It is strategically located in the centre of the Netherlands, a country whose high tech industry is among the most innovative in the world. Fuelled by world-class, open innovation R&D, the sector consists of many firms involved in materials-related research and development in the Netherlands.
Why Flevoland provides a great location for companies in the field of High Tech Systems & Materials
Manufacturing and High Tech
Flevoland is strong in the field of technology, manufacturing, and the high-tech agrifood sector. There are many companies engaged in manufacturing a wide range of products, machinery and components, such as semiconductor equipment (ASM), composites, packaging, food processing equipment, automobiles (Donkervoort) and more.
High Tech Campus
Horizon works closely with the Province of Flevoland, and the Municipality of Almere to realise the development of the new High Tech Campus. With leading semiconductor companies such as ASM, a national research institute for material science and metrology (IAMM), and facilities to scale up, this is the place to accelerate your tech company in the Netherlands.
Your business will benefit from
- A technically skilled workforce
- Regional R&D centres and innovation hubs
- Local suppliers and global customers
- Strong links to the Dutch and European tech sectors
- Access to top testing facilities, designed for smart mobility and aerospace
Smart mobility
At the forefront of mobility innovation, Flevoland is testing and deploying:
- Electric vehicles & EV infrastructure
- Drones, e-boats, and urban mobility solutions
- Autonomous vehicles at MITC
With significant investments in green energy, waste-to-resource innovation, and circular manufacturing, Flevoland is actively shaping Europe’s low-carbon economy.
The Netherlands has the highest density of charging stations for electric vehicles per square meter. Many of the charging systems are from Alfen, one of the companies based in Flevoland actively working to enable the EV transition. With two ports (Flevokust & Urk), Lelystad Airport and the ambition to facilitate the transition to electric mobility, there are great opportunities in this region for businesses related to smart and electric mobility.
Mobility innovations of all kinds are in Flevoland, no matter if it’s about electric vehicles, E-bikes, electric boats, drones or even electric flying with Flevoland-based company NRG2Fly. Therefore, it is no surprise that companies like Giant, Yanmar and Kyocera Senco choose Flevoland for their European facilities.
Together with the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW), the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), an innovative multimodal ‘Smart Mobility’ cluster has been set up and expanded in Marknesse. This cluster has resulted in the Mobility and Infrastructure Test Centre (MITC). The MITC facilitates testing smart mobility applications in a real-life environment and contributes to the goals of the national program ‘Smart Mobility, Dutch Reality’.
In a controlled real-life environment, communication between vehicle and environment can be tested. In this way, the MITC contributes to the careful use of data exchange and connectivity. Marknesse distinguishes itself by the wide range of possibilities for innovation, crossovers between modalities and accelerating time-to-market.
