The Niederrhein region: Close and obvious

A warm welcome to Standort Niederrhein GmbH, who are responsible for the interregional promotion of economic development in the two cities of Krefeld and Mönchengladbach as well as the four administrative districts of Kleve, Wesel, Viersen and Rhein-Kreis Neuss. On the following pages we will familiarise you with the advantages of our business location and show you how you can benefit from the infrastructure and favourable position of the Niederrhein, located as it is in the West of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia between the Netherlands, the Ruhr metropolis and the State Capital. Furthermore we will introduce you to the companies and people located in the Niederrhein. Above all, do not hesitate to take advantage of our supporting services.

Niederrhein region in movie

Get to know the location of Niederrhein region and its core industries with the help of our videos.

Meet up with us at the most important trade fairs.

The Niederrhein is represented at the major relevant real estate trade fairs with its own stand. This is where you can not only meet us, but also the decision makers from our towns and local administrative districts. You are welcome to make an appointment in advance for a meeting at a trade fair. An email or a phone call will suffice.

The services we offer

Standort Niederrhein GmbH provides data and analysis on the Niederrhein as an investment location and is the first port of call for investors and businesses that are interested in locating in the Niederrhein. Please use us as an information platform for your business in the Niederrhein.

The Niederrhein region

The Niederrhein region – that is the two cities Krefeld and Mönchengladbach as well as the four districts Kleve, Viersen, Wesel and Rhein-Kreis Neuss. A good two million people live in the Niederrhein region. About 590,000 employees work in around 120,000 companies, which generate around 52 billion euros in goods a year. The gross added value is an impressive 58,800 euros approx per employee.

Europe's Heartbeat

NRW combines unique location factors making sure that our business location is in the best possible position compared to other European regions, such as economic powerhouse right in the middle of Europe, talent pool of high potentials from all around the world, room for innovation within Europe’s densest R&D network, investment location No.1 for international companies, urban lifestyle with an open-minded and innovative spirit. That's why we call NRW "Europe's Heartbeat".

Heads & Stories

More often than not, behind a successful company can be found an interesting entrepreneurial personality. We have selected a number of them and they are portrayed in our short series entitled “Heads of Industry and [their] Stories”.