Business location: Havelland District
Havelland is situated west of Berlin’s Spandau district and is considered the “gateway to the capital”. Its excellent infrastructure includes a tight network of waterways, several major roads (including the enlarged B5 between Berlin and Nauen), accessibility to the A10 autobahn, and two high-speed rail lines. Consequently, the whole area along the B5 has blossomed into the strongest growth area in the district. Since 2007, Havelland has been one of the districts with the lowest unemployment rate in the state of Brandenburg.
The Berlin West Freight Village forms a crucial transport hub with its two subareas Wustermark and Brieselang. Three transport carriers serve the “village”: road (direct access to the A10 autobahn and the B5), waterway (harbor on the Havel Canal) and rail (container terminal operated by the Havelländische Eisenbahn AG, HVLE). The former Wustermark switching yard, which is to complement the freight village under the management of the Rail & Logistik Center Wustermark GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of HVLE, constitutes an excellent location for rail logistics companies.
The town of Rathenow is the heartland of Brandenburg’s optics industry, as Germany’s first pair of glasses was produced here in 1801. Today, Rathenow caters for all types of optical products and services. Moreover, the companies that operate here are using high-precision optometric technology to manufacture medical devices, hearing acoustics and laser products.
The town of Premnitz, which used to be famous for chemistry, now boasts one of the district’s most attractive industrial parks (Industrial Park Premnitz, IPP). The park’s own CHP plant ensures an inexpensive supply of power and heat and makes the location particularly interesting for energy-intensive businesses and companies of the environmental industry.
A close network composed by seven universities, twenty-one institutes of technology and over 250 private and public R&D facilities in Berlin, Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel, i.e. right on the district’s doorstep, offers a variety of cooperation opportunities and cater for a skilled workforce.
Primary and secondary schools, private and public educational institutions: you are sure to find state-of-the-art schooling for children of all ages in the Havelland district. The Marie Curie Gymnasium in Dallgow-Döberitz, for example, is one of the most modern high schools in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
Havelland Kliniken GmbH, one of the largest hospitals in the region, offers you a full range of modern, high-quality health care from a single source.
Last but not least, about 55 square kilometers of lakes, 190 square kilometers of nature reserves and 430 square kilometers of woodland compose a picturesque and exceptional landscape characterized by the omnipresent Havel River (Tourist Information). Nature lovers appreciate in particular Westhavelland nature reserve and the Döberitzer Heide nature conservation area, right at the gates of Berlin.
You can find more information on the Havelland district’s homepage: www.havelland.de.
Surface area: 1,717 km²
Population: 155,414
Major district town: Rathenow
Key Technologies
Automotive industry
Biotechnology/Life sciences
Food industry
Synthetics/Chemistry
Logistics
Metal production/Metal processing/Mechatronics
Petrochemical/Bio fuels industry
Optics
Paper
Main businesses
Wustermark:
Biobäckerei Gut Falkenhof , Der Havelbäcker GmbH, Deutscher Paketdienst Potsdam GmbH & Co. KG, DHL Freight Berlin/Wustermark GmbH, Havelland-Wind GmbH, HAVI Logistics GmbH, J&S GmbH Automotive Technology, K.P. Logistik Wustermark GmbH, Kraftverkehr Nagel - Kurt Nagel GmbH & Co. NL Wustermark, MAHLE Ventiltrieb Brandenburg GmbH, NETTO Supermarkt GmbH Logistikzentrum Wustermark, Offergeld Logistik GmbH & Co. OHG, OMF German Services GmbH, Panther Display GmbH & Co. KG, Rail & Logistik Center Wustermark GmbH & Co. KG, TRAFÖ Transport- und Fördertechnik GmbH, Wepoba Wellpappenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
Brieselang:
alu-druckguss GmbH & Co Brandenburg KG, BRUSS Werk Brieselang GmbH & Co. KG, DHL Solution Fashion GmbH, FAF Förderanlagen Falkensee GmbH, Fiege Mega-Center Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Berlin, Oberflächentechnik Köninger GmbH & Co. KG, Saint-Gobain Rigips GmbH
Schönwalde-Glien:
Birkenhof GmbH & Co. KG, Coca Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG, Photon Laser Manufacturing GmbH
Falkensee:
BioBackHaus Leib GmbH, Benteler Rohrhandel GmbH & Co. KG, Herlitz Papierverarbeitungs GmbH
Ketzin:
ACM Auto-Service und Umschlag-Center Mosolf GmbH, EHL GmbH, Semperlux AG & Co. KG
Nauen:
BSH Hausgerätewerk Nauen GmbH, Deutsche Post AG (DHL) Paketzentrum Börnicke, FLAMMMOTEC GmbH & Co. KG, Hauk Metallbau und Sicherheitstechnik GmbH Nauen, Pac Tech - Packaging Technologies GmbH, Pohl + Jehne Zerspanungstechnik GmbH, Wild Food Ingredients Nauen GmbH, Wirthwein Nauen GmbH & Co. KG
Rathenow:
Deutsche Milcafe GmbH, Essilor GmbH, MAP Maschinen- & Apparatebau Produktions GmbH, OHST Medizintechnik AG, Rathenower Optik GmbH (Fielmann), Welz Gas Cylinder GmbH
Premnitz:
Adsor-Tech GmbH, DOMO Premnitz GmbH, Havelländische Zink-Druckguss GmbH & Co. KG, Märkische Faser GmbH
Rhinow:
Alfred Rexroth Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
Nennhausen:
Tilse Formglas GmbH