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Largest employers in Westerlo

NBB annual accounts · KBO

This ranking lists the companies in Westerlo with the most staff, according to their latest annual accounts.

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Westerlo

municipality in the province of Antwerp, 25,625 inhabitants
Largest employers
  1. 1DAF TRUCKS VLAANDEREN1,915 FTE
  2. 2SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP BELGIUM MANUFACTURING696 FTE
  3. 3Cipal Schaubroeck376 FTE
196 companies with this figureLargest balance sheets
  1. 1Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe€1.1bn
  2. 2BIOBEST GROUP€709m
  3. 3DAF TRUCKS VLAANDEREN€492m
1,146 companies with this figureHighest equity
  1. 1Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe€949m
  2. 2BIOBEST GROUP€524m
  3. 3DAF TRUCKS VLAANDEREN€366m
1,029 companies with this figureFastest staff growth
  1. 1SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP BELGIUM MANUFACTURING+39.5% a year
  2. 2HYDROGENICS EUROPE+33.7% a year
  3. 3DE BROODKRUIMEL+19.2% a year
71 companies with this figureOldest companies
  1. 1Klooster Heilig Graf1922
  2. 2Norbertijnenabdij van Tongerlo1924
  3. 3SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP BELGIUM MANUFACTURING1960
1,145 companies with this figureHighest staff cost per FTE (Antwerp)
  1. 1Palo Alto Networks Belgium€401,500
  2. 2VMware Belgium€387,100
  3. 3Nutanix Belgium€371,100
5,424 employers Sectors with the highest staff cost (Antwerp)
  1. 1Water transport€105,600
  2. 2Chemicals€96,100
  3. 3Computer and electronic products€94,100
median per sector, from 20 employers

Largest employers in Westerlo, over the years

today's top 10, annual accounts filed 2019 to 2026
08001,6002,4003,20020192020202120222023202420252026DAF TRUCKS VLAANDERENSCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO.Cipal SchaubroeckKaneka BelgiumLubrizol Advanced Mat.BIOBEST GROUPJACQUES IJSSTAR MEALTailormade Logistics.08001,6002,4003,20020192021202320252026

Positions in 2025

  1. 1 DAF TRUCKS VLAANDEREN 1,915 FTE
  2. 2 SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP BELGIUM MANUFACTURING 696 FTE
  3. 3 Cipal Schaubroeck 376 FTE
  4. 4 Kaneka Belgium 325 FTE
  5. 5 Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe 301 FTE
  6. 6 BIOBEST GROUP 290 FTE
  7. 7 JACQUES IJS 165 FTE
  8. 8 STAR MEAL 153 FTE
  9. 9 Tailormade Logistics Westerlo 142 FTE

The full list

Westerlo

Top 25

Largest employers in Westerlo

Staff (FTE) · 196 companies with a plausible staff figure

Financial year 2025 for 94.9% of the companies

Average staff in full-time equivalents from the social balance of the latest annual accounts. Method and sources

  1. 1 DAF TRUCKS VLAANDEREN WesterloMotor vehicles 1,915 FTE financial year 2025
  2. 2 SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP BELGIUM MANUFACTURING WesterloTobacco 696 FTE financial year 2025
  3. 3 Cipal Schaubroeck WesterloComputer programming and consultancy 376 FTE financial year 2025
  4. 4 Kaneka Belgium WesterloChemicals 324 FTE financial year 2026
  5. 5 Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe WesterloChemicals 301 FTE financial year 2025
  6. 6 BIOBEST GROUP WesterloCrop and animal production 290 FTE financial year 2025
  7. 7 HYDROGENICS EUROPE WesterloMachinery and equipment 246 FTE financial year 2024
  8. 8 JACQUES IJS WesterloFood products 165 FTE financial year 2025
  9. 9 STAR MEAL WesterloFood products 153 FTE financial year 2025
  10. 10 Tailormade Logistics Westerlo WesterloLand transport 142 FTE financial year 2025
  11. 11 SMET-JET WesterloBuilding services and landscaping 139 FTE financial year 2025
  12. 12 GEYSEN WesterloRepair and installation of machinery 134 FTE financial year 2025
  13. 13 KVC WESTERLO WesterloSports and recreation 102 FTE financial year 2025
  14. 14 WELEC WesterloSpecialised construction 98.8 FTE financial year 2026
  15. 15 AllPhi Belgium WesterloComputer programming and consultancy 82.2 FTE financial year 2025
  16. 16 GMI group WesterloComputer programming and consultancy 54.3 FTE financial year 2025
  17. 17 Rovetra WesterloCrop and animal production 46.8 FTE financial year 2025
  18. 18 VANSANT J.V. ELECTRICITEITSBEDRIJF WesterloSpecialised construction 46.5 FTE financial year 2025
  19. 19 DE BROODKRUIMEL WesterloFood products 46.2 FTE financial year 2025
  20. 20 HERTECANT FLANGES WesterloBasic metals 44.3 FTE financial year 2025
  21. 21 Sus Campiniae WesterloFood products 43.3 FTE financial year 2025
  22. 22 Ets. Lembreghts WesterloWholesale trade 41.6 FTE financial year 2025
  23. 23 CEVO MARKET WesterloRetail trade 41.2 FTE financial year 2025
  24. 24 Krispa WesterloRetail trade 40.3 FTE financial year 2025
  25. 25 Bens Retail WesterloFood products 39.8 FTE financial year 2025

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

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Method and sources

Average staff in full-time equivalents from the social balance of the latest annual accounts. Only figures where staff costs fall between 10,000 and 400,000 euro per FTE; an implausible figure is left out.

Source
Annual accounts at the National Bank, KBO
Financial year
The latest per company. For 94.9% of the companies that is 2025.
Companies
196 companies with a plausible staff figure
Not included
Sole traders, companies in bankruptcy, liquidation or another abnormal situation in the register, and companies without accounts for 2024 or later.
Over the years
The lines show the figure of every filed standalone account of today's top 10, up to 9 years back. A company that stopped in those years is shown when it once filed at least today's tenth figure. The year is that of the financial year end.
Updated
09-11-2026

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