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Oldest companies in Westerlo

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

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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
5,427 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

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Westerlo

Top 25

Oldest companies in Westerlo

Founded · 1,145 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 Klooster Heilig Graf WesterloMembership organisations 1922 104 years
  2. 2 Norbertijnenabdij van Tongerlo WesterloOffice administrative support 1924 102 years
  3. 3 SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP BELGIUM MANUFACTURING WesterloTobacco 1960 65 years
  4. 4 BENS WesterloWholesale trade 1961 65 years
  5. 5 Transport Wayfarer WesterloLand transport 1961 65 years
  6. 6 RAAS-Vrolijke Vriendjes WesterloSpecialised construction 1961 65 years
  7. 7 De Oude Linden WesterloRetail trade 1962 64 years
  8. 8 SPORTA-CENTRUM TONGERLO WesterloFood and beverage service 1963 63 years
  9. 9 TORO EUROPE WesterloWholesale trade 1968 58 years
  10. 10 VC Westerlo WesterloSports and recreation 1968 58 years
  11. 11 Algemene Ondernemingen Herman Heylen WesterloLand transport 1969 57 years
  12. 12 Mon Shoe WesterloRetail trade 1970 56 years
  13. 13 Kaneka Belgium WesterloChemicals 1970 55 years
  14. 14 Transport Wuyts WesterloLand transport 1970 55 years
  15. 15 Lubrizol Advanced Materials Europe WesterloChemicals 1971 55 years
  16. 16 VANSANT J.V. ELECTRICITEITSBEDRIJF WesterloSpecialised construction 1972 54 years
  17. 17 Draulans WesterloSpecialised construction 1972 54 years
  18. 18 BUGA-LIMBURG WesterloRepair of computers and personal goods 1972 54 years
  19. 19 Buga WesterloWholesale trade 1972 54 years
  20. 20 Ets. Lembreghts WesterloWholesale trade 1972 54 years
  21. 21 Tailormade Logistics Westerlo WesterloLand transport 1973 53 years
  22. 22 Fabrieksschouwenonderneming Frans Eyckmans en zonen WesterloSpecialised construction 1973 52 years
  23. 23 BOUWBEDRIJF WILLEMS & C° WesterloSpecialised construction 1974 52 years
  24. 24 BANDEN DE BRUYN WesterloWholesale trade 1974 52 years
  25. 25 JACQUES IJS WesterloFood products 1974 52 years

1,120 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

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
1,145 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
13-11-2026

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