Largest employers in Ghent (Mariakerke)
129 companies registered in 9030 Ghent (Mariakerke) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Masterbulk leads with 193.3 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 | Masterbulk Land transport and transport via pipelines | €19.6m | €26.3m | €3.32m | 193.3 | 2025 |
| 2 | Smurfit Westrock Gent Manufacture of paper and paper products | €34.7m | €26.0m | €11.3m | 180.2 | 2025 |
| 3 | Ardena Gent Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities | €58.8m | €26.7m | −502,518 € | 106.6 | 2025 |
| 4 | Nebim Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment | €22.4m | €49.0m | €4.53m | 82.1 | 2025 |
| 5 | VIP Scaffolding Specialised construction activities | €9.09m | €16.7m | €3.08m | 65.3 | 2025 |
| 6 | Coeur D'Artichaut Catering EN Events Food and beverage service activities | €3.74m | — | 2,885 € | 38.4 | 2025 |
| 7 | Boenk! Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | 98,857 € | — | −16,798 € | 36.8 | 2025 |
| 8 | Plaatbedrijf Holvoet Wholesale trade | €24.0m | €41.7m | €17.6m | 31.7 | 2025 |
| 9 | Dockx & Company Wholesale trade | €10.1m | €24.5m | €8.05m | 26.5 | 2025 |
| 10 | NEW JEV Screen Printing and reproduction of recorded media | €3.86m | — | €1.15m | 24.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | Quercus Labo Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | €4.52m | — | €2.46m | 24.7 | 2025 |
| 12 | Restaurant De Graslei Food and beverage service activities | €1.38m | — | 942,082 € | 18.3 | 2025 |
| 13 | Meet HET Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | €2.37m | — | 938,607 € | 18.0 | 2025 |
| 14 | umain Gent Legal and accounting activities | €2.42m | — | 386,429 € | 17.3 | 2025 |
| 15 | Mortier Isolatiewerken Specialised construction activities | €2.11m | — | €1.01m | 17.1 | 2025 |
| 16 | TIJA Manufacture of food products | €5.03m | — | 358,543 € | 17.0 | 2025 |
| 17 | Qbic Architecten Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | €2.77m | — | 675,675 € | 16.7 | 2025 |
| 18 | Retsilver Mariakerke Retail trade | €2.04m | — | 167,008 € | 14.4 | 2025 |
| 19 | Peutertuinen Gemeenschapsonderwijs Mariakerke vzw Social work activities without accommodation | €1.66m | — | €1.32m | 13.7 | 2025 |
| 20 | MEC Europe Wholesale trade | €7.56m | — | €5.81m | 12.8 | 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 Ghent (Mariakerke)?
Masterbulk, with 193.3 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025). These jobs may be located outside the municipality.
How many companies in Ghent (Mariakerke) report employees?
129 out of 651, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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