Location advantages
at a glance

Plots

Plots starting from 2,000 m²
Build heights up to 18 metres allowed
Redundant power supply possible
Redundant fibre-optic connection possible
Gas supply & district heating
Designated for industrial development for 24/7 operations
Own motorway connection

Location data

Walking time to public transport 1 min.
Driving time to nearest mainline rail station 12 min.
Driving time to nearest motorway (own motorway connection) 1 min.
Driving time to nearest airport 25 min.
Population (Maas/Rhine Euregio) 3,9 million
Workforce (total) 1,7 million
Catchment area Aachen (400 km) 107 million people (21,5 % of the EU)
Gross domestic product 3,05 billion € (25,9 % of the EU)

Avantis GOB service

Business park management
Project management
Landscaping
Contract handling
Management of all planning applications and permits
Maintenance

Service by the City of Aachen & Gemeente Heerlen
(Heerlen District)

Individual consultancy service
Recruiting
University and network contacts
Relocation management
Grant and subsidy consulting

_{In your}
new europe
there are no borders!

AVANTIS is easy to reach thanks to its direct location at the N281, which leads to the motorway junction A4/A76 (E314). The proximity to the motorway provides a fast connection to the regional metropolises in Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne-Bonn and the Ruhr area… or simply to your family after work.

_{Are you}
conquering
european markets?

You can’t go further west – at least not in Germany. And you can’t go further east, at least not in the Netherlands. And when all’s said and done, it comes down to the uniqueness of the location. AVANTIS is a uniquely situated springboard for companies with ambition. Conquer the European market – AVANTIS is your starting point.

Motorways in all directions with own connection
Maastricht-Aachen Airport on the doorstep and fi ve other international airports within an hour
Three of Europe’s biggest inland ports in Duisburg, Liege and the Barge Terminal in Born within one hour by truck
71 million people within a 4 truck hour radius represent 16% of the total purchasing power within the EU

_{Are you}
high-tech-
business
community fan?

Research landscape, technology region, universities. The Euregio and especially the university cities of Aachen, Heerlen and Maastricht are synonymous to high technology. No wonder, because the concentration of research and development institutes here is greater than almost anywhere in the EU. At AVANTIS you’ll find not only a location, but also the personal service with which you can penetrate the regional potential for research & development.

Welcome to the High-Tech Business Community. Welcome to AVANTIS.

Six universities with over 100,000 students
The excellent RWTH Aachen University with 45,600 students and more than 7,200 graduates and around 750 doctorate candidates per annum
The RWTH Aachen Campus on a surface area of 800,000 m² and an investment volume of €2 billion. Up to 250 national and international companies in 19 competence clusters reachable within a 9-minutes’ drive
FH Aachen, one of Germany’s leading technical colleges with 14,500 students and 2,000 graduates per annum and approx. 250 projects in research & development
The Jülich Research Centre, Germany’s biggest interdisciplinary research centre
Maastricht University, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and Arcus College

The supply of well-qualified specialists will stand any international comparison:

_{Do you}
need to reach
customers
quickly?

Modern trade businesses are service providers. And successful service providers master the art of responding rapidly to customer trends and market developments. They need a location that combines short distances to the customer and space for service and development and that is fi t for the future. AVANTIS offers both and will help you keep your customers happy in every possible way.

Reach the regional conurbations in under an hour:

_{Do you need}
rapid access to
personnel?

Excellent employees are the basis for business success. The universities surrounding AVANTIS provide for a ready supply of well-qualified specialists. And the labour market in the border region offers potential as well, which opens new horizons especially for value-added logistics and production. AVANTIS will support your search for the right personnel of tomorrow through cooperation with qualification partners, quickly and uncomplicated.

Support in personnel recruitment, qualifi cation, cross-border placement and candidate pre-selection based on defined suitability criteria, all from one source
Aachen Family Service to promote the work-life balance
Newcomer Service as a networking product for new arrivals – exclusively for your company
Subsidy applications

We can help you in finding employees – including across borders: