Testimonials
Brabant has an enviable reputation as a location from which to do business and more than 1,100 foreign companies have decided to set up their operations in Brabant. For a selection of profiles on companies that have already established their research & development, manufacturing facility, European headquarters, shared services, customer care center, marketing & sales office or European logistics center in Brabant, please click on the entries below.
Selection: Smart Solutions
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LogisticsUSAWith the opening of a new distribution centre in Breda in Brabant, the medical giant Abbott has – for now – completed its far-reaching plans to optimize its logistical processes. The new... More > -
LogisticsUSAThe global biopharmaceutical company Amgen had little more than a few dozen employees when it started up in Breda in 1997. It has grown to well over 500 since that time. More > -
LogisticsUSAThe FedEx Supply Chain Services warehouse in Veldhoven is an impressive sight – a high-tech building with space for the widest possible variety of products received from and destined for... More > -
LogisticsUSAGenesis Engineering opened the doors to its European Logistics Center in 2008. Based in the Brabant city of Helmond, it launched with a staff of 15, planning to expand to 40 employees... More > -
LogisticsUSAHollister, the US developer and producer of medical care products launched its European distribution center in Etten-Leur in 2008. It currently employs 45 staff and has a five year growth... More > -
R&DUSAIn 2009 the US company Texas Instruments opened its new Benelux sales office in Eindhoven. This was a deliberate choice on the part of this leading manufacturer of semiconductors, so as to... More > -
R&DJapanWhen an increasing number of major Japanese companies began to set up shop in Europe in the 1970s, Omron also followed suit – more or less in the wake of several of its most important... More > -
R&DSwedenIt was over a hundred years ago that Ericsson first opened up a maintenance and repair workshop in Rijen, Brabant, a workshop that grew into a fully-fledged production plant by the end of... More > -
R&DGermanyThe automobile industry around the world employs the innovative belt CVTs manufactured by Bosch Transmission Technology. The company invented the CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) for... More > -
R&DGermanyXycarb Ceramics develops and produces high-grade graphite, ceramic and quartz machine parts for the semiconductor branch and is particularly well known for its high-temperature applications.... More > -
ManufacturingUSAWhen Philip Morris Holland B.V. commenced operations in Bergen op Zoom in Brabant over 25 years ago, production was expected to be in the region of 25 billion cigarettes a year. More > -
ManufacturingSwitzerlandA notable event occurred in the international chemicals sector in the early 1990s. In its search for a location to expand its European activities from, the Swiss company Kolb opted for... More > -
ManufacturingJapanThe Japanese company FUJIFILM has existed for over 75 years and can boast of a very rich history. The company is represented globally on every continent and has branches in over a hundred... More > -
ManufacturingUSADongen in Brabant was once one of five production centers for Coca-Cola Enterprises Nederland, but today it is the sole location serving the entire Dutch market. And production capacity is... More > -
ManufacturingGermanyThe automobile industry around the world employs the innovative belt CVTs manufactured by Bosch Transmission Technology. The company invented the CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) for... More >
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ManufacturingUSAMars, an international company, has its biggest factory in Veghel in Brabant. In fact, it is the biggest chocolate factory in the world. Veghel is for Mars, both in Europe and globally, a... More > -
ManufacturingUSAThe global biopharmaceutical company Amgen had little more than a few dozen employees when it started up in Breda in 1997. It has grown to well over 500 since that time. More >
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ManufacturingGermanyXycarb Ceramics develops and produces high-grade graphite, ceramic and quartz machine parts for the semiconductor branch and is particularly well known for its high-temperature applications.... More >
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HeadquartersThe NetherlandsForeign companies seeking out a base in Brabant often make VanBerlo Design Strategy in Eindhoven one of their first stops. While they sometimes just want to see where they will be coming at... More > -
HeadquartersUSAFounded in 1938, Molex is a leading one-source supplier of interconnect products. More than 33,000 employees design, develop, manufacture and distribute the company's portfolio of 100,000... More > -
HeadquartersIceland‘Life without limitations’ is the mission statement of Össur, one of the world’s biggest names in non-invasive orthopaedics. While the Icelandic company may have arrived in Eindhoven... More > -
Sales & MarketingUSAIn 2009 the US company Texas Instruments opened its new Benelux sales office in Eindhoven. This was a deliberate choice on the part of this leading manufacturer of semiconductors, so as to... More >
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Sales & MarketingTaiwanIn order to ship 100,000 IC’s (Integrated Circuits), also known as microchips, you don’t need much more than a medium-sized cardboard box. More > -
Sales & MarketingUSAGCX designs and manufactures an extraordinary range of products and is on an equally extraordinary mission. The Petaluma, California (Just North of San Francisco), company manufactures... More > -
Sales & MarketingChinaSay Norco and you say: industrial computer systems, but you also say: growth and market conquest. This Chinese company has successfully evolved into a major manufacturer of embedded PCs in a... More > -
Sales & MarketingChinaThe Chinese company Yokechem has already been an active player in the European market for a number of years. Under the name Shekoy Chemicals Europe BV, the manufacturer of phosphate fire... More > -
Shared ServicesUSAThe global biopharmaceutical company Amgen had little more than a few dozen employees when it started up in Breda in 1997. It has grown to well over 500 since that time. More >
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Shared ServicesIndiaTCS is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization, offering a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services delivered through its unique Global... More > -
Shared ServicesUSAFluke’s European head office has been located in Eindhoven since 1993, a strategic location from where this market leader in testing and measuring equipment can serve every country on the... More >
