Manufacturing

Gateshead has a strong heritage and reputation for industrial innovation, it is home to the UK's first trading estate, Team Valley. The industrial estate remains one of the largest in the country and the North East's leading commercial location.

Providing a range of industrial premises, the area is home to over 700 companies, employing over 20,000 people in the manufacturing and precision engineering sectors. We also have a number of strong industrial clusters, which are well placed to grow in the future. These include:

• Chemicals
• Electronics
• Precision engineering

Underpinning Gateshead's booming manufacturing industry is our highly-skilled and motivated workforce. The North East also has five universities, with over 80,000 students. It provides unrivalled access to academic research and innovation while specialist skills' academies support industries such as automotive, engineering, manufacturing, logistics and construction.