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, Turkey 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
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AWARD 2022
AWARD 2022
- The US hydrogen pioneer Plug.
- The Japanese technology group Asahi Kasei.
- The British-Ukrainian rocket startup SKYRORA.
- The semiconductor producern Elmos Semiconductor from Dortmund.
AWARD 2021
AWARD 2020
AWARD 2020
- The Indian IT group Infosys.
- The Dutch high-tech steel producer 247TailorSteel.
- The unicorn OrCam Technologies from Israel.
- The logistics service provider DPD Deutschland, subsidiary of the French
AWARD 2019
AWARD 2019
- The Estonian software developer Nortal
- The French cosmetics group L'Oréal
- The Dutch online supermarket PICNIC
- The Austrian company Competence Call Center.
AWARD 2018
AWARD 2018
- The US online retailer Amazon
- The British systems house Computacenter
- The Japanese high-tech company Shimadzu
- The Chinese automotive supplier Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
AWARD 2017
AWARD 2017
- The British cosmetics manufacturer Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
- The Norwegian aluminum manufacturer Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products
- The French contact center service provider Teleperformance Germany
- The hotel search engine operator Trivago
AWARD 2016
AWARD 2016
- The Britisch online retailer AO
- The Japanese company Mitsubishi Electric
- The US-multitech group 3M
AWARD 2015
AWARD 2015
- The Japanese company Cyberdyne Care Robotics
- The Turkish nut specialist Tadιm
- The Chinese carbide manufacturer ZCC Cutting Tools Europe
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
- Das US-amerikanische Unternehmen Edgetech Europe in Heinsberg.
- Der japanische Automobilzulieferer DENSO Automotive Deutschland GmbH, Wegberg-Oval.
- Das polnische Unternehmen SECESPOL Deutschland GmbH mit Sitz Düsseldorf.
AWARD 2010
AWARD 2010
- Die australische Firma Ceramic Fuel Cells mit Sitz in Heinsberg.
- Der japanische Hersteller von Elektrowerkzeugen und benzinbetriebenen Gartengeräten Makita mit seiner Deutschlandzentrale in Ratingen.
- Das Investorentrio Danone Waters, Garbe Logistic und Reiner Bohnen Internationale Spedition wurden
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
- Das französische Unternehmen Bonduelle Frische GmbH und NBV/UGA GmbH für ihre Investition in Straelen.
