West Brabant is a vigorous region with various metropolitan centres, a favourable labour market and an excellent infrastructure. A highly attractive residential and business area. We would like to clarify these three points further.
Labour market
The region has a relatively young, trained working population of more than 270,000 people. In addition, there is a labour potential of approximately 60,000 people. This is comprised of approximately 25,000 people from West Brabant who work in the southern Randstad urban conurbation. Many would prefer a job nearer their place of residence. A labour reservoir, therefore, from which new companies can successfully recruit their staff. Click here for more information about the labour market in West Brabant
Infrastructure
West Brabant is favourably located between Rotterdam and Antwerp (50 km). It is a short distance away from the airports of Amsterdam and Brussels (100 km) and has good accessibility with an excellent infrastructure by road (A16, A4, A58, A59), by water (Hollands Diep, Rijn-Schelde canal), via international railway connections and by air. But also large-scale pipeline connections and modern telecommunications facilities. Click here for more information about the infrastructure in West Brabant.
Combined residential and business area
With various woods (Wouwse Plantage, Rucphense Heide, Mastbosch), polders en nature conservation areas (Biesbosch en Kalmthoutse Heide), West Brabant boasts a splendid countryside. In the midst of this scenic landscape lies an alternating pattern of picturesque villages and clearly–arranged towns. Towns with a Burgundian background and characteristic identity and century-old fortified towns. It is a pleasure living and working here and passing one’s leisure hours in this part of the Netherlands, whether you enjoy woods, the heath or water. Not forgetting the close proximity of Antwerp, Rotterdam, the various amusement parks and the beaches in Zeeland. An additional advantage is that house prices in West Brabant are extremely reasonable, certainly when compared with the Randstad [the urban agglomeration of Western Holland]. |
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Businessess
West Brabant is consequently an attractive location for businesses. With a wide choice of possibilities for establishing a business, varying from large-scale industrial estates, various interesting business parks adjacent to town exit roads, and high-grade office locations.
Some 30,000 companies have preceded you and opted for a business location in West Brabant. Companies of international fame and reputation such as GE Plastics, Philip Morris, Van Melle, Philips Lighting, Ikea, Ben, Amgen, Princess. Familiar names in an economically-flourishing region. West Brabant is booming. As it has done for years now. Companies in the processing industry, the food industry, the beverages and tobacco industries and in the logistics sector are particularly well-represented in this part of the Netherlands. More recently, their example has been followed by companies in the business/professional services sector, and in particular the call-centres, Benelux head offices and ICT companies.
REWIN West-Brabant is keen to support companies that wish to locate in the region. It is with good reason that we have adopted the slogan: Make it in West Brabant!
Have a look at companies settling in West Brabant
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