Wilton International offers major advantages to energy-intensive businesses looking to succeed.

The 2,000 acre site is one of the UK’s most important locations for process industry manufacturing.

Centred on Teesside in North East England – a major UK exporting region – the “can do” attitude of the people and the site’s distinctive features and capabilities make it attractive to a broad range of businesses, particularly those in energy intensive industrial sectors.
Recent years have seen significant investments by firms in rapidly growing high value, low carbon areas.

These include green energy, biofuels and plastics recycling operations. Other sectors – including minerals processing, automotive, data centres and advanced manufacturing – are also recognising the many attractions of Wilton.
With shared access to low cost power, steam and other utilities, the integrated site infrastructure and high quality site services, firms also derive benefits from the strengths and shared economic ambition of the Teesside area.

These include supportive local MPs, Government and business partner organisations and excellent transport communications enabling easy access to markets, superb supply chain companies and a flexible workforce steeped in process operation experience.

Wilton International is of major importance to the local, regional and national economy.

Thousands of people rely on the site and the adjacent Wilton Centre for work each day. Most live in the Teesside area and spend millions of pounds on goods and services each year.
Hundreds of supply chain companies – including contractor firms offering a wide range of maintenance and engineering goods and services – are based on site or close by and are critical to the success of the main companies.
The process industries in the North East contribute more than £10 billion to the national economy each year with Teesside also a centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering and home to the UK’s largest exporting port.
Teesside has some of the lowest operating costs in the UK, with rent and rates around half that of most major UK cities and a quarter of those in Aberdeen, London and the South East. The area also boasts an experienced, skilled and affordable workforce.

Wilton is a hugely integrated site with a superb infrastructure. Steam and electricity needs are met through modern, reliable onsite power generating assets backed by a National Grid connection.

There are also more than 120Km of corridor carrying pipelines, cables and distribution systems – important links saving investors time and money in getting new projects off the ground quickly.

Similarly, culverts, bridges, pipe supports and anchor blocks, cable routes and supports also add to the infrastructure advantages of the site. Development is also enhanced by existing rights of access and planning consent on certain parts of the site.

Wilton Supplier Village is another major attraction to site companies, offering a wealth of expertise and experience in operation and engineering support. Located centrally, it allows supplier companies to support current and potential future site initiatives.

The site offers excellent connections into the UK and mainland Europe via road, rail and sea.

Road

Wilton is easily accessible from the North and South via the A1 (M) and A19 with the A66 and M62 providing excellent links east to west.
A private road connects Wilton directly to Teesport, providing access without having to leave site or use public roads; resulting in quick connections for deliveries to and from the port.

Rail

Wilton has one of the largest privately owned rail sidings in the UK, comprising a total of 26 miles of Bullhead rail track. The extensive track network is connected to the main Middlesbrough to Saltburn line and also links directly to Teesport, making Wilton the perfect location for any business requiring goods in or goods out.

Sea

Teesport operated by PD Ports is just two miles from the Wilton International site and is widely recognised as one of the best connected and fastest growing feeder ports in the UK, providing easy access to some of the world’s largest shipping lines. It is the UK’s third largest port by tonnage, with more than 5,000 vessel calls a year and handles 40 million tonnes of cargo.

Tees Freight Terminal, based on Teesport, and independently owned and operated by AV Dawson, provides additional logistics support by road, rail, land and sea. The 40 hectare site includes one of the largest independent rail terminals in the North of England, an 850m quayside offering port and shipping services, extensive warehousing, container storage and a supporting road transport fleet. With direct links to the East Coast Mainline, four railheads offer unique and market specific freight handling services, including bulk and intermodal transportation and storage. Port and shipping services include berthing for deep-drafted vessels, heavy-lift cranes to 215 tonne capacity and an onsite ships agency.

Safety is the top priority of all companies operating on the Wilton International site and the site safety record is comparable with the best in the world.

All site firms take safety, health and environmental (SHE) matters extremely seriously and share their knowledge and experiences on a regular basis to maintain the highest standards of operation.

Many of the companies carry out operations covered by the UK Government’s Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) regulations 1999 and as such must abide by strict safety, health and environmental rules and regulations under the watchful eye of the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency.

Falck Fire Services UK provides a range of rapid response emergency services to customers from its base on site. Its parent company provides a similar service at other industrial locations across Europe.
Falck also offers around the clock security for customers and its range of services is specifically designed to safeguard customers and their assets.

By working together site firms achieve more and share the same philosophy in relation to all important environmental, health and safety matters.

The cost of many site services, including emergency response services and pipeline maintenance, is shared between the companies, saving cost and maximising value for money support.

External stakeholder groups understand the needs and importance of local industry in creating wealth and jobs, sharing the same goal of enhancing the industrial and economic credentials of the area.

Five of the area’s local authorities have now joined forces to create the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) – a single voice for strategic decisions on economic development, transport infrastructure and skills. TVCA also plays an important role in securing additional resources for the region from Government.

Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU) was one of the first Local Enterprise Partnerships in the country to gain Government approval and is an integral part of TVCA. Along with other partner organisations including the North East Process Industries Cluster (NEPIC) it has a well-deserved reputation for fighting for jobs and growth.

Local education and training providers include Teesside University, Middlesbrough College, TTE Technical Training Group and Redcar and Cleveland College – They exist to ensure people in the area have the right skills and competencies to fill key operational and management roles.