Largest employers in Houthulst (Klerken, Merkem)
123 companies registered in 8650 Houthulst (Klerken, Merkem) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. De Vleugels leads with 442.8 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 | De Vleugels Residential care activities | €44.7m | €4.77m | €35.4m | 442.8 | 2025 |
| 2 | Cassiers woon- en zorgcentrum Residential care activities | €12.1m | €7.20m | €9.74m | 97.7 | 2025 |
| 3 | De Groene Verte Woon en Zorg Residential care activities | €12.1m | €6.05m | €8.67m | 76.2 | 2025 |
| 4 | Decruy Manufacture of furniture | €9.22m | €10.2m | €1.91m | 71.0 | 2024 |
| 5 | Algemene Bouwonderneming Despierre Filip Construction of residential and non-residential buildings | €14.6m | €14.3m | €5.73m | 48.4 | 2025 |
| 6 | Houvark Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | €3.98m | €4.34m | €1.42m | 40.4 | 2025 |
| 7 | Raff Plastics Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities | €19.8m | €45.8m | €5.58m | 38.9 | 2025 |
| 8 | Dienstencheque Onderneming Spiek & Span | 285,461 € | €1.12m | 184,201 € | 34.9 | 2024 |
| 9 | Schrijnwerkerij Borra Specialised construction activities | €3.80m | — | €2.16m | 31.9 | 2025 |
| 10 | L & K Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | €4.97m | — | €1.79m | 28.4 | 2026 |
| 11 | Tryvan Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | €4.64m | — | €1.68m | 18.7 | 2026 |
| 12 | Mecotech Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | €1.93m | — | 493,234 € | 16.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | Vivanel Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | €3.76m | — | 860,297 € | 13.9 | 2025 |
| 14 | Garwig Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities | €11.7m | €20.2m | €6.08m | 12.3 | 2025 |
| 15 | Dopal Retail trade | €1.59m | — | 376,655 € | 12.2 | 2025 |
| 16 | De Yzervreters Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities | 364,406 € | — | 24,855 € | 12.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | Carotrans Land transport and transport via pipelines | €2.04m | — | 952,052 € | 12.0 | 2025 |
| 18 | Dakwerken Bruneel Specialised construction activities | 963,637 € | — | 450,998 € | 11.3 | 2025 |
| 19 | Finiq Construction of residential and non-residential buildings | 652,005 € | — | 73,192 € | 11.0 | 2025 |
| 20 | Westkoekjes Food and beverage service activities | 242,263 € | — | 148,831 € | 10.9 | 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 Houthulst (Klerken, Merkem)?
De Vleugels, with 442.8 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Houthulst (Klerken, Merkem) report employees?
123 out of 396, 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.