Industry & Business
A railway line causes a natural geographical division of part of the residential area of the village from the industry, but the village was first built by the Iron Works in the second half of the 1800’s, and that has caused a close affiliation between the two, with employment on the doorstep.
The village is fairly self-sufficient with three industrial engineering employers, seven smaller business units, Post Office/Newsagents/Grocery Shop, Hairdressers, Takeaway, Auto Repair Garage, also several Self Employed business running from home (e.g. Home & Garden Service, Building, etc).
Industrial Involvement
There has always been close affiliation between industry and residents. In 2002 NEIR and Darchem Company MD’s got together to form Stillington Industrial Estate Action Group, they then asked representatives from the other local businesses, the Parish Council and Residents Ass. also the Police to join them to work toward the good of the whole community.
This arrangement had a significant impact on reducing ‘visiting’ criminal activities and anti social behaviour, highlighting to the Police the different needs in Rural Areas, that were considered an easy target by some. (Car theft, poaching etc.) Also the quarterly meetings were a good network for involving the business element in local activities. There was a progression towards greater involvement resulting in Darchem Engineering providing project management for the playground construction, also providing benches and picnic tables for the Forest Park. Tours of their site and free annual support for the village roadshow day. North East Iron Refinery organised a marvellous firework display with food and refreshments each year, made gates for the Church and also did the physical job of hanging the flower baskets, which were provide by Endeavour Housing who built a new residential development here in 2006.
The Industrialist are always on hand to help with advice and support, also advertising activities, this is greatly appreciated by the residents and forms a more effective community.
Metabrasive - sadly closed May 2016 - end of an Era for the village
Tel 01740 630212 - established near Stockton in Cleveland, manufactures chilled iron particles and refined iron ingots formerly described as pig iron. The split of activity is now 90% to 10%. Founded in 1866 as the Carlton Ironworks, the much expanded original blast furnace site was razed to the ground in 1932 after the Carlton Ironworks had been bought out by Dorman Long.
Darchem Engineering Ltd, Stillington, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland. TS21 1LB,
Tel: 1740 630461 Darchem has four business units, three of which provide engineered solutions to the high temperature problems of, primarily, the aerospace industry. The fourth provides fire protection and high temperature insulation solutions for the offshore and nuclear markets.
www.darchem.co.uk
Bodycote Heat Treatments Ltd - Stockton-on-Tees TS21 1LD UK
Phone : +44 (0)1740 630353 Fax : +44 (0)1740 630075 Email : infotp@bodycote.com
Thermal processing encompasses a variety of techniques and specialist engineering processes which improve the properties of metals and alloys and extend the life of components and is a vital part of any manufacturing process.
Stephensons Haulage
Hi-Hab - Hire
24hr Express Delivery Tel/Fax. 01642 560314
Clarkes Of Stillington Plate and Profiles Ltd, Ironmasters Way, Stillington
Tel 01740 630571 Our company supplies steel plates and profiles of various grades to a wide range of customers throughout the UK, from yellow goods to mining and general construction industries. Management invites any Customers to visit the premises and inspect their Quality Systems and products.
Business Units -
Morrison Street, Stillington.