Shimano moves into new quarters
Shimano is planning to relocate its European headquarters from Nunspeet to the High Tech Campus (HTC) in Eindhoven at the beginning of 2017. This campus was established at the end of the 1990s by the electronics group Philipps, which set up research and development there. Today, around 135 companies and institutes are based at the HTC, providing employment for around 10,000 researchers and developers from 85 countries. This campus is also known as "Brainport" and has been named "the world's smartest region" by the Intelligent Community Forum in New York.
Shimano wants to benefit from this environment and Marc van Rooij, President of Shimano Europe Holding, says: "It is extremely important for us to move our European headquarters to Eindhoven. In this environment, we can strengthen our strategic position, attract highly talented employees to our company and benefit from the high-tech environment and international network in Eindhoven". Shimano plans to hire between 150 and 200 employees at the new location.
The sales organization for the Benelux countries and the European logistics center will remain in Nunspeet. And in mid-2017, Shimano will open a large-scale visitor and test center in Valkenburg, the Netherlands.Note: This content has been automatically translated from German. Please report any incorrect translations.