The manufacturer Vorwerk is only one of many renowned Wuppertal businesses. The ingrain wallpaper in German homes will almost certainly have been made by the Erfurt company in the Beyenburg district. And the cars you see on the streets are bound to have lots of components from Wuppertal, since the automobile supplies industry is one of the town’s most important sectors. As is health insurance. With Barmer and Barmenia, two of Germany's largest health insurances are at home in this valley.

And: the name Wuppertal even plays a large role when we think about the future of our world. The experts of the Wuppertal Institute in Elberfeld are valued consultants throughout the world in all matters concerning climate, environment and energy; and Wuppertal has also made a name for itself as a science location far beyond the city.