Sri City, June 14, 2019:- Mr. Heine Lageveen, Deputy Consul General of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Bangalore visited Sri City on Friday. Mr. Satish Kamat, President (Operations) extended a warm welcome. Briefing him on the infrastructure, unique features and the brisk pace of development of the mega industrial park, he highlighted the specific advantages of doing business in Sri City and the host of incentives being offered by the State and as well as the Central Governments.
Thanking the Sri City management for arranging the visit, Mr. Heine Lageveen stated that Sri City is an ideal place to invest by foreign companies, including those from Netherlands. He said,”Dutch companies are keen to invest in India, particularly in sectors like water management, waste management, agriculture, smart cities, etc., We will be very happy to recommend Sri City strongly to the Dutch companies.”
Commenting on the visit Mr. Ravindra Sannareddy, Founder Managing Director, Sri City said,”Netherlands is the 3rd largest foreign direct investor (among the European Union nations) in India. Famous brands like Hunter Douglas and Paques from that country have already set up their units in Sri City.”
Stating that Interaction of this kind will further enhance business ties between the two countries, he added,”I am confident, Deputy Consul General’s visit would pave way for some more investments here from that country.”
Mr. Heine Lageveen was accompanied by a team of Trade officials from the office of Consulate General. The purpose of their visit was to witness and gain first-hand knowledge about the industrial park and assess its business potential. During the interaction, they all evinced keen interest and inquired on different aspects of Sri City. Following the briefing session, they went round the industrial park and visited the production units of Hunter Douglas and Paques.