LIPPSTADT

Global Companies and German „Mittelstand“ at its best!

LIPPSTADT is …

Easy to reach by car: Highway A2 in the North connecting to Cologne, Hannover and Berlin Highway A44 in the South leading to and Kassel

Or by plane: Frankfurt ‐Lippstadt Airport Dortmund Airport Düsseldorf Airport

Or by train: Fast train (ICE, IC) connections to Hamburg, Frankfurt, , Cologne and Berlin. Direct connections to the area.

LIPPSTADT: Global companies and many innovative medium sized enterprises Focus on automotive industries

LIPPSTADT is home to many big and medium sized companies‐ the German Mittelstand. They are highly innovative and specialized in various fields. Many of them have subsidiaries around the world and sell their products and technologies on a worldwide scope.

HELLA is a global, independent family‐owned company with more than 32,000 employees at 100 lo‐ cations in more than 35 countries. The HELLA Group develops and manufactures lighting and elec‐ tronic components. It is one of the top 40 automotive parts suppliers in the world and one of the 100 largest German industrial companies with its headquarters in LIPPSTADT. More than 5,500 em‐ ployees work for HELLA in LIPPSTADT.

UTC Aerospace Systems ‐ One of the world’s largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and defense products. UTC hast a production site for aircraft lighting systems with about 300 em‐ ployees in LIPPSTADT.

HBPO ‐ the global market leader for car front‐end modules operates at 32 locations in 14 countries. HBPO has its headquarters in LIPPSTADT, about 1,780 people work for HBPO worldwide.

BHTC ‐ with 7 locations around the world in , the USA, China, India, Japan, Bulgaria and Mexico BHTC ensures its leading position among the manufacturers for climate panels and units for vehicle air conditioning. The BHTC headquarters are in LIPPSTADT – 1,200 people are employed here. thyssenkrupp ‐ The leading global manufacturer of slewing bearings, one of the largest producers of seamless rolled rings . The research and development department for slewing bearings is also in LIPPSTADT, where 1,300 people are employed.

ASSA ABLOY – The world's leading manufacturer of High Performance Industrial Doors, has their head office in LIPPSTADT. Business Development Agency Lippstadt – www.wfl‐lippstadt.de 2

Schieffer International Group ‐ A family‐owned company specialized in producing components and systems out of rubber and plastics also for the automotive sector. Schieffer has subsidiaries in the US, Israel and Romania.

ASO – Safety Solutions – a leading global supplier of security and sensor systems with offices in the US, France, Belgium and Great Britain has its headquarters in LIPPSTADT.

IDEAL, stands for innovation and progress and is leading in the production of Resistance Welding Machines and has partners in 6 continents. The American subsidiary IDEAL Welding Systems is locat‐ ed in Rockford, Illinois.

Pöttker mastered the production techniques for slides recently focusing on tables. The run five sales companies in Europe and the USA.

Just to name some of the 1600 enterprises in LIPPSTADT.

LIPPSTADT has an excellent local energy supplier!

The Stadtwerke LIPPSTADT are always the first and best partner when it comes to securing flexible and good prices for all kinds of supplies (water, gas, electric power). Depending on the customer’s needs special arrangements can be settled.

LIPPSTADT has human resources at its best!

Due to its long history as an industrial production site and the constant need to provide well trained engineers LIPPSTADT has a well trained workforce. One of the largest vocational schools in the dis‐ trict of is located here.

The University of Applied Sciences ‐Lippstadt was founded in 2009 and focuses on the engi‐ neering disciplines. In September 2017 5,819 students were enrolled at the University of Applied Sci‐ ences Hamm‐Lippstadt. They had a choice of 14 Bachelor‐ and 6 Master programs. The University Hamm‐Lippstadt is not only proud of the great quality of the new campus in Lippstadt and Hamm but also to its excellent contacts and connections to local companies. They offer great choices to get hands on experiences in various industrial locations for the students.

For more detailed facts and figures about LIPPSTADT see:

 “Data on the business location LIPPSTADT” (attached)  “Lippstadt. – Innovativ und zukunftsorientiert“ (brochure, bilingual)  Video portrait of the city and the economy: http://www.lippstadt.de/wirtschaft/english‐dvd.php or scan the QR‐code.

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