Neukölln
General information and locational advantages
The Neukölln district in the city’s southest has always been one of Berlin’s most important districts for industry.
Neukölln is home to a wide variety of commercial businesses. Distinctive of Neukölln’s commercial and industrial location:
- A broad spectrum of sectors
- A range of innovative companies
- The mixture of a few large enterprises and a large number of SMEs
- Integration of companies in the urban structure (networking of classic industry with high tech companies and service providers)
Location advantages
- Short travel time to the Adlershof Campus (WISTA) with its focus on research, development and marketing of cutting-edge technology
- Excellent infrastrure
- Proximity to BER airport
- Teltowkanal; canal with harbors
- Direct autobahn access
Neukölln is linked with the Berlin Brandenburg Airport by the A113 autobahn. The airport’s construction is one of the capital region’s most important infrastructure projects and opens new opportunities for development to Neukölln, as the district near the airport.
Economic development
Processes in recent years have sustainably modernized Neukölln’s industry.
Neukölln is a modern, innovative and competitive location for successful companies, industry, trade/crafts and services. In recent years, worldwide leading companies have located here.
Companies in the traditional sectors like electrical industry, automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, control technology, the food and tobacco industries and chemical-pharmaceuticals are also found in Neukölln, including Biotronik, ASML, Med Pharma, Ferak, Kraft Foods, Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee, PohlCon GmbH, Braun Melsungen, Viessmann Werke and many others.
Commercial districts in Neukölln
Neukölln boasts four large commercial areas:
- Südring
- Gradestraße
- Kanalstraße
- Buckow West
The commercial locations provide a broad spectrum of commercial space, ranging from industrially used property to modern individual offices. 79 % of all employees in companies in commercial areas work in manufacturing industries or in the service sector.
With nearly 44 % of all employees in companies, the manufacturing industries prove their strength as the leaders in the district.
Economic development in Neukölln
The Neukölln district economic development office offers comprehensive support on topics such as Berlin’s funding landscape, on networking with business-relevant institutions, administrative management, and provides consultations for start-ups and entrepreneurs.
Your contact at the local authority in Neukölln
Faye Preusse
Head of Business Development
+49 30 90239-3065
faye.preusse(at)bezirksamt-neukoelln.de
Business Development Neukölln
Your contact at Berlin Partner for Business and Technology
Christine Keller
Project Manager Neukölln
+49 30 46302-374
christine.keller(at)berlin-partner.de