Key Competitive Attractions
Key Sectors in Hainaut:
- Automotive: A centre of excellence with over 12,500 employees
- Rail: 150 companies employing 10,000 people. Home to two world leaders: Alstom and Bombardier
- Steel: Anchored tradition led by metallurgical industry and metal processing
- Food Products: Companies include The Choulette, Brasserie des Sources, Bocquet Meat, Saint Gery and Nourrain
Communications:
- Road - motorways connecting to Paris, Brussels, Lille, Calais and Dunkirk.
- Rail - efficient rail links with 11 trains a day to Paris. Freight services to the East, the North Sea and the South.
- Sea - access to ports in the North Sea (Dunkirk, Rotterdam, Antwerp).
- Air - a business aviation airport close to business parks. Four international airports within two hours: Lille (25min), Brussels (1h), Charleroi (1h) and Paris (2h).
