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British Business in Germany - Success Stories
See how these companies found their way to Germany and how Germany Trade & Invest helped them find the right location for their business.
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Fraser Hopper, Head of Operations - Chattermill
"Our experience setting up in Germany was very positive. We were able to utilise the extensive knowledge of Germany Trade and Invest as well as Berlin Partner to navigate legal, tax and immigration issues, which has been key in our successful launch. We have managed to attract both local and international talent to our office in Berlin, which acts as a Research & Development hub and has given us an advantage over thousands of other employers, as it is such an attractive location for highly sought-after technical talent in software development and machine learning.” (2021)
Dr. Elisabeth Grindel-Denby, Campus Director - Lancaster University Leipzig
"Lancaster University chose Leipzig because the city has everything needed to offer students a fantastic time whilst studying, as well as longer-term settlement opportunities. The support from GTAI was amazing – especially their timely responses, openness, reachability and the high quality of information and output . GTAI enabled us to quickly hit the ground running. Thank you very much!” (2021)
Frank P. Averdung, Chief Executive Officer - Oxford PV
"We have been based in Brandenburg an der Havel since 2016 and we are thrilled with the progress we have made towards developing our perovskite solar cells, which will be critical for delivering affordable, clean energy. We are on track to reach our target of large-scale production in 2022, bringing the world one step closer to finding a much-needed solution to the climate change crisis” (2021)
