The leading business sectors in Hauts-de-France
Are you an industrial, logistics or service company? With its business ecosystems, networks of public and private partners and capacity for innovation, the Hauts-de-France region has the ideal conditions to support your development.
The leading business sectors in Hauts-de-France
Are you an industrial, logistics or service company? With its business ecosystems, networks of public and private partners and capacity for innovation, the Hauts-de-France region has the ideal conditions to support your development.
Mobility
Historically industrial, the Hauts-de-France region has been able to maintain its expertise in the automotive and railway sectors, and is now putting this to good use in the aeronautics, electronics and hydrogen sectors.
Mechanics and metallurgy
The industrial ecosystems of Hauts-de-France are full of small and medium-sized metallurgy and mechanical engineering companies working in a network to serve the major players in the industry.
Agri-food sector
As the 3rd largest food-producing region in France and the leading exporter of these products, the Hauts-de-France region is the gateway to the French and European markets.
Logistics
The home of retail and e-commerce, the Hauts-de-France region has been at the forefront of logistics for years. It hosts the sites of the largest international companies seeking to satisfy their increasingly demanding customers.
Services
The Hauts-de-France is a leading region in the service sector. Whether it’s customer relations, outsourcing, digital or even banking and insurance, there are numerous fields of skilled expertise.
Retail
The Hauts-de-France region, a stronghold of the mail order industry, has naturally adapted to e-commerce, bringing with it the transformation of a business ecosystem, particularly traditional retail, which is now adopting these new technologies to remain competitive.
The digital industries
Thus, IT Services, new retail companies and creative industries are growing in number in the region.
Healthcare
As France’s 3rd largest healthcare cluster, the region consolidates the sector’s entire chain: hospitals, laboratories, research centres, competitiveness clusters, start-ups, biotechnology companies, etc.
Chemicals
France’s 3rd largest region in terms of employment in the chemical sector, the Hauts-de-France region is home to leading international players and produces 18% of French exports in the sector. Training, innovation and industrialisation are the key words of this regional industry.
Eco-businesses
The Hauts-de-France region focuses on eco-businesses. For more than 10 years, it has been committed to energy transition and the development of sustainable energy. There are many players in this sector in the region.
Energy
Integral to the energy transition to which the Hauts-de-France region is committed, energy management and storage is an important area of activity for the region. Numerous public-private partnerships are being forged in favour of the development of this sector.
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