Manufacture of tools: largest employers
42 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 2563) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Black & Decker Limited leads with 349.7 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 | Black & Decker Limited 3980 Tessenderlo-Ham | €1.28bn | €1.84bn | €312.5m | 349.7 | 2025 |
| 2 | Mecamold 4040 Herstal | €6.11m | €9.93m | €1.25m | 90.6 | 2023 |
| 3 | Parduyns 7900 Leuze-en-Hainaut | €8.05m | €18.0m | €4.24m | 64.0 | 2025 |
| 4 | Carbodiam 1495 Villers-la-Ville | €4.05m | €5.84m | €1.92m | 34.0 | 2025 |
| 5 | Lastek Belgium 2200 Herentals | €9.89m | — | −€1.01m | 28.1 | 2025 |
| 6 | Tumag 2300 Turnhout | €3.58m | — | 743,356 € | 27.9 | 2025 |
| 7 | Echo Precast Engineering 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren | €8.19m | — | €1.20m | 26.2 | 2025 |
| 8 | Cadcamatic 8820 Torhout | €7.46m | — | 839,773 € | 25.2 | 2025 |
| 9 | IPL Tooling Lommel 3920 Lommel | €10.7m | — | €8.86m | 23.1 | 2025 |
| 10 | Surtechno 3900 Pelt | €2.42m | — | 685,415 € | 19.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | Diamant Drilling Services 6041 Charleroi | €3.08m | — | −710,863 € | 19.0 | 2025 |
| 12 | Adamas Belgie 2200 Herentals | €2.97m | €5.26m | €2.28m | 16.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | Dumont Instruments & Co 1190 Forest | €2.63m | — | 658,281 € | 16.3 | 2024 |
| 14 | Etablissements Deladrière 7390 Quaregnon | 530,837 € | — | −63,378 € | 15.8 | 2023 |
| 15 | Gereedschapsmakerij Jaak Simons 3930 Hamont-Achel | €3.14m | — | €1.62m | 14.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | Thise 4041 Herstal | €4.06m | — | €1.14m | 14.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | Tailormold 2660 Antwerp | €2.00m | — | €1.08m | 13.5 | 2025 |
| 18 | Martin Linssen & Co 9255 Buggenhout | €1.30m | — | 353,034 € | 13.2 | 2025 |
| 19 | Frepa 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren | €2.27m | — | 438,326 € | 13.2 | 2025 |
| 20 | Diarotech 6220 Fleurus | €2.13m | — | 914,607 € | 12.2 | 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 Manufacture of tools?
Black & Decker Limited, with 349.7 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of tools companies report employees?
42 out of 84, 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 14 Nov 2026.