COUNTY OF ZWICKAU THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE ECONOMY IN SAXONY We are looking forward to you. County Office of the County of Zwickau Building department, YOUR INVESTMENT LOCATION regional development, surveying You will feel welcome here! Department for economic promotion and tourism Gerhart-Hauptmann-Weg 2 08371 Glauchau Phone: +49 (0)375 4402-251 00 Fax: +49 (0)375 4402-25108 Email: [email protected] www.landkreis-zwickau.de ARE YOU LOOKING TO INVEST? 8 Reasons for choosing the County of Zwickau 1. TECHNICAL FASCINATION What industries can be found in the county? 2. HIGH LEVEL PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE Where and how do you find the right employees? 3. INNOVATIVE ABILITY Which partners will you find for successful research and development? 4. INFRASTRUCTURE What resources are available? A heartfelt welcome to the County of Zwickau 5. DIVERSITY IN Dear Entrepreneur, CRAFTSMANSHIP When you decide to invest, your decision must be well thought out and well planned. Are you looking for the exceptional, Take the time to get to know our viewpoint to enable you to make an exact assessment the unique? of how we can fit in with you, your family and your idea. This brochure will give you the first insight into the lifestyle and the values of the resi- dents of the County of Zwickau. You will discover how we think and feel and what we 6. HOSPITALITY are proud of. You will find practical examples of how different projects and programmes What can you impress your interact with one another for the well-being of all. These factors are what make our guests with? region such a pleasure to live in. It doesn’t matter where you begin, the first or the last page or even in the middle. Each featured section represents a significant component and only the successful interplay of all factors can lead to a prosperous outcome. 7. FAMILY AND LEISURE Each page consists of concrete information and the initial answers to fundamental que- What can you offer your family? stions. Further information can be found on the internet for all mentioned services. We make it our responsibility to support you as a service provider and as a strong partner. You are cordially invited to visit us for a personal meeting and we will readily support you, in word and deed, in reaching a good, long-term investment decision. Many thanks for your interest in our region and we look forward to meeting with you. 8. COOPERATION County Administrator Range of business development services offered by the County of Dr. Christoph Scheurer Zwickau 1 1 Wolkenburg Castle, Photo: mattrose.de YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! 2 GKN Driveline Deutschland GmbH, Mosel Factory, Photo: GKN 3 Continental Automotive GmbH in Limbach-Oberfrohna Centre of Excellence – Diesel fuel injection components, Photo: Joachim Dost 4 KRES Köstel & Rasch Elektronik + Service GmbH in Fraureuth Electronic and model train assembly done by the KRES company in Fraureuth, Photo: Andreas Bergfeld Area of short distances 5 Industrial Park Crimmitschau, Photo: Bert Harzer 175 1 cm = ca. 1.7 km Rochlitz Berlin (286 km) 180 Planned Roads Leipzig (73 km) Altenburg 72 J 20 Business Park (GE) Leipzig (70 km) Niederfrohna Niederfrohna J 19 Berlin (270 km) Industrial and Business Park (GI/GE) Altenburg (15 km) Hartmannsdorf A 93 J 18 Freight Village, Glauchau Waldenburg Chemnitz- Dresden (80 km) Röhrsdorf B SchönbergSchönberg Oberwiera 4 Chemnitz Interchange 68/17 Limbach- 1 Remse 180 Oberfrohna MeeraneMeerane J 64 Frankfurt (355 km) J 61 Glauchau East Callenberg Schmölln J 16 J 63 Chemnitz-Rottluff 4 Glauchau West J 67 Erfurt (119 km) Limbach- B J 62 Oberfrohna A Meerane J 65 J 66 Hohenstein- Wüstenbrand 173 Ernstthal Crimmitschau 175 4 Glauchau J 15 Denn-Denn- Chemnitz South 173 heritzheritz Oberlungwitz St. Egidien Hohenstein- Berns- Ernstthal 169 3 Neukirchen dorf Berga/Elster 93 72 175 175 173 Gersdorf Mülsen 180 J 14 Lichtenstein Stollberg North Werdau Hanover Langenbernsdorf ZWICKAU Cologne 175 Brussels C Prague Luxembourg Reinsdorf Fraureuth J 13 Stollberg Munich Vienna Stollberg West J 11 Lichten- 93 Zwickau East J 12 180 2 4 tanne Hartenstein Wilkau- 173 Haßlau Wildenfels 72 Hartenstein 9 Saxony Aue 13 J 10 Anhalt J 10 Bad Schlema ZwickauZwickau West West Kirchberg Langen- weißbach 2 HirschfeldHirschfeld Schneeberg Plauen 94 SAxONY 4 38 14 A Hartmannsdorf 93 (A) Saxony-Franconia Main Line 72 Nuremberg – Hof – Zwickau – Chemnitz – Dresden J 9 Dresden / Zwickau – Leipzig Reichenbach 4 17 173 (B) Central Germany Connection Paderborn – Erfurt – Gößnitz – Glauchau – Chemnitz – Dresden – Poland Dresden / Zwickau – Leipzig Thuringia Crinitzberg (C) Chemnitz Model Hof (70 km) 72 Glauchau – Stollberg – Chemnitz 72 Czech Republic (1) Vogtland Rail System Nuremberg (191 km) 1 Zwickau – Lengenfeld – Auerbach – Klingenthal – Kraslice (CZ) Bavaria 94 (2) Erzgebirge Rail System Munich (333 km) Zwickau – Schwarzenberg – Johanngeorgenstadt 5 1. TECHNICAL FASCINATION High Quality “Made in Germany” 1 WKFS Werkzeug-Komponenten- Fertigung GmbH Sachsen in Wilkau-Haßlau CNC-large-scale machining with a consistent technological chain and maximum component size of 7000 x 2 3000 millimetres and up to 50 tons in weight Photo: WKFS 2 Sternberg GmbH What industries can be found in the county? in Hohenstein-Ernstthal An internationally operating manu- Upon what basis can you establish your facturer of specialized nuts, bolts and business? screws, specialised turned parts and additional connecting components For more than 100 years, cars have been pro- Photo: Andreas Bergfeld duced without interruption in the County of Zwickau. The progress has grown from Horch 3 USK Karl Utz Sondermaschinen GmbH in Limbach-Oberfrohna and Audi to the Trabant and presently Volks- Special machines and industrial facili- wagen is being manufactured. Companies in 1 3 ties for assembly, application and test the tool, machine and plant construction in- engineering produced in accordance dustry produce and export precisely manuf- to customer specifications. Photo: USK actured components varying from 0.5 grams to 50 tons. In the textile industry, traditio- 4 Optical inspection systems nal companies develop and produce textiles Dr. Günther in Zwickau with unprecedented functions and new areas Optical inspection systems for the automatic testing and sorting of of application. Future technologies from the round and moulded items made solar, heat recovery and power electronics in- of clear glass, coloured glass and dustry also have their roots here. opaline glass. The strong, medium-sized business culture Photo: Andreas Bergfeld survives through tight, cooperative relation- 5 Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH 4 5 ships between the businesses, both job-ori- in Zwickau entated and in research initiatives. Industrial Golf and Passat along with bodywork for the Phaeton and Bentley Continen- and interdisciplinary networks reach far be- tal series are produced by the 6.200 yond the local borders. workers in the Zwickau plant. Photo: Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH Enthusiasm propels 6 G.U.B. Ingenieur AG in Zwickau The driving force behind the dedication of the- Sedimentation analysis, Physico- se industries is the ambition to deliver “Made Geotechnical Laboratory, Zwickau Photo: Andreas Bergfeld in Germany” top quality. Our stated goal is: “Better than the rest!” and this applies to all 7 Spindel- und Lagerungstechnik services and functions. A strongly-instilled Fraureuth GmbH team spirit enables a fast implementation Manufacturer of ball bearings and 6 8 cylindrical roller bearings with external speed and is reflected through a results-orien- diameters from 32 to 1600 millimetres tated cooperation by all participants. We prac- Photo: A&A Körner tice what we preach! A collective responsibility ”Individuals make a decision based on is assumed and is carried through until our 8 Spengler & Fürst GmbH in Crimmitschau their knowledge and ability over the signi- goals have been achieved. Quality cloth from Saxony ficance or insignificance of technology. At Photo: Creativ Werbung the same time it is always important to In the County of Zwickau, you will find sup- pliers and affiliated companies with excellently 9 Schnellecke Logistics bear in mind that technology should coun- Sachsen GmbH Glauchau tenance and not dominate life.“ trained and skilled workers. You will find peo- Axle manufacturers ple who work hard and achieve their goals. Photo: Schnellecke Logistics Dr. Frank Schlegel Spindel- und Lagerungstechnik Fraureuth GmbH 7 9 2 | 3 2. HIGH LEVEL PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE Top education ensures the livelihood of families, businesses and regions 2 Where and how do you find the right employees? Our region thrives on the creativity and the knowledge of the people and lifelong learning helps to tip the scales. Apprenticeships and further education possibilities in the County encompass the adult job qualifications, the 1 Saxony International School Carl Hahn in Glauchau initial training and an early introduction to 1 Teenagers in conversation with occupational orientation. A network of inter- the name giver of their school national schools and kindergartens is offered Photo: Ingeburg Schmuck where English and Spanish are spoken daily, 2 Europäisches Gymnasium global training and education are imparted in Waldenburg and Meerane and students from the 5th class onwards can International staff of teachers choose from eight foreign languages, inclu- Photo: Trägerverein Europäisches Gymnasium Waldenburg e. V. ding Japanese and Chinese. To ensure a continuous advancement of the 3 Model region for career and professional and tuitional orientation for the educational orientation students in the county, organisations, ed- Introduction of the informational platform: www.arbeit-im-landkreis- ucational institutions and businesses work zwickau.de 3 4 closely together in a unique and exemplary Photo: Junghanns PR Agentur manner within the parameters of the model region. 4 Paul Flemming School in Hartenstein Professional day Professional qualifications rather than reality Photo: Paul Flemming School shock Hartenstein The central idea of the educational insti- 5 University of Applied Sciences tutions in Zwickau is to achieve an overall of Zwickau WHZ Racing Team competency for the professional job market.