South Tyneside’s economy is shaped by its riverside location. Based on our heritage, natural assets, transport links and skilled workforce, we have real local strengths in advanced manufacturing, energy and offshore, the low carbon economy, hospitality and tourism (all industries where our proportion of employment is higher than the national average).
Dogger Bank will be the world’s largest wind farm located 130km off the North East Coast and will be capable of powering 6million British homes. Its Operations and Maintenance base is located at the Port of Tyne in South Shields.
The International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) is a nationally important and internationally respected location for advanced manufacturing and European-scale supply chain industries. The first phase of the project, a partnership between South Tyneside and Sunderland Councils, is now complete with manufacturing giants SNOP UK, AESC UK, Jatco and Faltec Europe on site, adjacent to the Nissan UK plant. IAMP now offers the potential to develop up to 1.8m sq ft of flexible business accommodation.