Company contributions are based on the number of employees and the company's location. These are to be paid per calendar year. The respective categories and annual membership fees from January 1, 2024 (excl. VAT) are as follows:
Large Companies (Cat. 1)
- 30,000 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 30,000 Annual contribution (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
National and international real estate and financial service providers (Cat. 2)
- 20,000 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 20,000 Annual contribution (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
Medium-sized companies and business units of international groups (Cat. 3)
- 10,000 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 10,000 Annual contribution (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
100 – 500 employees (Cat. 4)
- 2,500 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 2,500 Annual fee (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
50 – 99 employees (Cat. 5)
- 1,500 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 1,850 Annual fee (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
10 – 49 employees (Cat. 6)
- 1,250 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 1,600 Annual fee (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
1 – 9 employees (Kat. 7)
- 950 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 1,300 Annual fee (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
Associations, clubs, collective members by number of members (Cat. 8)
- 1,000 - 5,000 Annual contribution (CHF) for companies based in the member municipalities
- 1,000 - 5,000 Annual fee (CHF) for members without a registered office in the member municipalities
Application for supporting membership for innovative StartUps
- 50% discount on the appropriate category for two calendar years (approval by the FRZ Board of Directors)
from July/August:
- 1/2 of the regular membership fee
from September/October:
- 1/4 of the regular membership fee
from November (after the Economic Forum)
- free of charge
The membership fees for categories 1-3 are based on individual benefits (employees / sector, etc.) and are set out in a separate agreement.
* The FRZ member municipalities include: Bachenbülach, Bassersdorf, Bülach, Dietlikon, Dübendorf, Kloten, Nürensdorf, Oberglatt, Opfikon, Rümlang, Volketswil, Wallisellen, Wangen-Brüttisellen and Winkel.
The member municipalities are Bachenbülach, Bassersdorf, Bülach, Dietlikon, Dübendorf, Kloten, Nürensdorf, Oberglatt, Opfikon, Rümlang, Volketswil, Wallisellen, Wangen-Brüttisellen, Winkel, etc. The company headquarters is linked to local employees; a postal address / letterbox is not sufficient.
All main events are free of charge:
- the Real Estate Summit (normal price around CHF 640.-)
- the Economic Forum (normal price against CHF 250.-)
- the Chlaus Zmorge (normal price against CHF 250.-)
- the General Assembly Meeting (for members only)
- the Company and Site Tours (normal price CHF 150.-)
- and the CEO Talk for CEOs of companies with > 10 employees
Members can attend business lunches, CEO lunches, special events and workshops at a special price.
- Category 1: 8-10 persons
- Category 2: up to 6 persons
- Category 3: up to 6 persons
- Category 4: 4 persons
- Category 5: 3 persons
- Category 6: 2 persons
- Category 7: 1 persons
- Category 8: 1-2 persons
Please note that these participant numbers only apply to company members. Guests of members pay the corresponding non-member price depending on the event. If you are attending an event with more people from the company than your category allows, the additional people must also each pay the non-member price.
These are valid for the current calendar year.
In the interests of promoting innovation and successful location development, the FRZ Zurich Airport Region also welcomes start-ups: Start-up sponsorship memberships with a 50% discount on the category are available to companies if they develop new technologies (e.g. in the PropTech, ICT, pharma, biotech or FinTech sectors - usually for the first two years). For other young companies or start-ups that use technologies but do not develop them themselves, the normal price for 1-9 employees applies.
Yes, this is generally possible in exceptional cases with category 7. A basic condition is that the person is resident in a member municipality and fits into our network in terms of their professional position. The FRZ Executive Board decides on admission on an individual basis.
These are set out in the Articles of Association as at March 21, 2017 and amount to three months before the end of the calendar year, i.e. by September 30 of the current year.
In its Articles of Association, Article 3, the FRZ states that members should identify with the Zurich airport region. The regulations of the FRZ Zurich Airport Region provide information on the admission of new members. If you are unsure about the criteria, please contact the office.
By the number of inhabitants.
1 - 5'000 (inhabitants)
- 2 CHF per inhabitant (annual contribution)
5'001 - 10'000 (inhabitants)
- CHF 15'000
10'001 - 15'000 (inhabitants)
- CHF 25'000
15'001 - 25'000 (inhabitants)
- CHF 30'000
25'001 - 35'000 (inhabitants)
- CHF 40'000
