Two large-than-life steel figures, created to commemorate the industrial heritage of the Teesside area, have been galvanized at Humber Galvanizing, before being installed as gateway features for the South Tees Business Park near Middlesbrough.

The artworks show a welder from Teessideís former ship-building industry and a "puddler"; a man who turned and forged molten iron. They were commissioned, along with other heritage artworks, by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.

The designs were created by local artist Steve Tomlinson of Stokesley, North Yorkshire, and cast in steel plate by Humberís customers, Robinson Engineering at their foundry in Liverton Mines, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, before being hot-dip galvanized and painted for maximum anti-corrosion protection.

Geoff Robinson, of Robinson Engineering, said all the features represented aspects of Teessideís industrial past, and were being used to help promote the opportunities available at the business park, which is on a former steelworks site.

Tony Linsley, Commercial Manager of Humber Galvanizing, said: "All these galvanized sculptures designed by Steve Tomlinson and made by Robinson Engineering are good examples of how modern skills and processes can be combined with images from the past to help regenerate a former industrial area."