The Gateshead Maingate Centre occupies three floors of the prestigious six-storey Axis building at the north entrance to the Team Valley Business Park. Team Valley is traditionally a heavily industrial area but has in recent years been transformed into a major European retail and business park, home to over 650 businesses employing 17,000 people. Gateshead is a modern town in the north east of England offering an impressive mixture of urban vitality and rural charm.