The large county town of Neustadt bei Coburg is situated in the north of Upper Franconia, in the heart of Germany. Thanks to this central position every German city is within a day’s reach, even by truck.

Neustadt bei Coburg is home to some 17.000 inhabitants who benefit from the Coburg economic area, on the one hand, and, on the other hand from the very favourable cost of living in the region which all the same leaves no wish unfulfilled when it comes to quality of life and leisure options.

Most modern infrastructure

Neustadt bei Coburg will have nearby motorway access resulting from the construction of the A73 Nuremberg-Erfurt motorway. The Lichtenfels ICE railway station is about 30 minutes away, it is 15 kilometers to the motorway junction Coburg Nord (new A73) and the town of Lichtenfels (A 73 southbound direction) is 22 kilometers away. Coburg airport has fast charter connections for business travellers, the international Nuremberg airport can be reached in one hour.

The data highway is faster still. As one of just a few locations, Neustadt b. Coburg offers broadband internet access of up to 786 kBit/s via the TV socket.

Highly qualified workforce

The region features an excellent pool of highly qualified young talent formed by some 30,000 students at the universities of Bayreuth and Bamberg, the Ilmenau Technical University and the Universities of Applied Science in Coburg and Schmalkalden. Businesses in the region also benefit from the know-how and technology transfer between science and industry.

Future-proof sectors of industry

The economic structure of the Coburg region is first and foremost coined by industry. There is a strong development in the automotive component supplier industry with plastics processing and electro-technical companies.

The employment rate of almost 40% is higher than the Bavarian average, in the manufacturing industry it comes close to 70%.

The buildings

30,500 m2 of floor space is ready for immediate occupation. The buyer is provided with as-new production amenities, office, workshop, warehouse and technical facilities as well as outdoor parking space for 400 cars. The production building has 4,400 m2 of cleanrooms (3,500 m2 on the ground floor / 900 m2 in upper storeys), which were formerly used for manufacturing glass fibers. A canteen and social facilities are also available.

Based on the infrastructure of the buildings the premises is particularly suitable for research and development projects as well as for companies from the

• Optical industry
• Chemical industry
• Cosmetic industry
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Microelectronics production
  

Support programs

At the location of Neustadt bei Coburg projects of small and medium-sized businesses can receive funding of up to 15% (for small businesses) and up to 7.5% (for mid-sized businesses). Loans at reduced rates from the Bavarian lending schemes for small and medium-sized businesses are further options. Special support is available for investments in environmental protection, efficient use of energy, jobs, R&D, company consulting etc.. The Bavarian LfA-Förderbank (Development Bank) and the KfW-Mittelstandsbank (bank with lending schemes for small and medium-sized businesses) additionally offer supplementary credit schemes. Excellent advisory services for optimal use of the support schemes and fast approval procedures belong to the scope of services offered by this corporate-friendly region.

Contact:

Neustadt bei Coburg
Wirtschaftsförderung
Rathaus
Georg-Langbein-Straße 1
Postfach 1580
96460 Neustadt b. Coburg
Phone: 09568 / 81440
Fax: 09568 /81 222
rathaus@neustadt-bei-coburg.de
www.neustadt-bei-coburg.de

Stengel Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
Mr. Heinz Stengel sen.
Maybachstr. 4
D-74632 Neuenstein
Phone: 07942 / 577
Fax: 07942 / 3660
info@stengel-nutzfahrzeuge.de
www.stengel-nutzfahrzeuge.de
www.stengel-immobilien.de