SHBE European Real Estate Circles

Thijssen-PR is the initiator, founder and an executive agency of the Stichting Handelsbevordering Bouw Europa - SHBE (Foundation for the Promotion of Trade and Building in Europe) that is located in Zeist. From 1993 SHBE has been active in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. In 1997 the Organisation has also become active in Croatia in the area of the international know-how exchange and the promotion of cross-border cooperation in the building- and real estate sector.

All members of the SHBE are, in the broadest sense of the word, directly involved in the building and real estate industry. The SHBE offers its members a platform for international cooperation and the exchange of knowledge. The Netherlands, Germany and Croatia were the main focus countries for the SHBE in the last 10 years. The utmost goal of SHBE is to achieve the creation of an informal European network for professionals in different disciplines of the real estate industry.

Tasks of the Organisation:

• Promoting the cooperation and the know-how exchange on the European level in the real estate sector and the building industry;
• Creating a broader basis that gives space to different forms of cross-border cooperation and offers wider views of different specialist sectors in the branch;
• Coordinating activities among its members in Europe.

Main Goal of the Organisation:

• Finding adequate partners to cooperate with by sharing the cross-border knowledge and the experience in the domain of building and real estate developing.

SHBE is active in the following disciplines:

• Designing and developing the commercial real estate and residential housing;
• Building and supplying industry;
• Renovation, revitalisation real estate;
• Environment protection and sustainable building;
• Administrative control, maintenance and financing of real estate.