An alliance of some of Teesside’s highest performing SMEs is looking to create 200 new jobs by offering developers an alternative to major contractors.
TeesSMEs aims to offer a viable alternative to national delivery contractors who, the group says, often rely on transient workers and global supply chains to deliver projects on behalf of clients.
Bringing together 10 companies with an annual turnover of £80m, TeesSMEs is working to help fuel the area’s economic renaissance – especially post-pandemic – through job creation, training and shared prosperity.
Alliance members already employ more than 720 people across the North – a figure that will rise to just under 1,000 should Tees-SMEs secure work on flagship projects over the next few years.
Collective turnover would also cross the £100m mark.
Its members include Solomons Europe, Seymour Civil Engineering, Addison Project, AVRS Systems, Francis Brown Ltd, Group Industrial UK Ltd, Booth Construction, Projex Solutions, Johnson Procurement Services and Lynas Engineers.
Together they offer commercial management, quantity surveying, procurement and tendering, design and project management services, civil engineering, construction and structural design, structural steel and cladding, pipework and fabrication, control, instrumentation and electrical services, scaffolding, painting, insulation and rope access.
The goal is to be a one-stop-shop for clients seeking what TeesSMEs calls a ‘shovel ready” supply chain.
TeesSMEs founder and managing director of commercial management and quantity surveying firm Solomons Europe, Dominic Doig, said: “There’s a real buzz about Teesside with so many development projects, including Teesworks, offering the potential to transform the region’s economy.
“TeesSMEs brings together like-minded businesses that have a real passion for the region and believe the post-Covid economic recovery will be led by SMEs and not necessarily the big players.
“Our collective strength, agility and desire to innovate means we can help deliver major projects more effectively and efficiently at a time when being on time and on budget is as crucial as ever.
“We’re committed to employing locally, using local supply chains and delivering social impact initiatives that make a real difference to people’s lives and career prospects. It’s only right that Teesside-based SMEs play a leading role in the region’s economic renaissance.”
