Location Promotion Winterthur Region
Im Hauptbahnhof
Postfach
CH-8401 Winterthur
Phone +41 52 267 67 69
Fax +41 52 267 67 68
office@who-needs-spam.standort-winterthur.ch
Locational quality
Winterthur as a business region boasts numerous locational advantages:
- Attractive location, excellent mobility and public transport facilities, top-notch infrastructure
- Availability of highly qualified labor force thanks to numerous educational institutions
- Large labour market as part of the booming Greater Zurich Area and thanks to proximity to Eastern Switzerland and the German border
- Moderate taxation
- International orientation
- Fair rental prices for business premises
- Fair prices for land and real estate
- Industrial heritage coupled with innovative spirit
- Attractive residential area with high quality of life
- Professional support and advice for newcomers by national, regional and local promotion organizations
Numerous studies attest to the above-average locational quality of Winterthur and its surroundings, even by Swiss standards. In the 2011 city ranking (öffnet neues Fenster) (in German) conducted by the Swiss business magazine Bilanz, Winterthur now holds 5th place among 136 Swiss towns and cities, having climbed steadily each year since 2007. A Credit Suisse study carried out in 2011 provides further evidence of Winterthur's locational appeal. The study compared all of Switzerland's economic regions in terms of competitive advantage, applying factors such as tax levels, educational level of the resident population, availybility of qualified labor, as well as private and public transport connections. The outcome is charted here(PDF, 151 KB) (in German).
