Tel: +31 20 405 4777info@aaarea.nlwww.aaarea.nl

Testimmonials

Amsterdam Airport Area (AAA) is a unique

partnership between ten public and private partners

involved with the development of office and

industrial parks at and around Amsterdam Airport

Schiphol, including parts of the City of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Airport Area is the leading international

business location in the Netherlands. AAA provides

a wide range of land and property options for

international companies interested in locating

in the region, whether the need is for European

headquarters, logistics centers, light manufacturing

operations, call & shared service centers, training

facilities, or marketing and sales operations.

Already, more than 1,200 international companies

have chosen AAA as their home base for European

activities.

Partners of AAA:• Schiphol Area Development Company

• Schiphol Real Estate

• City of Amsterdam

• Port of Amsterdam

• Municipality of Haarlemmermeer

• City of Almere

• Province of Noord-Holland

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

• ING Real Estate

• Multi Development

AAA

AAAAmsterdam Airport Area AAAAmerican companies in the Amsterdam Airport Area

Best European airport:Amsterdam Airport Schiphol• Frequently voted “Best Airport in Europe”

• 3rd largest European cargo airport (1.5 million

tons in 2006) & 4th largest European passenger

airport (46 million passengers in 2006)

• Located at 15 minutes distance from Amsterdam

City Center and Port of Amsterdam

Impressive business climate• 1,200 international companies already present,

of which over 500 are from North America with

many European Headquarters, Marketing & Sales

offices, Shared Service Centers, Training facilities

and European Distribution Centers.

• Half of all American logistics centers located in

Europe are based in the Netherlands, many in AAA

• Access to markets that matter – 450 million

consumers in Western and Eastern Europe within

a 800 mile radius

• Excellent logistics performance

Netherlands: favorable tax climate• One of the most differentiated and flexible tax

regimes within the EU

• Corporate tax rate below EU average (25,5%)

• Extensive network of double tax treaties

• 30% income tax ruling for expats

Space• Competitive property market

• Modern business parks

• Ample space for future growth

Amsterdam Airport Area: nerve center for your European business

Accessibility• Multimodal transport modes (rail/road/

waterways/air)

• Direct access to the Port of Amsterdam, fourth

largest seaport in Northwestern Europe

• Port of Rotterdam (largest port in Europe) at one

hour’s drive

• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol serving 266

destinations worldwide

Labor• Skilled, creative and flexible workforce

• Highly educated and multilingual

Unique quality of life• Large expatriate community with variety of inter-

national schools, associations and social centers

• World class museums and music venues

• Cost of living one of the lowest in Europe

Important contactsTop five contacts for American companies

interested in locating in the

Amsterdam Airport Area:

1) Amsterdam Airport Area

T: +31 20 4054777

E-mail: info@aaarea.nl

Website : www.aaarea.nl

2) U.S. Consulate General

T: +31 20 5755309

E-mail: ConsularAmster@state.gov

Website: www.usembassy.nl

3) Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

(NFIA)

In the USA, NFIA has offices in New York,

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and San Mateo

Website: www.nfia.com

4) American Chamber of Commerce

T: +31 20 7951840

E-mail: office@amcham.nl

Website : www.amcham.nl

5) Amsterdam Foreign Investment Office

T: +31 20 5523536

E-mail: afio@ez.amsterdam.nl

Website: www.afio.amsterdam.nl

Testimonial Cargill“Cargill’s first step in Europe some 45 years ago

was in Amsterdam, where we started in the grain

trade. We have been expanding our activities

in the food business ever since as Amsterdam

appeared to be an ideal business location in many

ways. The company benefited from the excellent

Amsterdam business climate, which was a strong

reason to stay and to expand. Cargill is primarily

engaged in the processing, distribution and trading

of a variety of food ingredients and agricultural

products on six locations in and around the Amster-

dam port area. We are especially pleased with the

excellent geographical location of Amsterdam” says

CEO Paul Naar. Cargill, the world’s largest privately

owned company, runs its biggest European opera-

tion in Amsterdam. “Some 160 million consumers

as well as over half of Western Europe’s production

is found within a 300-mile radius from Amsterdam.

Further growth is likely and we plan to expand our

forward integration into new markets.”

Testimonial Boeing Spare Parts Center “Boeing has had its European Spare Parts Center

at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol since 2000. From

this facility about 70.000 parts per annum are

shipped throughout mainland Europe. This is our

first Boeing service center in continental Europe.

It differs from Boeing’s UK center in a small but

crucial way: speed. Transportation to European

airlines is getting difficult from elsewhere, including

the UK” says Russ Vaughn, General supervisor of

Regional Distribution Centers at Boeing Airplane

Services.

“Getting across the English Channel is now an

eight- to twelve hour endeavour”. More time is

then required for onward movement to final desti-

nations. In contrast, Frankfurt and Brussels are only

a few hours away from Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: more than 40 direct daily flights to USA & Canada serving more than 20 different cities

What does Amsterdam Airport Area offer American companies?

European Headquarters• Network Appliance • Juniper Networks• Cisco • Idexx• Liz Claiborne/Mexx

European Distribution Centers:• Intel • Boeing• Bell Helicopter • Centocor• Bausch & Lomb

Shared Services Centers:• Imation • Unisys• BMC Software • Sterling Commerce• Mattel

Marketing & Sales office:• Prologis • RR Donnelly & Sons• E&J Gallo Winery • eBay • Google

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Sheraton Pulitzer Hotel

Siebel Systems Benelux

Slabb Europe

Softshare

Spencer Stuart

Subway

Teleproductions International - TPI

The Center for Professional Advancement

TMP/Hudson Global Resources

Tommy Hilfi ger Europe

Universal Studios International

Van Dam Machine

Van der Moolen Group

Veco Trust

Verizon Business

VIA Net.Works

Victoria Hotel Amsterdam

Visualsonics

Washington Group International

Wieden & Kennedy

Wolters Kluwer

WorldCom

Wunderman

Yahoo Search Engine Marketing

Young & Rubicam

Amsterdam SouthAAF-International

Accenture

AMB Property Europe

Baker & McKenzie

BearingPoint Netherlands

Boeing

Chase Manhattan Bank

CNA Insurance Company

Compellent

Continental Industries

Crawford and Company

Cushman & Wakefi eld Healey & Baker

Delta Industrial Services

Drake Beam Morin

Edelman

Egon Zehnder International

Ernst & Young

Futurestep

Google

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Hasbro International

Heritage Health Products

Hill and Knowlton Netherlands

Holiday Inn Amsterdam

InFocus

Intercontinental Hotels Group

James Hardie Industries

JP Morgan Chase Bank

Juran Institute

Korn/Ferry International

Leo Burnett

Levi Strauss Netherlands

Monitor Company Europe

Motorola Finance

M-Real Benelux

Ogilvy & Mather

Russell Investment Group

Russell Reynolds Associates

Security Innovations

Shutts & Bowen

Tippingpoint Technologies

Tishman Speyer

TMP Worldwide

Transperfect Translations

Under Armour Europe

Wilshire Associates Europe

Wind River Benelux

World Trade Center Amsterdam

Amsterdam WestAccountemps

ACN Europe

Bates Not Just Film

BrassRing

CIT Group

IBM Netherlands Corporation

Lee Hecht Harrison

Mexx Europe Holding / Liz Claiborne

Micro Warehouse

NCR Netherlands

New Horizons Computer Learning Center

PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants

Robert Half International

Sea Ray Europe International

Shore to Shore Europe

State Street Netherlands

Amsterdam South-East, Amstel, Diemen & DuivendrechtACNielsen Netherlands

ACT Teleconferencing

Adobe Systems Benelux

Allegis Group

American Express International

Amsterdam Admirals

Avis Rent A Car

Bain & Company Netherlands

Celerant Consulting

Chesterton International Netherlands

Chiron

Cisco Systems International

Cognos

Compuware Europe

Diners Club Benelux

Dryden Wealth Management

Fiberlink

Ford Netherlands

Foundry Networks

Gartner Group

GE Capital

GoldenGate

Heidrick & Struggles

Hewitt Heijnis & Koelman International

Honeywell

Howrey LLP

ICC Industries

INC Research

Intralox Europe

Jefferson Wells B.V.

Kenexa B.V.

Kentucky Fried Chicken Netherlands

Lawson Software

Lehman Brothers International

Level 3 Communications

Manpower

McDonald’s Netherlands

Merrill Lynch International Bank

Millipore

Mirant Europe

Prithvi Information Solutions

Reader’s Digest

Rogue Wave Software

Shurgard Netherlands Diemen

Snap-On Europe Holding

Snap-On-Tools

Solectron Europe

Steelcase

Sterling Commerce

Stratagene Europe

TAB Europe

Thrupoint

Towers Perrin

Twisted Pair Solutions

Port of Amsterdam & TeleportAbbey Business Centers

Alliance Business Centers Network

Anamet Europe

AOL Benelux

At Home Netherlands

Bass Hotels & Resort Reservation Center

Blue Martini Software

Boston Medical Group

Calyx Internet

Canvas Systems

Cargill

Chemtura

Chief Europe

Concord Communications

Converge

Dell Computer

Deloitte

eGain Communications

Exxon Mobil Chemical

IGMA

Ipswitch

Itron

Kodak Imaging Network

Minuteman European

Mobil Oil

Morinda

NDX Intermodal

Network Associates International

Network Intelligence Corporation

OptionsXpress

Oracle

Paramount Pictures International

Polycom

Quadrem Netherlands

Sanchez

Saturn

Saybolt Netherlands

Shurgard Self-Storage

Skynet Worldwide Express

Sonneborn Refi ned Chemicals

Starbucks Coffee EMEA

Stream International Europe

Sykes Enterprises

Time Warner Publishing

Tribune Media Services

UPC Netherlands

UPS Netherlands

Viacom International

Warner Bros.

WebEx Communications

AlmereA.W.T. World Trade Europe

Active Voice

Anacomp

Archstone

Arizona Chemical

Autobytel European Holdings

Bell Microproducts Solutions

Cascade Corporation

Caterpillar

C-COR Europe

Chris Kay Benelux

Cosair Memory

Crown International Transport

Entegris

Facet Industrial

FRS

Honey Bunny

IBM Business Consulting Services

Innovation Data Processing

International Paper Company (Arizona

Chemical)

Johnson & Johnson/Gaba

K2

Metron Technology

MSX International

Nashua Media Products

Norian Corporation

Ocenco

Offi ce Centre

Optical Disc Corporation

Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Primus Telegroep Netherlands

RadiSys

Sanford Rotring Benelux

Shakespeare Europe

Shurgard

SigmaNEST Systems

SigmaTEK Corporation

Staples

Summit Europe

Summit Software

Thermopatch

Weber Marking Systems

AmstelveenAgency.Com

Agilent Technologies Netherlands

Amicorp

Amrop International

AT Kearney

Aviquipo Holland

BBDO Netherlands

BEA Systems

Borland

British American Tobacco Netherlands

Discovery Networks Benelux

FHV/BBDO Creative Marketing Agency

Foote Cone & Belding/BK&P

GE Access

GE Information Services

Global Exchange Services

GXS International

Hewlett Packard Netherlands

INC-21

Infonet Netherlands

Information Builders

Interactive Broadband Consulting Group

Kearney

Mattel Europe

McCann-Erickson

Mercer Human Resource Consulting

Northwest Airlines

OMD Netherlands

Pleon

Portfolio News Services

Rapp & Collins

Raychem Netherlands

Result DDB

Syncsort

TBWA/Interaction Company

Tyco Thermal Controls

Universal Media

Warner Electric Netherlands

Wright Medical Europe Manufacturing

Schiphol CenterAirline & Travel Marketing Netherlands

American Chamber of Commerce

Avis

Citibank International Netherlands

Continental Airlines

Delta Air Lines

Disney On Ice/Feld Entertainment

Executive Mobility Group

Hilton Hotel Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Host Marriott Services

JohnsonDiversey

Ogden Aviation / Cargo

Polar Air Cargo

Prologis

R.R. Donnelley Europe

RubberNetwork

Scanlan Group

Sheraton Amsterdam Airport

SNC Lavalin Europe

United Airlines

US Airways

World Trade Center Schiphol Airport

Schiphol North & EastAustin Netherlands

Boeing Field Service

CRM Resultants

Honeywell Aerospace

Hostway

TSI

Schiphol SouthExpeditors International

Penske Logistics

Western Digital Netherlands

Worldwide Flight Services

Schiphol South-EastBAX Global

Concordia International Forwarding Corp.

Delta Air Logistics

Eagle Global Logistics Netherlands

E. & J. Gallo Winery Europe

Expeditors International

HTFN

Schiphol Rijk & Oude MeerActionFront Data Recovery

Alpha Flight Services

Ariba Technologies Netherlands

Ball Holland

Bausch & Lomb

Belkin

BMC Software

Boeing International Corporation

Centocor

Chello Broad Band Netherlands

Compressor Controls Corp.

Comverse Networks Systems Benelux

Corning Life Sciences

Eaton

EBSCO Information Services

Electronic Arts Benelux

Electronics for Imaging

Federal Express Europe

GE Energy Parts Europe

General Electric Corporate Financial Services

GeoLogistics

GlobalWare Solutions

Idexx Europe

Imation Europe

Intel International

Interwoven

IntraData

Jabil Global Services

Johnson Controls

Juniper Networks

Kingfi sher Group

Menlo Worldwide Forwarding

Microsoft

Moog Holland Aircraft Services

NA-Stordy Combustion Netherlands

Network Appliance

OPW Fueling Components Europe

PlanView Benelux

Priority Telecom

QAD Software

Radisson SAS Hotel Amsterdam Airport

Recruitsoft Europe

Rockwell-Collins Aviation Services

Seagate Technology International

Shareholder.Com

Taleo

The Screen Works

Unisys Netherlands

UPC

UPS Netherlands

UTI Netherlands

Video Equipment Rentals

Badhoevedorp & LijndenApplied Materials Europe

Baker Hughes INTEQ

Bell Helicopter Supply Center

Biogen Idec International

Clifford Electronics Benelux

Formax

Hughes Christensen Company

Network Hardware Resale

Shurgard

HoofddorpAAR Aircraft Component Services

Achieve Global

Alamo Rent-a-Car

Bausch & Lomb

Budget Rent A Car

Commercial Aviation Training

Courtyard Amsterdam Airport

FatWire Software

Focus/EDC

IGT Europe

Infonet ASP

MacDermid ColorSpan EMEA

Marriott Hotel Amsterdam Airport

Meyer Tool

Mih Entrig

National Instruments Services

Pearle Opticiens

Phatware

Richardson Electronics Benelux

Signet Armorlite Europe

SIGNODE

Somera Communications

The Show Department

Wellness Training Centre

Wencor

Woodward Governor Netherlands

World Aviation Associates

World Courier Holland

Worldspan Global Travel Information Systems

Graan voor VischTricon

Heli One Helicopters

CHC

Hoofddorp BeukenhorstAbbott

Allshare Solutions

Arris International

ArvinMeritor

Aspect Communications

Atos Origin International

Bentley Systems Europe

Buena Vista Home Entertainment Benelux

CB & I Europe

Chubb Insurance Company

Cimdata

ClientLogic

Comfour Telecom

Creative Direct Marketing International

Crowne Plaza Amsterdam-Schiphol

DMC International

Federal Insurance Co

Galileo Netherlands

Glenayre Electronics Europe

Hertz Netherlands

Intergraph Europe

Ipswitch

JLG Europe

Kana Software

Kraft Foods Netherlands

Loyalty Management Netherlands

McCain Foods Netherlands

Mphasis Europe

MSD International Services

Nortel Networks

Plantronics

PSI Net Europe

Quintiles

Sara Lee Foods Europe

SprintLink Netherlands

The Nordam Group

Verio Europe

Visuality

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Hoofddorp De HoekChevrolet Netherlands

Hellmann Perishable Logistics

UPS

Nieuw-VennepAviall Services

GlobalSantaFe International Drilling Corp.

John Deere Consumer Products Interna-

tional

Loral CyberStar

Moog FCS

OPW Fluid Transfer Group Europe

Prox Inter

Campana

Amsterdam City Center180 Communications

Air Products Netherlands

AirInc Netherlands

Aliph Europe

Altoon + Porter Architects

Amstel Inter-Continental Amsterdam

Amsterdam Marriott Hotel

Amsterdam Weekly

Arlington Property Investors

Architectural Resource Center Holland

Asko

Bal Seal Engineering Company

Bank of America

Berlitz School Of Languages

Blackboard

Blast Radius

Bloomberg News

BNM Management

Booz, Allen & Hamilton

Boyden Benelux

Bruce Foods Europe

Burson Marsteller

Campbell Consulting Partners

Capital Instincts

Carhartt

CCP-Mefec

Center for Professional Advancement

Chordiant Software International

Clifford Chance

Computer Futures Solutions

Consulate of the United States of America

Control Risks Benelux

CPI International

CPM/Europe

Crowne Plaza Amsterdam City Center

Digi International

eBay

Epitaph Europe

Expedia

Ezgov

Focus Frame

Forrester Research

GCI Netherlands

Genscape

Global Brand Marketing

Global Technology Computing

Grey Communications Group

Hard Rock Café Amsterdam

Hilton Hotel Amsterdam

Homur Dutch Holding

IBFD (Software Solutions)

IBongo

IDC Benelux

IHS Nordic A.S.

International Advocates For Children

IPass Netherlands

IPsoft

ISSA Europe

Jerde Partnership

FedEx Kinko’s

La Branche

Laaken Asset Management

LukArco

Manpower

McKinsey & Company

Medcare Automation

Millward Brown

Modernista

Monsterboard

Morgan Stanley Asset Management

MSX International Dealernet Services

MTV Networks

MVBMS Fuel Europe

Parexel International Holding

Park Plaza Hotels Europe

Premiere Global Services

QRS International

Refl ect Systems

Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel

Sapient Netherlands

Seating Concepts Europe