ELECTROSITES IN BRNO (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Brno, the center of the historical Moravian region, is the second largest city of the Czech Republic crown lagging behind Prague with a population of 371 399 inhabitants as release from the statistics of 31.12.2009. From the past, the city has been a hub of renowned manufacturing industries and throughout the years, its stake in the industrial manufacturing sector has become bigger as it is now compare to Czech Republic as a whole, the second city which receive most foreign direct investment.

Transportation system and facilities

There is an integrated transport system in operation in the Moravian region where Brno is the urban center and the city can be access through a host of ways. From Its Brno-Turany international airport, there are everyday flights connecting other major cities in Europe like Moscow, London, Milan. By car, the city is the crossroad of motorways linking Vienna, Prague and many others Countries.

Industrial parks and Companies operating in the city

Among multinational companies headquartered in Brno, the more important are: IBM, ABB, FEI, Honeywell, ZETOR TRACTORS, USU RED HAT, Infosys BPO, OHL ŽS, Siemens Industry , CTP Invest, Vodafone, Telefónica, O2 Czech Republic, Bosch Rexroth, Symbol Technologies Czech Republic / Motorola, Andrew, AVG Technologies CZ, CB&I Lummus, Veletrhy Brno, Daikin Device. All these companies are located in two main industrial parks namely the Brno Industrial Zone Cernovice Terrace and the Czech Technology Park. The Cernovice terrace is a flat surface with an area of 179 ha suitable to host projects ranging from processing industry to specific fields like the strategic services and technological centers. The field of the processing industry would mainly include the branches such as aviation, astronautics, transportation means, computing techniques, information technology, electronics, telecommunications and radio communications, pharmacy, biotechnology and medical instruments. An estimate of the number of employed people in Brno is about 241152(according to the planning and development department 2007) and more than 20% of them are employed in the industry sector with half working in firms concentrated in the two manufacturing sites. These figures of employment rate are similar to others well developed cities in Europe and is one of the best in Czech Republic.

In term of innovation and entrepreneurial activities, it is important to precise that Brno possesses a good ranking in science and research thanks to their old industrial tradition and culture, but also to a good education system made of Institutes of research, academies and universities of science which are supported by Deemed professors and teaching staffs which provide qualified trained workforce to sustain the prosperity and the reputation of the city. Also, the existence of Innovative entrepreneurial incubator to facilitate and headquarter new firm start-up in the area of mature technologies are as many signs showing the determination of Brno to be one of the most successful cities in term of industry.

Sources:

http://www.invest-in-czech.cz/en/zona/201.html

http://www.brno.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/Podnikatel/Business_prospekt/Business_prospect_Brno_2011_EN.pdf

http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=112&nav02=1627&nav03=1634

Overview of electronics manufacturing locations in Central- and Eastern Europe

Nagyobb térképre váltás

Before the economic crisis, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia had the 80% of Central and Eastern European electronics industry’s output. After the crisis some countries like Romania or Russia look more important, but the leading 4 countries keep their positions.

Czech Republic

source: CzechInvest

The leading locations in the Czech Republic are the capital city Prague and the 2nd largest city Brno http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=112&nav02=1627&nav03=1634 in the South-Eastern part of the country. Both cities have strong technical education on secondary and university level. Electronics has a 20% share In Brno’s economic output, and its two business parks host companies like Acer, Honeywell or Siemens.

Hungary

source: ITD Hungary

Reed Electronics Research’ Yearbook of World Electronics Data 2009/2010 ranked Hungary as the nr.1 electronics producer in CEE, representing the 30% of the regional production. The traditional electronics cluster located West from Budapest, the Székesfehérvár-Tatabánya-Komárom triangle hosts companies like Nokia, SCI, Philips etc. An emerging location is the Hungarian Plain (“pusta”) East from Budapest, including companies like Samsung, Jabil, Electrolux. Electronics-focused business parks (e.g. Polgar Industrial Park http://www.pip.info.hu/) provide industry-oriented technical education, fast start-up and good logistic support.

Slovakia

source: Sario

Although Slovakia is not a big country (it has ~5 million inhabitants), this is one of the top automotive manufacturing locations of Europe. Beside automotive industry, electronics has strong presence in Slovakia’s Nitra Region (South-West) http://www.sario.sk/userfiles/file/Ensario/PZI/reg/nitra_region.pdf. Leading international companies are Samsung, Sony, Osram and Foxconn.

Poland

source: PAIZ

Poland is the largest economy in Central- and Eastern Europe. International electronics companies like Siemens, Alcatel, Jabil, Toshiba etc employ 30,000 people nationwide. The electronics industry is especially strong in the central regions of the country, the Warsaw-Lodz-Bydgoszcz triangle represents the main cluster. Specialised business parks like „Crystal Park” closed to Bydgoszcz http://www.bydgoszcz.eu/ provide electronics-oriented environment.