Coal mines, steelworks, and textile factories replaced homes as the place of work. The Teesside Steelworks at Redcar operated until closure in 2015. The style also lent itself to the building of cloth mills, steelworks and powerstations. Industries associated with the steelworks include metal engineering as well as a BOC plant. Today there are no steelworks or mines left in the area. Steel was brought from Welsh steelworks and also from overseas. In 2003 work began on demolishing and redeveloping the steelworks site. After the war, he worked for a time as a sandblaster in a local steelworks. This ore became the basis of the steelworks. Wenlock and Mandeville are animations depicting two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton. The pair currently own and operate Steelworks Studios in Sheffield, UK. Desulphurisation usually takes place during the transport of the liquid steel to the steelworks. Splott is characterised by its once vast steelworks and rows of tightly knit terraced houses. Ilva main assets, including giant Taranto steelworks, Europe's largest, were acquired by Gruppo Riva. A rail network exists within the steelworks.