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Business Location Landkreis Forchheim Content Page Preface 3 Economic region Forchheim 4 C. Kreul GmbH & Co. KG 6 Clinic Fränkische Schweiz gGmbH 7 Gebr. Waasner GmbH 8 Huhtamaki Forchheim 9 Kennametal GmbH & Co. KG 10 Liapor GmbH & Co. KG 11 NAF Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG 12 Schmetterling Reisen GmbH & Co. KG 13 Siemens AG Medical Solutions 14 Simon Hegele GmbH 15 Sparkasse Forchheim 16 Tutogen Medical GmbH 17 Vierling Gruppe 18 Junior Chamber Forchheim 19 Map of Landkreis Forchheim 20 Persons to turn to 21 Promotion of Economic Develop- ment in Landkreis Forchheim 22 2 Dear sirs creativity, spirit of enterprise and Just come and see for yourself – business. With this location bro- the district of Forchheim with its I am pleased to be able to intro- chure we would like to show you businesses, its people and its duce the district of Forchheim the advantages of our economic charming environment together (Landkreis Forchheim) as an inter- region in all their diversities. with the culture and the scenery esting economic location to you. The following pages will show you of Franconian Switzerland Numerous businesses from diffe- some examples of traditional, (Fränkische Schweiz) speak for rent sectors have long proven: domestic businesses and you will themselves. Landkreis Forchheim offers ideal see why many enterprises have location conditions for people as already become newly established well as for industry and commerce. in Landkreis Forchheim. The varie- The district of Forchheim also ty of business lines ranges from offers first-rate conditions for a conventional industrial plants to good economic development: Its new businesses in the service excellent location and well-deve- sector. loped infrastructure and transport connections in the vicinity of the The partnership between econo- university towns of Nuremberg, my and local politics, the possibi- Erlangen, Bamberg and Bayreuth lity to establish fast contacts as Reinhardt Glauber as well as the highly appreciated well as uncomplicated administra- Head of the district authority charming scenery, nature and tive procedures make sure that environment provide a unique companies feel at ease in our combination of so-called "hard” district. This is supported by the and “soft” location factors for local promotion of economic deve- lopment. 3 The economic This is, for example, reflected in the nesses in the service sector pro- region of forchheim: location of several important logis- vide about 23,500 jobs which are tics companies in the region. liable to contribute to social securi- “it’s the location ty. Traditionally the district of that does that” Forchheim in Upper Franconia Data and facts in view shows the most favourable unem- Landkreis Forchheim is situated of the economic structure ployment figures. Another impor- at the heart of Franconia (Fran- The economy in the Forchheim area tant factor that speaks for the ken) in North-Bavaria between is distinguished by a manifold Forchheim region is the sector of the Nuremberg-Fürth-Erlangen structure of industries. recreation and tourism which mani- areas and the Upper Franconian Important businesses, which will fests itself in the unique landscape centres of Bamberg and Bay- be portrayed in the following of “Franconian Switzerland” (“Frän- reuth. Its excellent transport con- pages, have already established kische Schweiz”). nections are guaranteed by inter- themselves. Among many others nationally important traffic rou- the medical systems, logistics, tes: the federal motorway A 73, mechanical engineering, electrical An ideal environment: the Main-Danube-Canal and the engineering, and packaging indus- “work-life-balance” main railway line Munich – Berlin tries as well as confectionery and The economic region of Forchheim (future intercity express ICE textile manufacturers are above all is the ideal environment for busi- Nuremberg – Erfurt) run from represented in the Forchheim area. nesses and people to find the per- north to south through Landkreis There are also smaller innovative fect work-life-balance. You are invi- Forchheim. The distance to the firms represented in Landkreis ted to enjoy the nearby recreation international airport in Nurem- Forchheim, which manufacture by ample spaces of unspoilt nature berg is 35 km (21.7 miles). Thus worldwide unique products (“hid- and many cultural events. The all major transport systems with den champions”). More than 2,200 “lowlands” with their valleys along their fast connections can be businesses in industry, retail and the rivers Regnitz, Wiesent and found in the economic region. craft trades as well as many busi- Aisch as well as the “uplands” of Franconian Switzerland provide Coburg Bamberg Berlin ideal possibilities for leisure, A70 Schweinfurt A70 sports and tourism. Europe’s Bayreuth largest coherent sweet cherry- Hamburg Rostock A73 B505 Streit- growing area, for example, is in the berg Bremen Ebermann- Berlin Eggolsheim stadt B470 Muggendorf Hannover district of Forchheim. Some of our Gößweinstein Hallerndorf Pretzfeld cultural events are, among others, Forchheim Obertrubach Halle Würzburg Kirch- Egloffstein Leipzig Herolds- ehren- the “Forchheim advent calendar”, bach bach Köln Dresden Gosberg Erfurt Hausen B2 A3 which is famous beyond the bor- Gräfenberg Frankfurt ICE-Strecke A9 ders of this country and the sports Igensdorf Mainz N event “Fränkische Schweiz Mara- Erlangen Neunkirchen Forchheim a. Brandt Nürnberg thon” every year. Main- Stuttgart Donau- München Kanal A3 A6 B8 Nürnberg Fürth Regensburg München Stuttgart 4 5 for retailers. Its slogan is “Every- thing for creative people”. In addi- tion to the three strong brands, namely Javana, Solo Goya and Hobby Line they also offer pro- ducts of co-operations with Christophorus, Faber-Castell, tesa C. Kreul – and marianne hobby. the artists’.colours. When the company premises in factory. Forchheim became too small the company management decided to The colour manufacturer move to a location in the district C. Kreul was originally founded in of Forchheim. Hallerndorf offered Nuremberg and moved to Forch- the most suitable area for the heim in 1842 in order to make needs of the company. In 2001 the use of the strategic advantages of factory was extended by a supple- this location. Shortly before this mentary building. Today there is a Awards Forchheim had lost its status as a functional and architecturally In 2000 C. KREUL was chosen the stronghold and could then offer impressive building in Hallerndorf “Entrepreneur of the Year 2000” favourable locations for small with an area of more than 52,000 and “The Best Entrepreneurs businesses, which depended on sq.m which offers jobs for over Under The Sun”. water power. The colour mill used 200 people in the region. the lower reaches of the river In 2001 award of the “Best 50 of Wiesent. When Carl Kreul died he Bavaria”, the prize of the Bavarian didn’t leave any children and the ministry of state for economy. company had many different Being a source of supply for about owners. Since 1922 the company 20,000 products C. KREUL is today has been owned by the Forch- one of the world market leaders in heim chemists Schmidt. Today C. the sector. Kreul is still managed as a family- owned company by Gertraud Firmengruppe C. Kreul Hawranek (née Schmidt), who Carl-Kreul-Straße 2 holds a diploma in economics. D-91352 Hallerndorf The core competence of the com- Phone +49 (0) 9545/925-0 pany derives from the invention Fax +49 (0) 9545/925-511 of the ink grinder by Carl Kreul. The production of artists’ colours E-mail: [email protected] was thus the foundation for an Internet: www.c-kreul.de industrial company which today meets almost all the require- ments for hobby and craft paints 6 The special hospital for geriatric rehabilitation with an early rehabilitation unit offers special treatment for older patients suffering from several diseases. The care ward with room for 30 patients, conveys a feeling of comfort and security to its occupants by its appealing architecture and homelike furnishing as well as specially trained staff. Clinic fränkische schweiz in ebermannstadt Additional offers are: • a complete therapy concept with the highest Special hospital for internal medicine medical standard, Special hospital for geriatric rehabilitation • rehabilitation without waiting times for patients suffering from acute diseases, The clinic Fränkische Schweiz and the KFS-Service- GmbH currently employ more than 300 people. • immediate emergency treatment of rehabilitation Approximately 3,300 patients are treated in the patients in the acute clinic without delays caused, special hospital for internal medicine each year, for example, by long transports of patients, without counting the roughly 2,200 outpatients. In • individual hospital rates with direct connection to the special hospital for geriatric rehabilitation about the acute clinic and facilities of the rehabilitation 750 patients are treated yearly. At the end of 2004 a clinic, care ward which can host 30 occupants needing • wellness for young and old short-term or long-term care has been set up. In addition the clinic runs a commercial temporary Medical science and treatment of old people is a employment agency for service, administrative and great challenge. The clinic Fränkische Schweiz is medical staff. comprehensively and constantly striving to offer such medical care in the region which provides the people living in the district and beyond it with professional A unity despite different medical and nursing orien- help, support and advisory service all year round. tations – centre for geriatric medicine Surgeries, hospitals and other employers wishing to The special hospital for internal medicine, the spe- employ their staff temporarily through the clinic’s cial hospital for geriatric rehabilitation and the care own temporary employment agency are welcome to centre are not isolated from each other, they are call +49 (0)9194/55-326 for further information. complementing each other. This “complementing each other” does not only refer to the premises. The A memorial centre for patients with dementia and three divisions form one complex.