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NRW.Global Business AWARD

Investors stimulate the economy, create jobs, strenghten innovation impetus and bring new products, services and processes to NRW.In doing so, they make a decisive contribution to the competitiveness of North Rhine-Westphalia.NRW.Global Business honors exemplary investments in NRW with the NRW.Global Business AWARD. At the same time, this acknowledgement is extended symbolically to all investors who have opted for NRW as their business location. Over the years since its inception, the NRW.Global Business Award has gone to either an individual company or several companies for their exemplary commitment to NRW and their contribution to the economic development of the state.

And the award goes to ...?

The AWARD 2023 went to companies from  USA, India, Türkiye and NRW.

The red carpet is rolled out for NRW's foreign trade: Four companies could look forward to the AWARD 2023 – and each one has its own unique success story: 

Levi Strauss

The U.S. clothing manufacturer from San Francisco is building its European distribution center in Dorsten on an area of around 70,000 square meters. The innovative, green logistics facility is being constructed and operated on a former coal mine site in keeping with the principles of recycling, resource conservation and zero waste. The aim is to make the ecological footprint as positive as possible and to ensure a continuous circular economy employing the "cradle to cradle" approach. Using state-of-the-art materials handling technology, the company, which is primarily known for denim products, is expected to distribute up to 55 million items per year for the European market here in full operation from May 2024.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

The Indian IT group has been active in Germany since 1991 and, as a provider of IT services and consulting, is advancing the digitization of companies. Its services range from application development and systems integration to digital business transformation. Among other things, TCS has more than 200 sustainability solutions that support companies in implementing ESG priorities. TCS has operated a regional delivery center in Düsseldorf since 2008, and this year added another in Bonn. The company is also active elsewhere in North Rhine-Westphalia in Leverkusen, Aachen and Wuppertal. The IT specialist has recorded significant growth in the state: A total of 1,300 people are employed at the five NRW locations, and 265 new jobs have been created.

GiZil

The young Turkish technology company provides software solutions for industrial companies and energy suppliers, opening its first foreign branch in Düsseldorf in 2022. Gizil's specialty is the creation of digital twins of complex power generation and industrial plants. This allows the status of a plant to be tracked in real time and all processes to be reproduced digitally – for example, by simulating production, planning maintenance or training for incidents. The company's range of services covers the entire life cycle of such plants, enabling process optimization and the reduction of costs and CO2 emissions. Technologies such as laser scanning, smart modeling, virtual and augmented reality, and gamification are used for this purpose.

Viega

The family-owned company from Attendorn in the Sauerland region of NRW is a supplier of high-quality installation technology. With almost 5,000 employees at ten international locations, Viega has become the world market leader. Today, the company exports to over 75 countries and has a global presence with production facilities in the USA, China and India as well as its own sales organizations. This year, the family-owned company also opened a highly sustainable, smart seminar center in Attendorn, thereby also setting new standards for innovative construction. Viega's products can be found in buildings, industrial plants, shipbuilding and supply engineering, and carry the North Rhine-Westphalian Viega brand around the world – for example, to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. or the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg.

Award winners of the last years

AWARD 2022

AWARD 2022

AWARD 2021

AWARD 2021

  • The Chinese technology giant Xiaomi
  • 2G Energy, the company from Heek in the Münsterland region manufactures combined heat and power units
  • The Japanese automotive supplier Marelli
  • Enapter from Thailand, a specialist for hydrogen technology
AWARD 2020

AWARD 2020

AWARD 2019

AWARD 2019

AWARD 2018

AWARD 2018

AWARD 2017

AWARD 2017

AWARD 2016

AWARD 2016

AWARD 2015

AWARD 2015

AWARD 2014

AWARD 2014

  • The Chinese provider of information technology and telecommunications solutions HUAWEI
  • The US express and parcel delivery service UPS 
  • The French chemical company Air Liquide 
AWARD 2013

AWARD 2013

  • Einer der führenden Hersteller für Baumaschinen auf dem chinesischen Markt, XCMG Europe, Krefeld.
  • Der deutsche Wellpappenspezialist Schumacher Packaging, AirportPark FMO in Greven.
  • Das türkische Kommunikations- und Technologieunternehmen Turkcell, Köln.
AWARD 2012

AWARD 2012

  • Die deutsche Niederlassung des französischen Schweißgeräteherstellers GYS in Aachen.
  • Das Gewinnerduo 3M aus Neuss und Kleine Logistik aus Grevenbroich.
  • Das japanische Unternehmen XTREME technologies GmbH, Alsdorf.
AWARD 2011

AWARD 2011

AWARD 2010

AWARD 2010

AWARD 2009

AWARD 2009

  • Das Bochumer Entwicklungszentrum des kanadischen Black Berry-Herstellers Research in Motion Deutschland GmbH (RIM).
  • Der japanischen Geschmacks- und Riechstoffhersteller Takasago in Zülpich.
  • Der chinesische Baumaschinenhersteller SANY mit Sitz in Bedburg/Bergheim - Mühlenerft.
AWARD 2006

AWARD 2006

  • Das schwedische Technik-Unternehmen Atlas Copco mit Sitz in Essen.
  • Die finnische Rhein Papier - Tochterunternehmen des finnischen Papierkonzerns Myllykoski - in Hürth.
  • Das dänische Unternehmen Genan mit Sitz im Industriepark Dorsten/Marl.
  • Der norwegische Energieproduzent Statkraft mit Sitz in Düsseldorf.
AWARD 2005

AWARD 2005

  • Auszeichnung des US-amerikanischen Unternehmens QVC für über 2.500 geschaffene Arbeitsplätze in NRW.
AWARD 2004

AWARD 2004

  • Der britische Staubsauger-Hersteller Dyson mit Deutschlandzentrale in Köln.
AWARD 2003

AWARD 2003

The best location factors for NRW

With its location factors, NRW is the most important economic region in Germany and has for years been one of the most popular investment locations for foreign companies in Europe. We have compiled the best location factors here.

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