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Oldest companies in Lessines

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This ranking lists the oldest companies still active in Lessines, by their start date in the register.

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Lessines

municipality in Hainaut, 18,729 inhabitants
Largest employers
  1. 1BAXALTA BELGIUM MANUFACTURING1,197 FTE
  2. 2BAXTER901 FTE
  3. 3BAXTER DISTRIBUTION CENTER EUROPE192 FTE
65 companies with this figureLargest balance sheets
  1. 1Baxter World Trade€2.2bn
  2. 2BAXALTA BELGIUM MANUFACTURING€713m
  3. 3BAXTER€160m
367 companies with this figureHighest equity
  1. 1Baxter World Trade€1.1bn
  2. 2BAXALTA BELGIUM MANUFACTURING€560m
  3. 3BAXTER€84m
318 companies with this figureFastest staff growth
  1. 1OFFIPLANT+17.7% a year
  2. 2INSTALLATIONS METALLIQUES VERMOESEN+7.1% a year
  3. 3Ressourcerie Le Carré+6.8% a year
28 companies with this figureOldest companies
  1. 1Carrières Unies de Porphyre1903
  2. 2Matériaux Gondry1952
  3. 3ATELIERS VANDROOGENBROECK ET FRANCOIS1959
366 companies with this figureHighest staff cost per FTE (Hainaut)
  1. 1SPORTING DU PAYS DE CHARLEROI€277,200
  2. 2Baxter World Trade€267,100
  3. 3NLMK BELGIUM HOLDINGS€233,800
2,338 employers Sectors with the highest staff cost (Hainaut)
  1. 1Research and development€92,800
  2. 2Financial services€80,100
  3. 3Chemicals€75,100
median per sector, from 20 employers

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Lessines

Top 25

Oldest companies in Lessines

Founded · 366 companies active with a known start date

Start date in the KBO register, for companies and associations that are still active and file recent accounts. Method and sources

  1. 1 Carrières Unies de Porphyre LessinesOther mining and quarrying 1903 123 years
  2. 2 Matériaux Gondry LessinesWholesale trade 1952 74 years
  3. 3 ATELIERS VANDROOGENBROECK ET FRANCOIS LessinesFabricated metal products 1959 67 years
  4. 4 Société sartoise de Confection LessinesClothing 1964 62 years
  5. 5 LA SOLIDARITÉ LessinesResidential care 1967 59 years
  6. 6 Benechim LessinesWholesale trade 1968 58 years
  7. 7 Etablissements Vidts LessinesRetail trade 1970 56 years
  8. 8 Cygraform LessinesPrinting 1972 54 years
  9. 9 Etablissements VAN MELLO LessinesWholesale trade 1975 51 years
  10. 10 DUBOIS BRICOLAGE LessinesRetail trade 1978 48 years
  11. 11 Baxter R and D Europe LessinesResearch and development 1979 47 years
  12. 12 CALBRECHT LessinesSpecialised construction 1981 45 years
  13. 13 Garage Roger Trimpont LessinesRetail trade 1982 44 years
  14. 14 PC 2000-Bee-api LessinesComputer programming and consultancy 1982 44 years
  15. 15 Immo van Biervliet LessinesReal estate 1983 43 years
  16. 16 PEINTURES VERSET LessinesSpecialised construction 1983 43 years
  17. 17 LOUCERO - AVOCATS LessinesLegal and accounting 1983 42 years
  18. 18 GLASS SERVICE ISOLATION LessinesSpecialised construction 1983 42 years
  19. 19 Vandenhaute Willy et Cie LessinesCrop and animal production 1984 42 years
  20. 20 Baxter World Trade LessinesFinancial services 1984 41 years
  21. 21 ELECTRO MARKET DISCOUNT LessinesRetail trade 1985 41 years
  22. 22 Centre culturel René Magritte LessinesCreative and performing arts 1987 38 years
  23. 23 SOCIETE AGRO ECOLOGIQUE DU BOIS DE LESSINES LessinesWholesale trade 1988 38 years
  24. 24 FACADE-NETTE LessinesSpecialised construction 1988 38 years
  25. 25 LESSINES DECOR LessinesRetail trade 1988 38 years

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

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Start date in the KBO register, for companies and associations that are still active and file recent accounts. Those the register starts on 1 January 1968 are left out: there that date stands in for an unknown, often earlier founding.

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KBO register
Companies
366 companies active with a known start date
Not included
Sole traders, companies in bankruptcy, liquidation or another abnormal situation in the register, and companies without accounts for 2024 or later.
Updated
11-11-2026

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