Utrecht offers quality, with a young and highly qualified professional population and a strong economy. The city has the largest university in the Netherlands, professional training institutes and various research institutes.
With its high percentage of companies in the IT, academic and knowledge creation sectors, Utrecht is a national leader in business and financial services. Many renowned names have their national or international headquarters here, such as Rabobank, AXA, Fortis, Cap Gemini, Atos Origin, HP Invent and Daimler Chrysler.
Also well represented and increasingly important in Utrecht region are the medical and healthcare services, along with associated companies and organisations involved in research and education.
These, along with the ‘creative’ industries which flourish here, such as media, art and design, make for a stable, well-balanced economic structure.
What do we offer?
The city offers a wide and growing variety of competitively priced office space, full-service business centres and multi-functional facilities to accommodate all these different sectors.
Companies looking to establish themselves in the governmental, financial and business services sectors can get valuable and free advice from the Utrecht Investment Agency. (e mail: m.de.la.vienne@utrecht.nl). For information on available land, location and prices please also refer to www.utrecht.nl/business.
Top conference and event location
The Jaarbeurs (Royal Trade Fair) is one of the Netherlands’ leading conference, event, and trade fair venues, Located at the Utrecht central railway station, it hosts more than 100 national and international events each year, bringing some 4 million visitors to the city. Currently the company is involved in several projects in China as well, from it's office in Shanghai.Business events: the Utrecht Convention
- Bureau offers advice to prospective organizers of congresses and business events (please refer to www.utrecht-congress.com for advice on congress facilities)
- Port: Lage Weide container terminal, located at Amsterdam-Rhine canal. Last year, the port handled approximately four million tons of cargo.
Useful links on Utrecht
