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Who can benefit from the NFI services?

4 specific cases:
  • Foreign companies in all sectors looking to expand in Hauts-de-France
  • French companies with no site in Hauts-de-France
  • Hauts-de-France companies with a succession plan
  • Foreign-owned companies in Hauts-de-France with a development project
Our services are not intended for :
  • French or international self-employed entrepreneurs
  • French companies wishing to export
  • International companies seeking distribution networks only

Why as the help of Nord France Invest?

Nord France Invest provides you with completely tailored, free of charge and confidential support. We centralize all the information you need to analyze your project. We facilitate your process to find a site, partners or land. We organize site visits. We accelerate your networking with future regional partners. Find out more about the agency's services on this page.

What type of project can support you in?

The agency supports job-creating investment projects. The nature of projects varies according to 3 main categories:
  • Start-up projects
  • Expansion of existing sites in the region
  • takeovers of regional businesses by international companies.
Nord France Invest's services are not aimed at capital investments.
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Axens in Hauts-de-France : largest-ever investment by the group

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HYDROVOLT : success story in Hauts-de-France
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HYDROVOLT : success story in Hauts-de-France

The Norwegian company has chosen Hordain for its first plant outside Norway. A strategic development for the Group in response to the growing interest in building a European ecosystem.
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Technologies et Habitats to set up its industrialized construction concept in Saint-Quentin

The company Technologies et Habitats is revolutionizing the construction sector with its industrialized construction concept. To support its growth, the company is moving to Saint-Quentin, a strategic site for its development.
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When the textile industry is threading the right path – Interview with Eugène Delplanque, CEO of Dickson-Constant

Dickson Constant – the global leader in technical textiles – chose to develop its second production site in Hauts-de-France. Why and how has the oldest textile company in France capitalized on our region for its European expansion?
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Electric mobility: Minth, Renault’s strategic partner in the Hauts-de-France region
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Interview

Electric mobility: Minth, Renault’s strategic partner in the Hauts-de-France region

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Minth Electricity Technology: A success story in Hauts-de-France
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Interview

Minth Electricity Technology: A success story in Hauts-de-France

Located for over 50 years in the heart of the Béthune-Bruay metropolitan area (Hauts-de-France), the Ruitz Plant, which opened in 1970, has a unique expertise in mechanics. Currently, the site manufactures parts collections (pinions, shafts, satellites) for transmissions and differentials, which are used on all E-TECH vehicles in the Renault range (Clio, Captur, Mégane Estate Arkana and Duster). Since 2022, […]
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Interview with Prolival
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Interview with Prolival

Recruitment is the number 1 challenge for digital services companies (ESN). To ensure its growth, Prolival has chosen to expand outside the Paris region. Pascal Combe talks about Prolival’s expansion into the region and the support it got from NFI.
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Success story Häagen-Dazs
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Industry

ASN, a technological flagship in Hauts-de-France

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