Vejen A Centre for Food Production

a part of We are there for you

Providing a good environment and opportunities Lighting, Solar, and NDI, all benefiting from each for welfare, quality and growth of business and other. It strengthens community and encourages industry, is an attractive munici- development. pality for business and industry and to live in. You find an optimum geographical location next to the Our Growth Team is ready to welcome you. You motorway – and good train connections making it will experience a solution-oriented and quick admi- easy to get to and from Vejen. nistrative process, whether you are building new, reconstructing or extending your premises. You will become part of a strong network of local and international companies such as Louis Poulsen

2 A centre for food production

We have a strong food cluster with a good network and the companies see it as a strength to be located this close to each other. Approximately 25% of the employees in the companies in Vejen Municipality are employed within the food industry. This provides you with a strong platform with an experienced, stable and competent labour force. Getting to and from Vejen Munici- pality is easy, and therefore attracting a qualified labour force is easy. Within one hour’s driving you can reach approx. 335,600 employees.

In Vejen Municipality you will find e.g. food production companies such as Danish Crown Beef, AquaPri, Grøndansk, Skare Meat, SB Pork, Scagro, SPF, AgriNorcold, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Eurofins and Force Technology.

Close to everything

Irrespective of where you place your company nearest container ports, the rest of the world is in Vejen Municipality, you can reach motorway within reach. E20 within few minutes thanks to our well-de- veloped road network. Moreover, you are close This provides optimum conditions for efficient to the railroad, you have Billund International logistics in relation to your customers, suppliers Airport and the cargo airport “right in your and not least your employees’ options to get to back garden” – and with short distances to the and from your company.

3 ”The location is the best! It is of great value for a food business to be located in a municipality where there is a cluster we can network with and whe- re the local staff at the municipality know what they are talking about.” Lowest prices for Finn Klostermann, CEO, Danish Crown Beef commercial building plots along E20

Low prices for building plots and low taxes makes establishing and doing business in Vejen Municipality a bit easier. We attach importance to having attractive commercial building plots for sale along E20 – actually we can offer plots at the lowest prices. With low business taxes, wa- ste-water taxes and business costs in general, it is economical and beneficial to do business in our municipality. In addition to this, we ensure you stable supply of fibre net, electricity, heating, water, and disposal of waste-water as well.

Quick and efficient planning

Finding solutions and being a flexible and solution-oriented cooperation partner for you as a company is important. We prove this time and again and our aim is to be within Top 10, when The Danish Construction Association and The Con-federation of Danish Industry range business-friendliness of the municipalities.

Recent years, Vejen Municipality have obtained a special expertise within planning in connection with establishment of food producti- on, such as Danish Crown’s new abattoir and the fish farm AquaPri and the extension of the laboratory company Eurofins. Growth team

We put business life first. When you contact Vejen Municipality, we gather a growth team consisting of key employees from the depart- ments to be involved in the process. Together with you, we draft a time and action plan for the process.

We incorporate the work tasks such as construction permits, supply, recruitment of labour force, options of settlement, business development and network. This ensures that you will have an efficient, competent and solution-oriented case administration.

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Vejen is one of 7 municipalities in the Triangle Region – a region located in the heart of and characterized as Denmark’s industrial center.

Focus Areas

Cleantech Food Circular Play & Design Transport Economy Learning & Logistics

5 The Triangle Region - Denmark’s industrial center

The Triangle Region is located in the heart of Den- production industry via new forms of knowledge mark and consists of seven municipalities with a transfer, more effective factory component solu- total population of 420.000 inhabitants. Furthermo- tions, and well-coordinated global logistics best re, the unique location provides the best possible practices. In the Triangle Region, we continue to access to the rest of Denmark. focus on creating the framework that allows com- panies to embrace and emerge stronger from the The Triangle Region is Denmark’s industrial center. challenges of tomorrow. We are a partner of MADE Our production-driven culture is well-supported by that is working to make Denmark the world’s most our location in the heart of Denmark and the strong competetitive manufacturing country. infrastructure of highways, railways, the Fredericia industrial port and the Billund international airport. For production and manufacturing companies, we offer business development assistance for free, Plus, our regional expertise in traditional forms plus networking or mentorship from an experienced of manufacturing is now being leveraged in our community of growth-oriented business leaders.

6 Advantageous location and infrastructure

The Triangle Region is an ideal base for industry and production. Businesses in our region operate easily 1,935 by air, sea and land, taking advantage of Denmark’s well-functioning and well-developed infrastructure. Our new companies in the international airport in Billund is the second-largest Triangle Region each year in Denmark and a global transportation hub, offering flights of 60-90 minutes to London, Berlin, Amster- dam, Oslo and Stockholm. For maritime shipping, the multimodal logistics center of Fredericia provides sea access to Scandinavian and Baltic markets as part of the core EU infrastructure.

The Triangle Region has access to most industrial workplaces within commuting The most business- distance friendly area of Denmark

Considering Denmark is one of the best countries in the world for doing business, it’s been suggested that the Triangle Region may be among the best places globally for starting or relocating a business.

Internationally-recognized companies with expertise Of all regions in Denmark, in production/manufacturing, cleantech, design, and the Triangle Region has the the food industry have deep roots here, including the beloved toy company The LEGO Group, sustainable best business climate insulation innovators Saint Gobain Isover, the design houses Fredericia Furniture and Carl Hansen, clean energy leaders Siemens Wind Power, food ingredient solutions provider Dupont/Danisco and the global meat processing powerhouse Danish Crown.

For foreign companies considering the possibility of establishing business operations in the Triangle Re- The workforce in the Triangle gion, and for potential investors seeking insights into Region counts the business opportunities here, we offer a team of strategists and advisors to help you assess the range of opportunities in Trekantomraadet, free of charge. 193,073

7 UdviklingVejen strengthens Network

Part of the business success of the area is developed through the cooperation between the companies and UdviklingVejen.

UdviklingVejen supports the cooperation through inspiration events, networking and free and neutral guidance for start ups. Here manufacturers, consultants, education institutions and authorities gather.

UdviklingVejen is the obvious place to ask, when companies need cooperation partners to pursue growth and development.

Ole Slot Peer M. Rexen CEO of Vejen Municipality Head of Business Development

M. +45 3017 0900 T. +45 7996 6100 E. [email protected] E. [email protected]

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