News in Brabant
Brabant. Where business, people and life are bright.
You will find easy access to 170 million Europeans within 500 km of Brabant’s central location. When it comes to setting up your HQ, sales and marketing, manufacturing or logistics, Brabant offers best-in-class physical and telecom infrastructure and a favourable tax regime to significantly lower your operational costs. Our extensive ecosystems in terms of high tech, logistics, chemicals, life sciences, aerospace and agrifood take your collaboration possibilities to a new dimension. Cross-sector cooperation within a broad array of specialized technology clusters is deeply ingrained in Brabant’s DNA. Global industry leaders are interwoven with world renowned knowledge institutes and government.
1,625 foreign companies
representing 16% of all jobs created in the Netherlands
Easy international access
A top notch inbound and outbound infrastructure of rail, road, air and waterways is readily available
Highly educated employees
75% of the people in Brabant have a higher vocational or university degree
Ingram Micro
Ingram Micro recently opened a new distribution center in Waalwijk, building on its already strong presence in Brabant. The decision to expand in the region was a no-brainer for Jack Heijkans, Ingram Micro’s country executive for the Netherlands. “The combination of technology and logistics universities and the lively startup scene so close to our warehouses is quite unique. To me, Brabant is really the Logistics Valley of Europe.”