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The Vosges Green Tech Territory

The Green Tech Territory for German and BENELUX markets

The Vosges Green Tech Territory offers immediate access to the markets of Germany and the BENELUX countries. Located on the Nancy/Dijon motorway, it boasts a TGV (high-speed train) station and offers a whole range of tax incentives and financial packages. The Vosges is France's foremost mountain range, and is especially well suited for the needs of the wood and fibre sectors.

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Access

With its strategic position in the European market, the Vosges Green Tech Territory offers a central location for any business manager wishing to locate at the heart of Europe's economy. The north/south and east/west motorways link the county to all European countries.

- Motorway A4 to Paris, Motorway A5-A31 to Nancy and Dijon
- TGV (high-speed train) station, Paris is 2 hours and 15 minutes away
- Eastern canal, 3 inland ports
- International airports nearby

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Available real estate and land

The Vosges Green Tech Territory enables companies in the sustainable-development sector to obtain a wide range of flexible, diverse land and real-estate solutions.

- Well-equipped industrial zones with areas ranging from 1 to 53 hectares
- Industrial facilities, workshops and office space, logistics platforms
- Business incubators

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Financial aid and other incentives

Vosges County and the Lorraine Regional Council contribute towards financing the development of industrial projects. Tax incentives and revitalisation aid for employment are also available.

- Ademe, which supports sustainable development projects
- FEDER - FEADER: innovative projects, etc.

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Training, research, human resources

Vosges County is keenly aware of the importance of training, research and development and so has always focused on the quality and diversity of its educational institutions. R&D centres, which work in close collaboration with the county's University Centres, are available to meet the needs of businesses.

EDUCATION and TRAINING:
-34 secondary schools offer courses of study, including the certificate of professional competence, vocational studies certificate and the vocational baccalaureate diploma.
- Many CFAs (Apprenticeship Training Centres)
- 4,000 students study in the schools and university branches in the Vosges.

R&D CENTRES / TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER:
- CRITT (wood), Wood Industry Research Centre, which offers advice and industrial expertise with a capacity for innovation and experimentation.
- FIBRE COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTER provides a network for the players and coordinates the means to boost business competitiveness.
- CIRTES: European Research Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling
- CETELOR: textile inspection laboratory
- LERMAB: Wood study and research laboratory

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Flagship companies

Thanks to an optimised training network, apprenticeship programmes in engineering schools, the efficiency and durability of all the industrial sectors and qualified labour adaptable to international management and high-tech processes, many corporations have already chosen the Vosges.
- Honeywell,
- Norske-Skog,
- Konica-Minolta,
- Nestlé,
- Egger,
- Michelin,
- Thiriet,
- Trane...

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