Company name: Municipality of Zaanstad

Address: Bannehof 1
1544 VX Zaandijk
Postal Address:
P.O.Box 1400
1500 AK Zaanstad
Telephone: +31 (0)75 - 6553121
Fax: +31 (0)75 - 6553363
E-mail: voorl@zaanstad.nl
Internet: http://www.zaanstad.nl

AYOP contact person: Mr J. Slotegraaf, Economic affairs

Company profile:
Zaanstad is the local government of the region North of Amsterdam. A predominantly Industrial region (+ 30% of the labour force employed in the production industry).

Zaanstad has got 135,000 inhabitants and a total of 50,000 jobs.
Sea harbour, mainly cocoa, woodstuff and grains.

The main target of the local policy is to attract production Industry tot the region by implementation of the economic plan ‘Ready for the future’, this by offering perfect locations and all kinds of (technological) services and government aid.

Number of employees: 1,200