Company name:
Regional Development Company Amsterdam Area (RON N.V.)

Address: De Ruijterkade 7, 1013 AA Amsterdam
Telephone: Tel: +31 (0) 20 5237921
Fax: +31 (0) 20 5234421
E-mail: gkeet.ron@nzkg.nl
Internet: www.nzkg.nl

AYOP contact person: George Keet, director

Company Profile

The RON, Regional Development Company Amsterdam Area, was established in 1999. Shareholders are: the Province of North-Holland, the municipalities of Amsterdam, Beverwijk, Velsen/IJmuiden, Zaanstad, the harbour authorities of IJmuiden and Corus, ABN-AMRO bank and the industry companies association ORAM.

The core business of the RON is the initiating of new and redevelopment of existing industrial areas and coordinating these activities between the parties involved in the economic development of the entire North Sea Canal Area.
Furthermore the RON gets involved in projects which contribute to the general stimulation of a sustained economic and environmentally sound development process for long term prosperity in the region.
The RON is the natural chain between the private and public sector with respect to selection of sites and locations for new and relocating companies and a source for guidance of those companies with respect to permits and governmental approval procedures.

Specifically for the IJmuiden harbour area, the RON is in charge of developing an industrial site and the coordination of activities aimed at establishing a ferry connection between IJmuiden and Great Yarmouth in the UK.

Keywords:
Central link in unique public private partnership
Redevelopment of existing port areas
Initiator of new industrial port areas
Stimulator of a sustained economic development