Largest employers in Saint-Gilles
716 companies registered in 1060 Saint-Gilles report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. HR Rail leads with 27,811.0 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HR Rail Land transport and transport via pipelines | €549.4m | €2.37bn | €28.3m | 27,811.0 | 2025 |
| 2 | Smals Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities | €288.2m | €578.9m | — | 2,222.6 | 2025 |
| 3 | Productions Associées Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | €62.3m | €190.9m | €38.1m | 1,606.0 | 2025 |
| 4 | Veolia NV-SA Services to buildings and landscape activities | €145.2m | €207.7m | €23.7m | 1,283.9 | 2024 |
| 5 | Esmar-PE Personal service activities | €5.77m | €34.5m | 492,401 € | 840.5 | 2025 |
| 6 | TUC Rail Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | €124.1m | €182.1m | €24.9m | 730.6 | 2025 |
| 7 | ALTEN Belgium Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | €36.0m | €79.7m | €15.9m | 717.6 | 2025 |
| 8 | Veolia Environmental Services Belux Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities | €520.3m | €130.1m | €397.2m | 626.7 | 2025 |
| 9 | Veolia Environmental Services BE Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities | €113.6m | €260.8m | €46.1m | 525.3 | 2025 |
| 10 | THI Factory Land transport and transport via pipelines | €671.7m | €936.0m | €425.9m | 363.2 | 2025 |
| 11 | SSP Belgium Food and beverage service activities | €14.2m | €61.5m | −€7.85m | 347.5 | 2024 |
| 12 | Centre de Services et d'Aide à Domicile Social work activities without accommodation | €4.14m | 780,866 € | 746,856 € | 344.3 | 2025 |
| 13 | Collaboration Betters The World Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | €58.8m | €62.8m | €11.7m | 319.1 | 2025 |
| 14 | Association des Consommateurs Test Achats Publishing activities | €35.8m | €60.0m | €12.0m | 289.9 | 2025 |
| 15 | Agence Bruxelloise pour l'Entrepreneuriat Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | €26.2m | — | €22.6m | 278.4 | 2025 |
| 16 | New Sobelwood Retail trade | €28.2m | €50.6m | €11.2m | 242.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | Brusselse Gewestelijke Huisvestingsmaatschappij - Société du Logement de la Région bruxelles-capitale Real estate activities | €2.37bn | €8.04m | €696.5m | 194.2 | 2025 |
| 18 | Fresh Lane Personal service activities | €1.46m | — | 568,950 € | 193.2 | 2025 |
| 19 | Human Supports Employment activities | €1.21m | — | −325,290 € | 143.4 | 2025 |
| 20 | SmartCoop Activities of head offices and management consultancy | €10.0m | 6,741 € | €5.72m | 137.6 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Saint-Gilles?
HR Rail, with 27,811.0 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Saint-Gilles report employees?
716 out of 3,395, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 12 Nov 2026.