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Venlo has become one of the most important logistics hotspot in the Netherlands and Europe. Its central location on the west-east axis, as a connection between major port cities such as Rotterdam and Antwerp on the one hand and the German (and Europe) hinterland on the other.

Venlo is easily accessible by water, road and rail. And with the addition of several nearby airports, Venlo plays a vital role in this growth region in terms of logistics and business and has been an attractive location for businesses in a variety of sectors.

Venlo is big enough to offer all the required city facilities, but it’s also a city on a human scale.

A green city in a green environment, which makes it a perfect place to live, to work, to study and to do business. The most important reasons to choose Venlo are:

it’s ideal location
it’s varied economy, with logistics, agrofood, manufacturing and knowledge-intensive industry, Leisure economy and Healthcare as the most important pillars
it offers the right educational facilities
it’s varied employment market
it’s innovative
it's pioneer of C2C and stimulates circularity and sustainability
it’s international
it has an attractive city center, with everything you’d expect to find.

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Venlo has everything you need!
Location, infrastructure, educational level of the people and much more. These are all reasons for companies to set up their operations in Venlo. What also helps is that Venlo welcomes you – not least if you’re a company that wants to set up a base here. The municipality of Venlo has a proactive approach to getting new companies started, and provides support, advice and mediation, helps establish contacts, provides facilitation and ensures that planning procedures are handles as quickly and efficiently as possible.