Düsseldorf Image Brochure - ePaper

27 4 2 3 Business DÜSSELDORF’S “AMBER FOR PEDESTRIANS” WHAT STARTED AS A PILOT PROGRAMME 50 YEARS AGO REMAINS UNIQUE IN GERMANY: THE DÜSSELDORF AMBER LIGHT FOR PEDESTRIANS AT 600 TRAFFIC LIGHTS. 1. Catwalk: More than 3,000 companies from the glittering world of fashion have an annual turnover of some 18 billion euros. 2. Good connections: Mobile communication is writ large in the Rhine metropolis – an example of the innovative business climate, particularly for the modern growth drivers of media and technology. 3. 10-minute city: No other German city offers such short distances between city centre, airport, main railway station and trade fair grounds. You can get from the airport to the trade fair grounds or city centre in just 10 minutes – you can’t do business more efficiently than that! The central office locations are just a stone’s throw apart from each other. 4. Tradition and future: Düsseldorf’s industrial companies operate worldwide – with brands that are synonyms for entire product types, and a gross value added of over 3 billion euros. Photo © Jahr Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. All rights reserved.

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