A New Urban Area and Marina in Kolding, Denmark Marina City Kolding Kommune Marina City City A New Urban Area and Marina in Kolding, Denmark Why Kolding is your most obvious choice Kolding Municipality is a thriving community, enjoying strong growth both in population numbers and in business and industry. That has led to a large and diverse workforce for companies looking to hire new staff. Within a one-hour radius by car, there are 500,000 workplaces, which offers an attractive recruitment base for new companies. Kolding is a part of The Triangle Region – The production center of Denmark. This presentation highlights some of Kolding’s key focus areas and qualities and brings into focus the new urban development area Marina City. 2–3 Kolding Kommune Marina City A Unique Urban Area The plan is to turn the new, sustainable urban with 3-500 new homes, shops, restaurants, area Marina City in Kolding into the most attrac- hotels, business community and recreational tive marina in the country. and leisure activities. This will be combined with exclusive maritime facilities, making Marina City Over the next few years the area will see the the first five-star marina in the country. development of a highly attractive urban area The development area is situated close to the town centre and stands on the picturesque Kolding Fjord and Lillebælt. It is one of the most popular yachting areas in Northern Europe. A New Urban Area and Marina in Kolding, Denmark Preliminary drafts of the layout of Marina City. Berths, Homes and Restaurants According to plan, Marina City will include the aim is to offer a combination of owner-occupied following: homes, rented housing and council flats. The target group is families, singles and senior citi- The existing marina will be expanded from 500 zens. A total floor space of around 40,000 m2. to 1,000 berths, making it the second largest marina in the country. A yachting centre as well Finally, the area will contain a series of busi- as a number of club and service facilities will nesses and institutions, including marina shops be established in connection with the marina. A and workshops, restaurants and cafés, liberal total floor space of around 5,000 m2. professions, hotel, hostel, fjord bath/wellness, day care centre, nature centre etc. A total floor The new marina will include 3-500 new homes space of around 10,000 m2. of various kinds organised in blocks of flats. The 4–5 Preliminary drafts of the layout of Marina City. Timetable and organisation Work on planning and designing Marina City is The development of Marina City was initiated well under way. The extensive design and planning by Kolding Municipality in cooperation with the process will continue until early 2018, and in 2018 self-governing institution Kolding Lystbåde havn, building sites will be put out to tender. which manages and runs the marina, and Kolding Havn A/S, the Port of Kolding. Construction work will commence in 2019, and the new marina and the first buildings are expected Major Jørn Pedersen is chairman of the political to open in 2020. The further development and steering committee, while City Manager, CEO completion of the area will then follow within a Thomas Boe chairs the administrative steering few years. committee. A New Urban Area and Marina in Kolding, Denmark Investment Opportunities Marina City will be developed by Kolding mercial buildings and homes will be conducted Municipality and a series of professional part- by private partners and investors. ners. The municipality is responsible for the overall management and development of the in- The total volume of Marina City is currently esti- frastructure etc., while the construction of com- mated at EUR 150-200 M. Preliminary drafts of the layout of Marina City. 6–7 Kolding Kommune Marina City Kolding is within easy reach It is quick and easy to get to Kolding by air. There existing traffic pattern. The old terminal is home are daily departures between important interna- of Cargo Center Billund and other activities tional destinations and Billund Airport. Billund Airport have public owners (Kolding Billund Airport has two terminals. The new pas- Municipality 25.9%), but operate as a private senger terminal is 40,000 m2 and designed to company. handle 3.5 million passengers a year with the A New Urban Area and Marina in Kolding, Denmark Norway Sweden Denmark BILLUND AIRPORT Kolding Copenhagen Hamburg Germany 8–9 Kolding Kommune Marina City Construction boom Building cranes have reshaped Kolding’s sky- tion projects are already well underway, and line in recent years. A big, new university, new more are in the pipeline. As part of urban devel- youth residences and several new shops are opment projects, for example, 1,000 new ho- just some of the new additions. mes and some 75 new shops and restaurants are on their way, and in 2017, the new super This positive trend is set to continue over the hospital will be completed. coming years. A large number of new construc- The University of Southern Denmark in Kolding A New Urban Area and Marina in Kolding, Denmark A popular place to live Kolding Municipality is a popular place to live. The population of Kolding is also growing. Kolding is one of the fastest-growing cities in In 2015, Kolding Municipality saw one of the Jutland. The number of sales in the housing biggest population increases ever recorded, market is rising, and so is the sale of municipal- and during the past three years alone, the po- ly owned building plots. pulation has expanded by a total of 2,000. This growth is in part due to a significant growth in the number of students. 10–11 Kolding Kommune Marina City Design and innovation Kolding has a remarkable innovation capacity all located in the vibrant campus area, a strong as a national centre for design-driven innovati- entrepreneurial neighbour to Marina City. on. Acknowledged institutions such as Design Here you will find state-of-the-art design and School Kolding, the University of Southern Den- research competences within the fields of mark and the International Business Academy design engineering, design making, design are all part of one of the largest design research leadership, service design and welfare design. environments in Northern Europe – and they are From Diaper to PhD As part of Kolding Municipality’s strategic vision versities and research institutions, all focussing ‘We Design for Life’ design and innovation are on creating the next generation of innovative key components of the educational system. and ambitious citizens. As a business, you will In Kolding you will find a design kindergarten be part of a strong design community, where and design programmes at primary and upper co-branding and design-driven innovation make secondary school levels as well as in the uni- a valuable difference. A New Urban Area and Marina in Kolding, Denmark 12–13 Kolding Kommune Marina City 9 Good Reasons to Invest in Denmark THE SAFE CHOICE HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND With bribery practically unknown, Denmark has earned MOTIVATED TALENT POOL 1 top rankings in the international transparency index 4 96 percent of young people complete a for years. The extremely low level of corruption makes secondary education program and 47 per- Denmark an attractive location for business activities. cent a tertiary one. English proficiency is in the world’s top three. 4 out of 5 speak Eng- LUCRATIVE MARKET ACCESS lish and half the Danes speak German. Easy access to the entire European Union and next 2 day delivery reach of 100 million of the wealthiest con- sumers in the world. EASY BUSINESS SET-UP Denmark is one of the easiest places in THE MOST FLEXIBLE LABOUR MARKET 5 the world to do business says the World The Danish “flexicurity” model offers a high flexibility Bank. Set up a business in one day and 3 in hiring and firing practices. The Danish workforce is have residence and work permits issued among the most productive in Europe and no restric- in 5 weeks. Foreign companies will benefit tions apply regarding overtime work, allowing compa- from an easy plug ’n play registration when nies to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. setting up a business in Denmark. SOURCE: INV DK A New Urban Area and Marina inFacedegrund Kolding, Denmark 2016 WORLD LEADER IN CLEANTECH THE WORLD’S BEST TEST MARKET AND LIFE SCIENCES Not only is Denmark praised as the best 6 30 percent of the electricity used in 8 test market in the world, it also has world- Denmark is generated by Danish wind class IT infrastructure with some of the power. Danish companies control one third world’s highest ICT penetration rates for of the global wind market. mobiles, broadband and PCs. COST EFFICIENT HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE Practically no social contribution costs Danes consistently come out as 7 for employees, lowest office rental and 9 the happiest people in the world on corporate taxes in Scandinavia and below international happiness indices. With EU average and Competitive salary levels, a residence and work permit you have especially for management. access to the full range of Danish welfare services, including free medical care and education. 14–15 Welcome to Kolding Kolding’s Municipal administration welcomes you and is ready to assist you in any way we can. Contact information: Mayor Jørn Pedersen, tel. +45 79 79 20 05, [email protected] CEO Thomas Boe, tel. +45 79 79 20 10, [email protected] www.kolding.dk.