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Oldest companies in Forest

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

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municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, 58,044 inhabitants
Largest employers
  1. 1KRINKELS714 FTE
  2. 2SCHREDER176 FTE
  3. 3PROXIMEDIA169 FTE
261 companies with this figureLargest balance sheets
  1. 1NAYARIT PARTICIPATIONS€1.8bn
  2. 2AUDI BRUSSELS S.A.:N.V.€953m
  3. 3SCHREDER€310m
2,631 companies with this figureHighest equity
  1. 1NAYARIT PARTICIPATIONS€1.8bn
  2. 2AUDI BRUSSELS S.A.:N.V.€813m
  3. 3SCHREDER€134m
2,218 companies with this figureFastest staff growth
  1. 1Pure Nature Kitchen+39.1% a year
  2. 2FORCADO+21.1% a year
  3. 3ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE+19.2% a year
99 companies with this figureOldest companies
  1. 1FOYER DU SUD1921
  2. 2La Croix Bleue de Belgique-Het Blauwe Kruis van België1925
  3. 3DEPANNAGE R. LA FRANCE1939
2,624 companies with this figureHighest staff cost per FTE (Brussels-Capital Region)
  1. 1VERSALIS INTERNATIONAL€527,900
  2. 2Marsh Re (Belgium)€443,200
  3. 3GOOGLE BELGIUM€436,200
3,505 employers Sectors with the highest staff cost (Brussels-Capital Region)
  1. 1Chemicals€125,700
  2. 2Electricity, gas and steam€117,200
  3. 3Research and development€97,600
median per sector, from 20 employers

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Forest

Top 25

Oldest companies in Forest

Founded · 2,624 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 FOYER DU SUD ForestReal estate 1921 105 years
  2. 2 La Croix Bleue de Belgique-Het Blauwe Kruis van België ForestPersonal services 1925 101 years
  3. 3 DEPANNAGE R. LA FRANCE ForestRepair of computers and personal goods 1939 87 years
  4. 4 Institut national de Radioélectricité et de Cinématographie - Nationaal Radio en Filmtechnisch Instituut ForestEducation 1939 87 years
  5. 5 société de Gérance et Comptabilité Pari Mutuel Système Chauvin ForestGambling and betting 1941 85 years
  6. 6 Nos Enfants ForestEducation 1945 81 years
  7. 7 Ateliers Legrand ForestFabricated metal products 1946 80 years
  8. 8 T.P.F. - ENGINEERING ForestArchitecture and engineering 1948 78 years
  9. 9 RESIDENCE CHAMBORD ForestReal estate 1948 78 years
  10. 10 GILLION CONSTRUCT ForestConstruction of buildings 1951 75 years
  11. 11 CREDECO ForestPrinting 1956 70 years
  12. 12 MOSSOUX & CIE ForestAuxiliary financial services 1957 69 years
  13. 13 Dacobel ForestWholesale trade 1957 69 years
  14. 14 Beltratex ForestWholesale trade 1957 69 years
  15. 15 Comité scolaire Sainte-Alène ForestEducation 1959 67 years
  16. 16 BIOCODEX Benelux ForestWholesale trade 1960 66 years
  17. 17 Comité Scolaire de l'Ecole FONDAMENTALE LIBRE SUBVENTIONNEE (EFLS) Saint-Augustin ForestEducation 1961 65 years
  18. 18 THILL ForestRetail trade 1962 64 years
  19. 19 Belgocamp ForestWholesale trade 1963 63 years
  20. 20 Crown Graphic ForestWholesale trade 1963 63 years
  21. 21 BELGICA PROPERTIES ForestAccommodation 1963 63 years
  22. 22 Les Entreprises Louis Draps ForestConstruction of buildings 1964 62 years
  23. 23 COMITE SCOLAIRE SAINT-DENIS A FOREST ForestEducation 1964 62 years
  24. 24 Peintures Cecere ForestSpecialised construction 1965 61 years
  25. 25 Ancienne Maison J. Dubois et Fils ForestWholesale trade 1965 60 years

2,599 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.

Source
KBO register
Companies
2,624 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
08-11-2026

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