Ceremonial handover: 25th March 2009
Total project costs:~ 1.4 billion HUF
Resources: the project was implemented in the course of „New Hungary Development Plan" with 50% (700 million HUF) subsidisation from the European Union.
Project leading consortium: Miskolc Holding Plc. and MIK Plc.
Due to the conscious and organized development strategies since 2005 the Miskolc Industrial Park (MIP) has become one of the significant industrial parks in the region. The brand-new development area with full infrastructure, the so-called Mechatronics Industrial Park, is part of the MIP.
In 2005 as the first milestone of the building operations a 68.5 ha area got the title “Miskolc Industrial Park”. The whole process was prepared and implemented by the Miskolc Real Estate Company (MIK Plc.)
Due to the increasing investors’ needs for the municipality owned real estate a new development area has to be shaped in 2007. This plot was integrated into the Industrial Park by creating the necessary consensus and regulation background. So the area of the Miskolc Industrial Park expanded to 141.5 ha.
In August 2007 the Hungarian Government declared the Mechatronics Industrial Park development project - of 1.4 billion HUF total cost - to be a flag-ship project. The development was implemented in the course of „New Hungary Development Plan" with 50% (700 million HUF) subsidisation from the European Union. Today a 39.5 ha, brand-new Greenfield area with full infrastructure is available for investors with uniquely favourable conditions. The project was accomplished by the Miskolc Holding Asset Management Company of the Municipality and its affiliated company, the Miskolc Real Estate Company in partnership.
In the first half-year of 2009 the area of the MIP was extended to 147.8 ha by ÁTI Depot, so the plot became multimodal. It means that it can be achieved on two forms of transport: on public road and on railway. In the second half-year of 2009 the adjacent Robert Bosch Power Tool Ltd. and the Robert Bosch Energy and Body Systems Ltd. decided to join the industrial park. After conducting the necessary proceedings the area of the MIP was extended to 173.9 ha.
Main objective of the Mechapark project is to modernize the economic structure of the city of Miskolc and its surroundings. It offers attracting site for investments, thereby it can contribute to increase the competitiveness conditions of the region and to extend the local employment.
In 2008 the fDi magazine of Financial Times declared Miskolc and its region to be a highly commended location for direct foreign investments. The magazine commences this competition for European cities in every 2 years searching for the „Cities of the Future”. Miskolc was one among the almost 1000 applicants and has been ranked 16th place in the TOP25 „most attractive location for FDI”.
In 2010 Miskolc has achieved a much better position at the competition. Among the Central and Eastern European cities and regions Miskolc achieved the 4th position in the category of FDI strategy on the basis of the judgment of an independent international judging panel. Miskolc was also ranked to the 4th place for its FDI strategy among the cities having a population of less than 250,000 called micro cities.
The Mechatronics Industrial Park is an ideal investment site primarily for manufacturers and service companies operating in the mechanical industry sector as MIP provides favourable operational and co-operational conditions for them. However settlers operating on any other fields are kindly welcome in the Mechapark.
In the area of the Mechatronics Industrial Park the first projects will start in 2010 thanks to the positive judgement of the tender called Site development. So 3 companies will soon start construction then operation in the 39.5 ha Greenfield development area.
The municipality of Miskolc is committed to attracting successfully operating manufacturers and service companies and promoting the establishment of new workplaces. The City tries to create a friendly environment for the enterprises wishing to settle down in Miskolc with the tools at its disposal and the one-stop-shop administration system. The Miskolc Business Development and Investment Promotion Programme is aimed at encouraging businesses to settle or grow and invest capital within Miskolc. (http://www.investinmiskolc.com/investment-incentives/)
The Local Government of Miskolc Town of County Rank gives priority to the companies which want to move into the Mechnatronics Industrial Park and takes into consideration the needs of the investors when issuing the building permits, preparing the arrangement plans or on the occasion of lot purchases furthermore offers quick and precise administration for the companies moving in.
