Trends & Facts 2008 Hannover Region Business Enterprise Office J Guidance and Brokerage Service J Investment and J Location Information Subsidy Advice Business and Employment J Sites and Real Estate Advice J Crisis Contact Point Promotion Contents 2 Location & infrastructure Chapter Page A nationwide survey shows that Hannover Region has a great deal to offer – both as a place to work and live. Location & infrastructure 3 This brochure, compiled by the Hannover Region Business Enterprise Office, presents some of the region’s key figures. Population 4 As your central point of contact and service point for local and foreign businesses we would be happy to advise you Employment 6 on any questions you may have about this location – in addition to the information presented here. No matter Mobility 8 whether you have a question regarding administrative matters, about investment and subsidy options available Purchasing power 10 to your company, whether you are interested in land or property or require support in a crisis situation – we are Businesses 12 here to help. Rents & prices for commercial properties 14 Taxes 15 Energy & waste management 16 Education & science 18 Quality of life & living 20 Childcare 22 Tourism 24 Fairs 26 Population 4 5 The population of the municipalities in Hannover Region is anticipated to remain stable overall. Some areas are expected to experience a sharp increase in population figures due to large new housing areas. Inhabitants in the municipalities Population development up to 2020 Municipality Change By age group Up to 20 20-60 Over 60 years years years 997 2007 total In % in % in % in % State Capital Hannover 522,574 516,166 -6,408 -1.23 16.8 58.4 24.8 Barsinghausen 34,695 34,082 -613 -1.77 20.0 51.3 28.7 Burgdorf 30,417 30,079 -338 -1.11 19.2 53.0 27.8 Burgwedel 19,273 20,453 1,180 6.12 21.3 50.4 28.3 Garbsen 62,813 62,827 14 0.02 20.3 52.3 27.4 Gehrden 14,655 14,664 9 0.06 20.7 51.9 27.4 Hemmingen 16,878 18,534 1,656 9.81 20.1 51.1 28.8 Isernhagen 21,973 22,829 856 3.90 19.1 52.9 28.0 Laatzen 37,388 40,034 2,646 7.08 18.6 53.6 27.8 Langenhagen 49,449 51,529 2,080 4.21 19.3 53.6 27.1 Lehrte 42,546 43,573 1,027 2.41 21.1 54.3 24.6 Neustadt a. Rbge. 43,640 45,567 1,927 4.42 21.7 53.4 24.9 Pattensen 12,965 13,913 948 7.31 20.5 52.0 27.5 Ronnenberg 22,955 23,238 283 1.23 20.7 53.8 25.6 Seelze 32,943 32,973 30 0.09 20.2 53.8 26.0 Sehnde 18,939 22,708 3,769 19.90 22.1 55.3 22.6 Springe 29,842 29,643 -199 -0.67 19.7 51.0 29.3 Uetze 18,846 20,379 1,533 8.13 22.6 53.1 24.3 Wedemark 26,581 29,154 2,573 9.68 21.0 53.7 25.3 Wennigsen 13,092 14,114 1,022 7.81 21.4 51.5 27.1 Wunstorf 40,528 41,682 1,154 2.85 21.1 53.7 25.2 Hannover Region ,2,992 ,28,4 5,49 .6 8.8 55.4 25.8 Source: IES forecast, summer 2005/population data, Lower Saxony Office for Statistics (NLS) Employment 6 7 The overall number of persons in employment has dipped only slightly. Hannover Region’s economic structure has a clear focus on the Some municipalities experienced a very dynamic development following tertiary sector. This is complemented by a strong industrial base. impressive growth in jobs. Employees liable to social security in Hannover Region per municipality Employees liable to social security by business sector Municipality 997 2007 Total Change in % Business sector 997 2007 State Capital Hannover 279,345 268,606 -10,739 -3.84 total in % total in % Barsinghausen 7,328 5,996 -1,332 -18.18 Agriculture and forestry 2,335 0.5 2,303 0.6 Burgdorf 5,837 5,128 -709 -12.15 Processing industries, mining 107,357 25.1 77,151 18.4 Burgwedel 6,384 6,745 361 5.65 Building industry 25,175 5.9 17,924 4.3 Garbsen 10,504 11,600 1,096 10.43 Retail, catering & hotel industry 65,626 15.4 76,032 18.2 Gehrden 3,032 2,998 -34 -1.12 Transport, telecommunications 30,017 7.0 33,216 7.9 Hemmingen 3,434 3,248 -186 -5.42 Banking industry, insurance 25,187 5.9 21,208 5.1 Isernhagen 8,394 8,581 187 2.23 Service industry 171,539 40.2 190,850 45.6 Laatzen 13,548 15,391 1,843 13.60 Hannover Region 427,26 00.0 48,684 00.0 Langenhagen 26,779 28,123 1,344 5.02 Lehrte 10,870 10,036 -834 -7.67 Neustadt a. Rbge. 8,712 8,116 -596 -6.84 Employees liable to social security by sector (as at 0 June 2007) Pattensen 3,235 3,074 -161 -4.98 Ronnenberg 4,668 3,944 -724 -15.51 Seelze 4,979 4,651 -328 -6.59 Sehnde 3,197 4,677 1,480 46.29 Springe 6,509 6,071 -438 -6.73 Uetze 2,798 2,746 -52 -1.86 Wedemark 5,046 5,983 937 18.57 Wennigsen 1,996 2,051 55 2.76 Wunstorf 10,641 10,919 278 2.61 Hannover Region 427,26 48,684 -8,552 -2.00 Source: Lower Saxony Office for Statistics (NLS) Source: Lower Saxony Office for Statistics (NLS) Mobility 8 9 Hannover Region is located at the intersection of major north-south and Live where you would want to live: Excellent public transport services keep east-west traffic routes. The mixture of motorways, railways, air traffic journeys to work short. The map presents an overview of commuter traffic and inland shipping provides almost ideal connections. in Hannover Region. Inbound and outbound commuting in the municipalities, 2007 The number of users emphasises the importance of Hannover as a traffic nodal point: – Hannover main station is used by approx. 250,000 persons every day. – The GVH public transport association moves 174 million passengers every year. – Hannover airport is used by 5.6 million people annually. Conurbations such as Hamburg, Berlin, the Ruhr Area and Southern Germany are within easy reach: These cities are this close … ICE journey time from Hannover to (in hh:mm) as at 9 December 2007 Berlin 1:37 Bremen 0:59 Dortmund 1:38 Frankfurt a. M. 2:19 Hamburg 1:15 Inbound commuters Positive commuter balance > 1,500 commuters Köln 2:38 Outbound commuters Positive commuter balance < 1,500 commuters München 4:12 Negative commuter balance Stuttgart 3:51 Source: Lower Saxony Office for Statistics (NLS) Source: www.bahn.de (German Rail) Purchasing power 0 Hannover Region is a retail location boasting a total sales area of approx. What‘s more, Hannover’s peripheral areas offer important retail opportu- 1.8 million sqm. The City of Hannover is one of Germany’s most successful nities for goods in aperiodic demand: per capita sales area indicators for retail centres overall. Garbsen, Isernhagen and Laatzen are actually considerably higher than those for Hannover. Retail area in sqm per capita GfK purchasing power, sales and centrality indicators 2007 Municipality Purchasing power Sales indicator Centrality indicator indicator per capita per capita per capita State Capital Hannover 105.3 139.9 132.9 Barsinghausen 107.5 84.0 78.1 Burgdorf 112.6 84.1 74.7 Burgwedel 123.8 130.3 105.2 �������� Garbsen 105.6 120.4 114.0 ����������������� ��������� Gehrden 115.0 60.5 52.6 Hemmingen 120.7 100.5 83.3 Isernhagen 137.3 241.2 175.6 ������� ����� �������� Laatzen 108.4 144.1 132.9 ����� ���������� �������� ������� Langenhagen 107.2 81.0 75.6 Lehrte 108.6 73.3 67.5 �������� Neustadt a. Rbge. 109.1 77.4 71.0 ������ ������ Pattensen 114.4 114.2 99.8 Ronnenberg 108.1 65.0 60.1 Seelze 106.4 50.8 47.7 Sehnde 107.9 66.8 61.9 �������� ������ ������ ������� ������� Springe 109.0 74.3 68.2 ������� ���� Uetze 104.6 55.5 53.0 ��� ������� Wedemark 118.9 72.5 61.0 ��������� ��������� Wennigsen 114.8 70.0 61.0 Wunstorf 108.7 98.3 90.5 Overall Hannover Region 08. 4.8 06.0 ������� Germany 00.0 00.0 00.0 Aperiodic demand Source: GfK Marktforschung GmbH 2007, regional market research Periodic demand HANNOVER = High order centre GARBSEN = Middle order centre UETZE = Basic centre Source: CIMA, 2007 (forward projection of Hannover Region’s regional retail concept) Businesses 2 Location factors of the persuasive kind: many big names are headquar- tered in Hannover, among them two DAX companies (Continental, TUI) and an MDAX company (Hannover Re Group). TOP businesses in Hannover Region per employee, November 2007 Rank Ranking Organisation Company Value Employees* Industry Rank Ranking Organisation Company Value Employees* Industry previous HQ generation 2006 previous HQ generation 2006 year** in millions year** in millions 2006 2006 1. 1. TUI AG (K) Hannover 20,514.6 60,206 Tourism, shipping 15. - VARTA Automotive Hannover 1,044.2 3,207 Battery/accumu- 2. 2. ContiTech Holding Hannover 2,868.7 21,887 Automotive AG (K) lator production GmbH (K) supplier 16. 16. WABCO Gruppe Hannover 1,072.0 2,919 Automotive 3.