About the World Trade Center Twente

WTC Services

The key services of the WTC Twente are:

* The WTC Business Club: meeting point for international business

* Trade Information Services: matching of worldwide supply and demand with Euregional supply and demand

* Trade Education Services: practical workshops, seminars and training of international business developments

* Group Trade Missions: incoming and outgoing trade missions

* Business Services: various commercial activities such as renting of offices, conference facilities

Location

In the next few years the WTC Twente will relocate to a new offices complex around the Central Station in Hengelo. This development is part of the “Hart van Zuid” project , a prestigious multi-functional work and lifestyle complex.

The advantages of WTC for companies in the region

Twente is in continuous motion. Innovations in the textile, metal and electronics industry have in the past propelled rapid industrial expansion. The positioning near major highways and the development of the international railway network soon pulled a great number of companies to Twente.

Innovative companies with world fame are still the driving forces behind the many economical functions. Thales, Akzo Nobel, Ten Cate, Siemens, Eaton, Norit, Urenco, VDL Enabling Technologies Group, Demcon, Power-packer, Grolsch, Bolletje, Vredestein en Stork Plastics Machinery are some well known names. These companies, as well as many smaller, growing companies often originating from the University of Twente, are concentrating nowadays on the high-quality capital and knowledge intensive activities.

As a metropolitan region with over 600.000 inhabitants, Twente wants to further stimulate the economic growth over the next couple of years. Knowledge and innovation are the important elements, on which the WTC Twente will also focus. The WTC works closely with other strong initiatives in the Eastern Netherlands, such as the “Knowledge Park” near the University of Twente and the IPT (Innovation Platform Twente).

Planned program of the WTC building

In the next few years we will be working on realisation of the WTC Twente near Central Station Twente. The building group Van Wijnen is currently working on the planning of this structure. The total offices complex will be situated in a prestigious multi-functional environment.