Largest employers in Hoogstraten
216 companies registered in 2320 Hoogstraten report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. deSter leads with 286.6 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 | deSter Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | €60.9m | €116.5m | €22.2m | 286.6 | 2025 |
| 2 | KELA - Kempisch Laboratorium - Kela Laboratoria Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | €63.2m | €55.2m | €31.9m | 261.4 | 2025 |
| 3 | Cooperatie Hoogstraten Wholesale trade | €74.8m | €479.0m | €27.4m | 140.7 | 2025 |
| 4 | RKW Hyplast Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | €30.5m | €67.8m | €2.40m | 140.4 | 2025 |
| 5 | Staffing Belgium Employment activities | €3.22m | — | 28,904 € | 124.0 | 2025 |
| 6 | Solidus Solutions Belgium Manufacture of paper and paper products | €53.7m | €60.8m | €10.9m | 119.8 | 2025 |
| 7 | Bolckmans Construction of residential and non-residential buildings | €10.5m | €30.9m | €3.59m | 107.1 | 2025 |
| 8 | Bogaerts Greenhouse Logistics Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | €30.6m | €52.6m | €11.6m | 82.6 | 2025 |
| 9 | Bogaerts Next Engineering Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | €12.2m | €5.56m | €10.9m | 76.8 | 2025 |
| 10 | Gebroeders Geens Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | €20.2m | — | €17.1m | 58.4 | 2025 |
| 11 | Vervoer Van Dijck Land transport and transport via pipelines | €5.45m | — | €2.43m | 46.8 | 2025 |
| 12 | Andocor Other manufacturing | €12.3m | — | €4.69m | 39.5 | 2025 |
| 13 | Internationaal Transport - Paul VAN Loon Land transport and transport via pipelines | €3.70m | — | €1.13m | 36.4 | 2025 |
| 14 | DE Nieuwe Jachthoorn Food and beverage service activities | €2.25m | — | 409,691 € | 36.4 | 2025 |
| 15 | Swaegers & CO Manufacture of food products | €21.6m | €111.7m | €6.90m | 34.3 | 2025 |
| 16 | Johan Michielsen Bedrijfsgebouwen Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | €18.4m | €27.1m | €15.9m | 32.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | Vandersmissen Feestservice Food and beverage service activities | €2.43m | — | 250,501 € | 31.4 | 2025 |
| 18 | Verkooijen Veem Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation | €24.9m | — | €10.2m | 30.1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Jansen Keukens Manufacture of furniture | €9.48m | — | €4.41m | 30.1 | 2025 |
| 20 | Martens Constructies Construction of residential and non-residential buildings | €8.28m | €9.76m | €5.62m | 29.0 | 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 Hoogstraten?
deSter, with 286.6 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Hoogstraten report employees?
216 out of 656, 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 10 Nov 2026.