Largest employers in Antwerp (Merksem)
374 companies registered in 2170 Antwerp (Merksem) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Cleaning Masters leads with 1,671.9 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 | Cleaning Masters Services to buildings and landscape activities | €59.4m | €177.3m | €17.1m | 1,671.9 | 2025 |
| 2 | ReCrewtment Employment activities | €9.18m | €46.2m | €2.37m | 709.2 | 2025 |
| 3 | Mobility Masters Services to buildings and landscape activities | €16.9m | €62.7m | €1.72m | 666.1 | 2025 |
| 4 | DE Kringwinkel Antwerpen Social work activities without accommodation | €12.7m | €13.4m | €3.55m | 407.0 | 2025 |
| 5 | Manuchar Wholesale trade | €407.9m | €485.5m | €155.5m | 206.7 | 2025 |
| 6 | Security Masters Investigation and security activities | €2.38m | €8.07m | 606,292 € | 111.2 | 2025 |
| 7 | Paniflower Manufacture of food products | €39.4m | €165.1m | €26.2m | 110.7 | 2025 |
| 8 | Be-At Venues Arts creation and performing arts activities | €138.1m | €65.6m | €58.1m | 97.0 | 2025 |
| 9 | Benelux Multiservices Industrial Specialised construction activities | €1.59m | — | 612,030 € | 80.6 | 2025 |
| 10 | ESSA Specialised construction activities | €2.31m | — | 740,039 € | 77.5 | 2025 |
| 11 | J. DE VREE en Co Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | €17.0m | €19.7m | €5.87m | 62.9 | 2025 |
| 12 | MRC Global (Belgium) Wholesale trade | €12.1m | €32.5m | €5.39m | 55.6 | 2025 |
| 13 | DLH2170 Retail trade | €1.61m | — | 424,139 € | 51.6 | 2025 |
| 14 | Jorssen Noord Retail trade | €23.6m | €98.0m | €1.91m | 44.0 | 2025 |
| 15 | Techni Masters Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment | €1.69m | €3.95m | €1.03m | 43.0 | 2025 |
| 16 | Siloc Specialised construction activities | €2.12m | — | €1.19m | 40.1 | 2025 |
| 17 | Manuchar Steel Wholesale trade | €219.6m | €732.1m | €13.8m | 37.8 | 2025 |
| 18 | Abflex + Vlaanderen Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment | €4.19m | — | €2.48m | 37.0 | 2025 |
| 19 | Primavera Social work activities without accommodation | €2.85m | — | €2.25m | 35.1 | 2025 |
| 20 | Gommaire Wholesale trade | €10.0m | €17.7m | €1.89m | 34.8 | 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 Antwerp (Merksem)?
Cleaning Masters, with 1,671.9 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Antwerp (Merksem) report employees?
374 out of 1,382, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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