Companies based in Friesland

Batavus BV is a Dutch bicycle manufacturer, owned by the Accell Group European Cycle conglomerate. Batavus Intercycle Corporation was the leading manufacturer of bicycles and mopeds in the Netherlands during the 1970s. During its most productive years, the company's . Heerenveen plant employed 700 to produce 70,000 Batavus mopeds and 250,000 bicycles a year. During this time, Batavus was exporting 55 percent of its production with the remainder going to the Netherlands, which had more than two million mopeds in 1977.

Accell Group N.V. is a Dutch bicycle company based in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The company is a leader in the European e-bike market and owns a large portfolio of bicycle brands including Batavus, Babboe, Haibike, Koga, Lapierre, Raleigh, and Sparta.

thumb|Koga Miyata bicycle KOGA is a Dutch bicycle manufacturer based in Heerenveen, Friesland. The company is known for its long time partnership with Japanese frame manufacturer Miyata, producing bicycles and sponsoring racing teams under the brand name Koga Miyata. As of May 2010 the partnership ended and the company began manufacturing bicycles under the KOGA brand.

Dutch pottery company, based in Makkum, Netherlands