Largest employers in Ranst (Broechem, Emblem, Oelegem)
307 companies registered in 2520 Ranst (Broechem, Emblem, Oelegem) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Pauwels leads with 285.9 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 | Pauwels Manufacture of food products | €93.2m | €310.4m | €54.6m | 285.9 | 2025 |
| 2 | Witzenmann Benelux Manufacture of basic metals | €15.6m | €30.7m | €7.25m | 157.5 | 2025 |
| 3 | Van Cauteren Services to buildings and landscape activities | €1.30m | €5.11m | 641,121 € | 127.1 | 2025 |
| 4 | Pomuni Frozen NV Manufacture of food products | €44.3m | €64.7m | €20.2m | 82.1 | 2025 |
| 5 | Pomuni Trade NV Wholesale trade | €36.4m | €64.7m | €9.99m | 63.7 | 2025 |
| 6 | Leef Residential care activities | €8.86m | 678,282 € | €7.89m | 62.1 | 2025 |
| 7 | Bleijenberg Wholesale trade | €11.8m | €53.5m | €3.52m | 58.6 | 2025 |
| 8 | Ordal Manufacture of beverages | €16.8m | €20.9m | €7.61m | 40.5 | 2025 |
| 9 | MOLS Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | €18.2m | — | €8.34m | 35.8 | 2025 |
| 10 | Ivo Van Den Bosch Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities | €9.59m | — | €1.81m | 33.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | Socea Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | €10.2m | €6.30m | €3.96m | 32.2 | 2025 |
| 12 | Redgrow Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | €10.4m | — | €8.48m | 31.9 | 2025 |
| 13 | AFT International Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials | €6.82m | — | €3.95m | 30.7 | 2025 |
| 14 | Philca Retail Retail trade | €2.65m | — | 1,289 € | 30.3 | 2024 |
| 15 | Dermatheek Retail trade | €5.46m | — | 905,242 € | 30.0 | 2025 |
| 16 | MMPumps Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | €9.21m | — | €8.19m | 29.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | VAN Hooff - Verzekeringen Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities | €3.42m | — | 65,000 € | 28.9 | 2025 |
| 18 | Transport Lauwers Land transport and transport via pipelines | €3.23m | — | €1.80m | 27.9 | 2025 |
| 19 | Multimeat Wholesale trade | €24.9m | €37.7m | €20.0m | 27.1 | 2025 |
| 20 | Struyf Manufacture of basic metals | €7.91m | — | €3.53m | 25.4 | 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 Ranst (Broechem, Emblem, Oelegem)?
Pauwels, with 285.9 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Ranst (Broechem, Emblem, Oelegem) report employees?
307 out of 1,338, 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 11 Nov 2026.