Chambers of industry and commerce and the chamber of crafts and trades are committed to their location and provide valuable cross-sectoral services in their region.

Are you looking for a base for your company? Somewhere with good transport links, skilled specialist personnel and excellent research establishments? Or in attractive surroundings offering high quality of life? Then with GEFIS you'll be right on target.

Hamburg Metropolitan Region is booming. Blessed with great infrastructure, a skilled workforce, innovative companies and research institutes at the leading edge of their disciplines, the economy continues on its growth trend.

Engineering in Hamburg Metropolitan Region is an efficient and innovative sector. The strong economies of recent years and full order books have benefited the area and Hamburg.

The strong development of the chemical industry in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region is due primarily to the availability of the raw materials it needs. Nine per cent of the sector’s turnover is produced by the three Länder of the region.

The logistics branch is one of the most important in the Metropolitan Region. Many companies use the region for cargo handling, distribution and warehousing. Multinational companies control their global networks from here.

The Metropolitan Region is the home of publishing houses of tradition, creative advertising, is a game city, stronghold of the movie industry and centre of high-quality televised information and entertainment; in short, one of Europe’s leading media centres.

The importance of the food industry in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region is largely centred in country areas. At least 220 food industry companies employ some 21,800 people.

Whether new drugs, diagnoses or treatments are at stake, the Metropolitan Region has outstanding medical scientific expertise, forward-thinking know-how, and first class industrial capabilities to offer.

Hamburg Metropolitan Region is a leading global civilian aerospace industry location alongside Seattle and Toulouse. One in three employees in the German aerospace industry works in or around Hamburg.

The core sector consists of shipbuilding, suppliers, marine and offshore technology, complemented by services and research institutions. The Metropolitan Region really has outstanding expertise and development opportunities here.

The renewable energy sector is developing at breakneck speed: Most of the companies were set up for the first time or, as established businesses, relocated here in the past five years. Leading edge technologies with international reputations are being developed in the Metropolitan Region.

Tourism in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region – that’s a long-running success-story. Picturesque towns such as Lüneburg or Stade, more than 1,000 years old, are just as popular as the vibrant shopping world of Hamburg.