By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire) The Teeswork Heritage Taskforce has recommended dismantling the blast furnace on the former SSI steelworks site in Redcar A HERITAGE taskforce is recommending Redcar’s iconic blast furnace should be dismantled – but say they will continue to look at how it can preserve other structures. The Teesworks Heritage Taskforce has completed its report looking at how to preserve Teesside’s history of iron and steelmaking on the former SSI site in Redcar. It was set up in September by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen as part of wider plans to regenerate the site following the closure of the steelworks in 2015.