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Fastest staff growth in Ostend

NBB annual accounts · KBO

The companies in Ostend whose staff grew fastest over the last three financial years, measured the way the OECD measures high-growth firms.

Top 25

184 companies whose growth is measurable (at least 10 FTE three years earlier)

Financial year 2025 · 87.0%

Growth per year · Average annual growth of staff (FTE) over three financial years, the way the OECD measures high-growth firms: at least 10 FTE at the start, four consecutive annual accounts and a plausible staff figure at both ends. What this ranking rests on

  1. 1 ABSOLUTEYOU OstendEmployment activities +87.3% a year 548 FTE → 3,601 FTE
  2. 2 Woonsprong OstendConstruction of buildings +48.2% a year 31.2 FTE → 102 FTE
  3. 3 UPSTAIRS OOSTENDE UITBATING OstendAccommodation +30.1% a year 10.0 FTE → 22.0 FTE
  4. 4 CRUMBEL OstendFood products +24.8% a year 47.6 FTE → 92.5 FTE
  5. 5 RAES MOTOREN OstendHead offices and management consultancy +20.1% a year 15.0 FTE → 26.0 FTE
  6. 6 Ghl Logistics OstendLand transport +17.2% a year 30.0 FTE → 48.3 FTE
  7. 7 Go Dynamic Interim OstendEmployment activities +16.4% a year 16.8 FTE → 26.5 FTE
  8. 8 REMONDIS WEST-VLAANDEREN OstendLand transport +14.3% a year 52.0 FTE → 77.6 FTE
  9. 9 MultiTech OstendBuilding services and landscaping +13.9% a year 10.7 FTE → 15.8 FTE
  10. 10 Hanssens OstendWholesale trade +13.7% a year 15.5 FTE → 22.8 FTE
  11. 11 AUTORIJSCHOOL PINKERS OstendEducation +13.5% a year 10.6 FTE → 15.5 FTE
  12. 12 Biopower Oostende OstendElectricity, gas and steam +12.2% a year 15.5 FTE → 21.9 FTE
  13. 13 KRINGLOOPCENTRUM KUST OstendRetail trade +11.6% a year 58.5 FTE → 81.4 FTE
  14. 14 BASKET@SEA OstendSports and recreation +11.3% a year 26.7 FTE → 36.8 FTE
  15. 15 FIDES PETFOOD OstendFood products +11.2% a year 49.5 FTE → 68.0 FTE
  16. 16 FITCO GRASS OstendChemicals +11.2% a year 26.8 FTE → 36.8 FTE
  17. 17 PRG PROJECTS OstendCreative and performing arts +10.6% a year 11.3 FTE → 15.3 FTE
  18. 18 CANAL OOST OstendFood and beverage service +10.6% a year 23.0 FTE → 31.1 FTE
  19. 19 ELICIO OstendElectricity, gas and steam +10.3% a year 37.3 FTE → 50.0 FTE
  20. 20 Thornton Bank Maintenance Services OstendRepair and installation of machinery +10.2% a year 30.4 FTE → 40.7 FTE
  21. 21 NOTULUS, GEASSOCIEERDE NOTARISSEN OstendLegal and accounting +9.2% a year 15.6 FTE → 20.3 FTE
  22. 22 REVI FOOD OstendFood products +8.7% a year 49.2 FTE → 63.1 FTE
  23. 23 VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE ZEE OstendResearch and development +8.1% a year 133 FTE → 168 FTE
  24. 24 RAES MOTOREN OOSTENDE OstendRetail trade +8.0% a year 21.3 FTE → 26.8 FTE
  25. 25 bottarga OstendFood and beverage service +8.0% a year 12.0 FTE → 15.1 FTE

The CSV holds the rows shown with place, sector, measure and financial year. The analysis workbench opens the same place and sector, sorted by this figure, with every registered company: also those without recent accounts, which this ranking leaves out.

159 more companies with this figure are not in the top. Every company has its own dossier with all its figures.