre of the Blast Furnace is being brought down the ground

The Northern Echo: The last few remains of the Area Workshops next to the Blast Furnace and Stock HousesThe last few remains of the Area Workshops next to the Blast Furnace and Stock Houses

The Northern Echo: Preparations being laid for a new link road within the site to serve SeAHPreparations being laid for a new link road within the site to serve SeAH

The Northern Echo: Preparations to level the site for SeAH are almost completePreparations to level the site for SeAH are almost complete

The Northern Echo: The view from the site down to South BankThe view from the site down to South Bank

The Northern Echo: Workers cutting the scrap metal from the Sinter Plant demolitionWorkers cutting the scrap metal from the Sinter Plant demolition

The Northern Echo: Workers cutting the scrap metal from the Sinter Plant demolitionWorkers cutting the scrap metal from the Sinter Plant demolition

The Northern Echo: Demolition is progress at the Sinter PlantDemolition is progress at the Sinter Plant

The Northern Echo: Demolition is progress at the Sinter PlantDemolition is progress at the Sinter Plant

The Northern Echo: A lonely looking chimney stack prepped for demolition later this yearA lonely looking chimney stack prepped for demolition later this year

The Northern Echo: A misty day looking down at the River Tees and works on the new South Bank QuayA misty day looking down at the River Tees and works on the new South Bank Quay

The Northern Echo: All action on the construction of the South Bank QuayAll action on the construction of the South Bank Quay

The Northern Echo: All action on the construction of the South Bank QuayAll action on the construction of the South Bank Quay

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