ENTREPRENEURS SPEAK OUT
Get inspired by their stories!
In Almere, the city of digital transition and tech innovation, entrepreneurs find each other in an inspiring environment where they can thrive. What makes Almere such an attractive city for innovative companies that dare to lead the way in building a sustainable, circular future? We'd love to tell you, but we'd rather let the companies themselves do the talking. After all, they know best why they choose Almere. Let their stories inspire you!
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Tech
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Tech-Startup Nomestic
Almere-based startup Nomestic develops smart technology to improve air quality insightfully and automatically. With support from UPALMERE! the company is now taking the step from innovative startup to international scale-up.
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Camerainstallatie.nl: Audience award in appreciation of hard work
Camerainstallatie.nl won the Public Award 2024-2025 during OVHJ with 200 votes ahead. Since 1999, the company has grown into a top name in security, focusing on innovation, sustainability and total solutions - and always with personal contact.
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Medex: Healthcare innovation from Almere with a family heart
Medex started in a barn in 1991 and grew into a leading specialist in medical instruments. After losses, the team built on. Now awarded Enterprise of the Year 2024-2025 and ready for the next step in Almere Buiten.
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Vekto: Making electrical engineering understandable, for everyone
Whereas most people think of complicated diagrams and tricky calculations when they think of electrical engineering, Vekto from Almere actually makes this world clear and accessible. Partly because of this, the company won the title Enterprise of the Year 2024-2025.
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Green Innovation Hub
What will our living environment look like in the future? What role will digitalisation and technologies play? That question is at the heart of Green Innovation Hub (GIH), a platform where public and private parties work together on key themes.
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Interview UPALMERE!
On a key strategic pillar of Almere, the action program UPALMERE! plays a crucial role. And helps Almere startups and scale-ups to develop and thus contribute to Almere's future.
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Interview ICT Tribe
Almere wants to put itself on the map as the tech city of the Netherlands and is fully committed to innovation and growth. As a platform that connects IT talent with opportunities, ICT Tribe Almere plays a major role in this.
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Interview Gaiyo
Read Gaiyo's story, Smart mobility concepts for a sustainable future, here.
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Interview Yanmar
Read the story of Yanmar, the engine of innovation here.
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Interview Enreach
Read Enreach's story on the power of innovative communication solutions here.
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Interview Sectra
Sectra, global player in Medical Imaging IT. Read their story here.
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Interview Almere and Kabelshop.nl
Kabelshop.nl aims to become the largest webshop in the Netherlands. In Almere, they have all the space they need to realise their ambitious goals. Read the whole story.
Energy transition
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Grundfos
Global player Grundfos chooses Almere as its base of operations for innovative, energy-efficient pump solutions. From its Dutch location, the Danish family-owned company works on circular production, knowledge sharing and sustainable growth in the region.
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Gräper Almere
Alberts & Kluft becomes Gräper Almere: active in electrical engineering for 120 years and based in Almere since 2000. In the coming years, we want to further expand our service offering to include complete energy solutions.
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Vekto: Making electrical engineering understandable, for everyone
Whereas most people think of complicated diagrams and tricky calculations when they think of electrical engineering, Vekto from Almere actually makes this world clear and accessible. Partly because of this, the company won the title Enterprise of the Year 2024-2025.
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Interview Thermen La Mer
Providing guests with an unforgettable experience while doing business in an innovative and sustainable way is what the team at Thermen La Mer is committed to every day.
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Interview Yanmar
Read the story of Yanmar, the engine of innovation here.
Circular
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Grundfos
Global player Grundfos chooses Almere as its base of operations for innovative, energy-efficient pump solutions. From its Dutch location, the Danish family-owned company works on circular production, knowledge sharing and sustainable growth in the region.
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GSF Glass Group
By the end of 2023, GSF Glasgroep will be located in Almere. This gave the city Europe's first circular glass factory. Since then, GSF has grown into a professional organisation and a solid position in glass repair and project glazing.
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Schenk Recycling
At Schenk Recycling, everything is about smart, circular and local business. From pressed paper to metal residue streams: here we are building a cleaner future at full speed. We do a lot for Almere, and Almere does a lot for us.
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Interview Collaborall
Failure costs in construction are largely due to miscommunication, argues Peter Kleinjan, owner and founder of CollaborAll. Read the story here.
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Interview Hemubo
Hemubo, a specialist in property renovation and maintenance, is keen to be at the forefront of the transition to a circular construction economy. Read the story here.
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Interview Lidl
In Almere Oosterwold, sandwiched between the A6 and A27 motorways, stands the very first energy- and CO2-neutral supermarket in the Netherlands. Read the story here.
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Interview Maretti Lightning
Sustainability is also one of the focal points for Maretti Lighting. 'It's not just about money, but about the future of our earth.' Read the story here.
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Interview Dimensio
For Dimensio, supplier of all conceivable types of bags, recycling of raw materials is a matter of course. Read the story here.
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Interview Save Plastics
Save Plastics makes sustainable products for outdoor spaces from plastic waste. Read the story here.
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Interview Van Duijnen Koffie
Paul Kragten of Van Duijnen Koffie undertakes circularly out of idealism, but also because it is simply necessary. Read the story here.
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Interview Antalis
Pioneer in sustainability, is how Antalis describes itself. The company is constantly looking for ways to further reduce its environmental impact. Read the full story.
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Interview Theo Pouw Group
Theo Pouw Groep opened a sustainable concrete plant in Almere, where, among other things, recycled concrete rubble and plant fibres are used to produce new concrete. Read the story here.
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Interview Cirwinn
Circular entrepreneurship is a growing sector, in which Almere is making great strides. It requires innovative solutions to produce as little waste and harmful emissions as possible.
Startups and Scale-ups
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Tech-Startup Nomestic
Almere-based startup Nomestic develops smart technology to improve air quality insightfully and automatically. With support from UPALMERE! the company is now taking the step from innovative startup to international scale-up.
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Interview UPALMERE!
On a key strategic pillar of Almere, the action program UPALMERE! plays a crucial role. And helps Almere startups and scale-ups to develop and thus contribute to Almere's future.
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Interview Brothercoating
What started for brothers Boaz and Mica as a hobby in their shed has grown into Brothercoating, a unique, innovative startup in powder coating.
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Interview COTIT
Read Anthony Syams' story about COTIT, one of the startups that participated in UPALMERE's Startup Hero Journey, here!
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Interview Social Farmer
UPALMERE! asked Stijn Sprenkels of Wonderbit to tell something about participating in The Business Innovation Program Food.
Mobility
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Interview Gaiyo
Read Gaiyo's story, Smart mobility concepts for a sustainable future, here.
Food Innovation
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Interview Flevo Campus
Flevo Campus is where urban agriculture, sustainability and innovation come together. The future of our food is being worked on here.
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Interview Yakult
Yakult is committed to health and sustainability with their well-known bottles that support the gut. The company continues to innovate to help people live healthier lives.