Region Hamburg/Northern Germany – BCCG British Chamber of Commerce in Germany

Hamburg / Northern Germany

The British Chamber of Commerce in Germany Region Northern Germany includes Hamburg, Schleswig Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

ATTRACTIVENESS

Hamburg is home of Europe's third-largest port so trade is one of the main commercial segments in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. But there is more: Corporations with significant representations in the city include multinationals like Airbus, Blohm + Voss, Aurubis, Beiersdorf, Kühne & Nagel and Unilever. Media businesses employ over 70,000 people.

EXPERTISE

There are ICT firms such as Adobe Systems and Google Germany. 20 of Germany's biggest advertising agencies are also located in Hamburg. More than 40,000 people employed in Aerospace make Hamburg the world's 3rd largest civil aviation center. Hamburg is also a major European science, research, and education hub, with several universities and institutions. The city enjoys a very high quality of living, being ranked 19th in the 2019 Mercer Quality of Living Survey.

BRITAIN IN HAMBURG

Hamburg is often seen as the most British city in Germany. There are a variety of English-speaking communities, such as the Caledonian Society of Hamburg, The British Club Hamburg, British and Commonwealth Luncheon Club, Anglo-German Club e.V., The Arts Society Hamburg e.V., Friends of Britain e.V., The Scottish Country Dancers of Hamburg, several cricket clubs and The Morris Minor Register of Hamburg. There is also a 400-year-old Anglican Church community worshipping at St Thomas Becket Church.

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

Schleswig-Holstein is the most northerly German state bordering Denmark and with access to both the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The Government is committed to supporting advanced technologies – in the development of alternative energy sources, in medical technology and marine sciences. Lübeck for example is a center for Germany’s medical technology sector. Within the country’s research community, the city’s university is considered to be amongst those leading the medical field in molecular biology and biochemistry.

EXPERTISE

There is also a long tradition of research in all areas of marine sciences in Schleswig-Holstein. The 'GEOMAR- Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel' offers the most diverse research and study program in Europe. In 2014, Schleswig-Holstein became the first German state to cover 100% of its electric power demand with renewable energy sources (chiefly wind, solar, and biomass).

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

MV is located in the North of Germany bordering Poland to the east. The food industry is one of MV’s most important industrial sectors. It boasts a diverse range of products, including dairy products and juice, bakery products, sausage and meat products, baby food, rapeseed oil – and of course – fish from the Baltic Sea. In addition to conventional agriculture, organic farming is becoming increasingly important. In livestock production, the breeding of cattle and pigs plays the largest role.