Welcome to GFW Greven mbH – your contact for business matters

The Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung und Förderung der Wirtschaft in the city of Greven mbH – known as GFW – was established on August 19 th 2004. Its shareholders include the city of Greven (the main shareholder), as well as Fiege Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, the Kreissparkasse Steinfurt, the Volksbank Greven eG and the Wirtschaftsforum Greven e.V.

The company – focussed on developing and promoting business in the city of Greven – is managed by the private sector, and specialises in advising companies on establishment, development and location. We assist companies in implementing expansion or investment projects.

The advice provided by GFW is strictly confidential. Particularly in respect of the property sector, it includes a comprehensive free service. Our clients have an experienced team at their disposal – a team which understands the language of business.

As far as North Westphalia’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce is concerned, Greven leads the way!

In January 2004, North Westphalia’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce published a location study of 31 medium-sized centres in its catchment area. The study attracted a lot of attention.

Based on 16 individual business-related indicators, the study probed the on-site location conditions affecting company activity at a national and international level. The city of Greven was ranked first in this location competition.

As a business location, Greven beat off the competition in respect of the following indicators:

• Number of companies locating (from 1990 to 2001 the growth in the number of companies was 33.7 %)
• Labour market (the employment growth rate between 1990 and 2001 was 24.4 %)
• Transport infrastructure
• Availability of commercial premises

Are you interested in locating here? Let us be your partner. We are always happy to welcome you with new ideas and projects.

All roads lead to Greven … and from Greven to the world.

Greven is located in the heart of Europe. The city has superb connections to international air transport networks, as well as road and rail networks. All the main European business centres can be reached by air within a maximum of two hours.

Central location, outstanding infrastructure

Those working in innovative sectors, such as logistics companies, already know all about Greven’s excellent transport connections. The city lies right at the interface between West and East, North and South … from Antwerp and Rotterdam to Berlin and Warsaw, from the North Sea ports to the Ruhr region.

Greven is directly situated on the A1 from Dortmund to Bremen (autobahn junction 76), and it takes just a few minutes to reach the A30 (Amsterdam – Berlin) or the A43 (Recklinghausen – Munich). You can fly around the world from the FMO Münster-Osnabrück International Airport, just 7 km from the city centre. You can access the rail network (Hamm/Münster/Emden), and large amounts of cargo can even be forwarded by water (Dortmund-Ems Canal).

Investing in the future

Heavy investment means that the infrastructure will continue improving. The Münster-Osnabrück International Airport is set to get its own autobahn access, securing optimal transport connections for the AirportPark.

According to Dr. Peter Kruse, a member of the German Post Office’s board, the companies DHL and HSE24 decided to site their new logistics centres in Greven because “as well as the existing infrastructure, Greven is close to Germany’s most densely populated region, the area around the Ruhr and the Rhine and Main rivers. The city also enjoys good transport connections to North Germany’s population centres”.