
The city of Apeldoorn is placed in the eastern Netherlands in Gelderland region. Apeldoorn boasts on its prominent historical roots, royal architectural heritage and the most extensive forest area in the country. Besides Apeldoorn is home to more than 160 000 inhabitants. In addition, the city is located in proximity to Amsterdam, Eindhoven, and the Ruhr district. Four railway stations of the city maintain national and international services. Furthermore, a direct rail links the city with Schiphol International Airport which makes Apeldoorn convenient and accessible destination. Moreover, Apeldoorn provides more than 100 000 jobs and is a prominent employment center of the country.
City’s economy gains from retail segment, tourism and hospitality industry, service and technology sector. In addition, Apeldoorn has an innovative and robust business sector. The city headquarters several paper-mills and meat processing enterprises, manufacturing and newspaper companies. Simultaneously numerous local enterprises, government establishments, and multinationals are headquartered in the city such as Centraal Beheer insurance enterprise, a national bicycle manufacturer Sparta B.V., multinational artist materials manufacturer Royal Talens, the Dutch Tax services, postal services provider Sandd, Amsterdam Meat Company, international transport manufacturer VDL Weweler. At the same time an institute for high-tech companies working in the field of the media technology and ICT will be launched in Apeldoorn. Such an initiative will influence on new products and services creation, therefore, will gain to the city’s economic revenue.