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NRW.INVEST – GERMANY

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NRW.INVEST is the economic development agency for the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) see www.nrwinvest.com/en/home/.Germany comprises 16 federal states and NRW, adjacent to The Netherlands and Belgium, has the largest GDP (€700 billion) and population (18 million) of all.

NRW is also at the heart of Europe with 160 million people living within 500 kilometres of its capital Düsseldorf.NRW is the most important economic region in Germany and is also the most popular location for overseas investment, with over 20,000 foreign firms based there.International firms including Amazon, Ikea, Philips, UPS, Total, Ford and Mitsubishi, along with almost 1,500 UK firms including BP, Dyson, AO, Rexam, Johnson Matthey, Lush, Computacenter and Vodafone call NRW home.

NRW comprises Germany’s industrial heartland including The Ruhr, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg (Europe’s largest inland port).It has a diverse economy based on its heritage of heavy engineering, steel and coal along with the automotive, life science, logistics, chemicals, energy and IT sectors.

NRW ranks as one of Europe’s major transportation hubs, with outstanding road, rail, air and sea / river connections and over 24,000 logistics businesses.For example, every UPS parcel that leaves or arrives in Europe passes through Cologne-Bonn airport.Many global logistics players are based in NRW including DHL, FedEx, Kuhne & Nagel, BLG Logistics, TNT, Rhenus and Seacon.NRW has a quarter of all logistics companies in Germany, with internet fulfilment growing massively from firms such as Amazon, Espirit, TK Maxx and Zalando.

NRW.INVEST provides a free and confidential service for UK firms looking to set up and grow in NRW, Germany.It can give advice on how to establish a company in Germany (GmbH), how to recruit locally and has an excellent property search service for direct investors wanting to rent or buy land or buildings in NRW.

NRW.INVEST has a representative office in the UK headed by Andrew Harfoot.He can be contacted for advice on setting up a business in NRW and general guidance on doing business in Germany – please email harfoot@nrwinvest-london.uk or telephone 01732 375412.Also see www.nrwinvest.com/en/home/.

Registered Office:

Earlstrees Court, Earlstrees Road, Corby
Northants, NN17 4AX
Main Switchboard: 01536 740100

Company Registration Number: 2629347 
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Charity Registration Number: 1004963

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