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Ambassador Hoekstra: 'America is open for business from Flevoland'

23 June, 2020
Ambassador Hoekstra: 'America is open for business from Flevoland'

On 23 June the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands, the Embassy of the United States and Horizon Flevoland organized a unique online event. A select group of international business leaders, all based in Flevoland, took part in an online roundtable with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and AmCham program director Elke Roelant. With this roundtable Horizon Flevoland was able to connect local enterprises with American connections with each other in order to find common ground and stimulate networking.

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Exclusive online roundtable: 'In conversation with ambassador Hoekstra' on 23 june

16 June, 2020
Exclusive online roundtable: 'In conversation with ambassador Hoekstra' on 23 june

Horizon Flevoland is eager to explain the resources we have available for entrepreneurs in Flevoland with an American parent company, and to hear about their needs.Therefore we have organised an exclusive roundtable.Goals of the roundtable: Presentation of three organisations en their resources for international companies Discussion of the current situation for international companies and what your needs are Networking and meeting other entrepreneurs Program9:00 - Welcome by Irene Medema and Eric Hanson of Horizon Flevoland9:05 - Short presentation by Pete Hoekstra, US ambassador9:10 - Short presentation by Elke Roelant, program director AmCham9:15 - Irene Medema and Eric Hanson of Horizon Flevoland9:30 - Q&A9:45 - Summary & closure You can send an email to irene@horizonflevoland.nl for questions, more information or to sign up for the online roundtable, There is a limited number of spaces available.

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Preface newsletter april

14 April, 2020
Preface newsletter april

Dear Reader, In the meantime the whole world has taken measures due to the coronavirus. Almost everyone around the world will feel the consequences of these measures. It is to be expected that as a result our projects will be delayed. This is unfortunate because next to the projects we are sharing in this newsletter, we are working on a lot of interesting projects and developments. So far we have learned that IR companies are going to be in trouble as well.

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Horizon Flevoland: Irene introduces herself

14 April, 2020
Horizon Flevoland: Irene introduces herself

Horizon Flevoland: Irene introduces herself Time flies and by now I am hardly ‘new’ to Horizon Flevoland. As of 1 November, I am part of Horizon Flevoland’s International team. One of the first meetings I attended was the Invest in Holland masterclass in Enschede at the end of last year. The energy there and the chance to meet colleagues from all over the world made me even more eager to embark on this new adventure. Before coming to Horizon, I occupied various positions in which business contact and connecting companies with networks has always been important.

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Control Towers International ontwikkelt logistieke propositie Flevoland

2 April, 2020
Control Towers International ontwikkelt logistieke propositie Flevoland

Control Towers International develops logistics proposition Flevoland Last year Control Towers International (CTI), established in Hoofddorp, bought a plot of land of 1.3 hectares at Lelystad Airport Business Park for future development. CTI has the ambition to offer start-up companies the possibility to grow their operations in Lelystad. CTI offers a broad range of innovative logistics solutions all over the world, managed by a control tower that is supported by the most up-to-date IT-devices. Lelystad offers CTI options to further expand its services.

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The Sherwin-Williams Company

2 April, 2020
The Sherwin-Williams Company

The Sherwin-Williams Company On a Friday afternoon we visited The Sherwin-Williams Company. This company is established in Lelystad and Theo Wemmers has been the managing director for many years. The Sherwin-Williams Company is one of the big players in the field of varnishes and paints. It currently employs over 220 members of staff and, as it continues to be hard to find properly trained staff, Valspar has its own training centre in a building adjacent to its head-office. Two and a half years ago the original company Valspar was acquired by The Sherwin-Williams Company and as a result, the control has changed course.

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Ocean Choice International

2 April, 2020
Ocean Choice International

Ocean Choice International Ocean Choice recently took its next step in conquering the world. This Canadian company has chosen Urk, the fish centre of Europe in the province of Flevoland, as its location to further develop the European market. The Nova Scotia-based company covers the entire supply chain, from fishing with its own fleet in the Atlantic waters on Canada’s east coast to delivering the final products to the wholesalers or supermarkets in America, Europe and the Far East. The choice for Urk was clear from the beginning. The former island and its fishing community are, because of the dikes, a hundred miles from the nearest shore.

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Giant establishes its own European distribution centre in Flevoland

19 December, 2019
Giant establishes its own European distribution centre in Flevoland

The Ground Breaking Ceremony was on friday the 6th of september between 11:00-13:00. Bicycle producer Giant is investing 13.5 million Euro in a new distribution centre in Lelystad. The distribution centre will cover 22,000 square metres and will be built as an addition to the existing production facilities in Flevoland. The additional buildings are intended to allow the brand to better streamline the distribution, storage and after-sales service for Europe, in particular for specialities and e-bikes.

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Collaboration with Chinese province of Cheijiang intensified

12 December, 2019
Collaboration with Chinese province of Cheijiang intensified

A high-level delegation from the Chinese Province of Zhejiang, led by Vice-Governor Mrs Liang, visited the Province of Flevoland in September. Flevoland has had an amicable relationship with the Province of Zhejiang for 20 years. King's Commissioner Leen Verbeek and Horizon jointly welcomed the delegation in the Provincial Government Building. Besides participating in the China Business Week in Rotterdam, this visit mainly intended to strengthen the ties with European partners now that the relationship with the USA is under pressure. The possibilities of deepening and strengthening the economic ties were explored during the meeting.

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Data centres are looking for space

22 November, 2019
Data centres are looking for space

Recently, the Amsterdam region announced to want to exercise caution in its offer of space to meet the growing demand for data centres. For some time now, Flevoland has been pleased with the interest of the large players in this field. The hyper-scale data centres are searching the country ever more intensively for business locations with potential. For ‘intersections’ where large-scale space, energy supplies (preferably sustainably generated), cooling water/use of residual heat and connections (digital and logistical) meet. With the Province of Flevoland, Horizon will research the options that the Province has to offer in more detail.

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