Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.: largest employers
927 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 28) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Atlas Copco Airpower leads with 3,520.5 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 | Atlas Copco Airpower 2610 Antwerp | €9.68bn | €2.31bn | €3.96bn | 3,520.5 | 2025 |
| 2 | CNH Industrial Belgium 8210 Zedelgem | €887.8m | €1.56bn | €556.4m | 3,222.1 | 2025 |
| 3 | Daikin Europe N.V. 8400 Ostend | €2.53bn | €3.11bn | €1.24bn | 1,724.0 | 2026 |
| 4 | TVH Parts 8790 Waregem | €1.43bn | €825.1m | €1.02bn | 1,647.9 | 2025 |
| 5 | ZF Wind Power Antwerpen 3920 Lommel | €534.3m | €262.6m | €410.0m | 791.3 | 2025 |
| 6 | Kone Belgium 1000 Brussels | €99.8m | €165.1m | €15.5m | 663.6 | 2025 |
| 7 | Picanol 8900 Ypres | €210.8m | €300.9m | €148.8m | 620.7 | 2025 |
| 8 | Vandewiele 8510 Kortrijk | €939.5m | €83.2m | €324.4m | 464.3 | 2025 |
| 9 | Ceratec 7783 Comines-Warneton | €79.0m | €162.3m | €34.6m | 459.0 | 2025 |
| 10 | Schindler 1620 Drogenbos | €142.0m | €92.2m | €37.5m | 453.1 | 2025 |
| 11 | LVD Company 8560 Wevelgem | €149.4m | €164.5m | €55.1m | 378.5 | 2025 |
| 12 | Anglo Belgian Corporation 9000 Ghent | €276.3m | €186.3m | €179.6m | 360.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | Solar Turbines Europe 1420 Braine-l'Alleud | €394.8m | €514.7m | €79.3m | 349.0 | 2025 |
| 14 | Orona 8790 Waregem | €45.7m | €83.8m | €6.74m | 329.1 | 2025 |
| 15 | Baltimore Aircoil International 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg | €75.1m | €164.5m | €13.9m | 323.5 | 2025 |
| 16 | Sicli 1180 Uccle | €29.9m | €34.6m | −€9.53m | 298.6 | 2023 |
| 17 | Hydrogenics Europe 2260 Westerlo | €257.5m | €28.1m | €124.5m | 245.5 | 2024 |
| 18 | GEA Process Engineering 1500 Halle | €193.0m | €86.2m | €11.0m | 239.9 | 2025 |
| 19 | AVR 8800 Roeselare | €77.7m | €104.2m | €44.6m | 239.6 | 2025 |
| 20 | Hansen Industrial Transmissions 2650 Edegem | €53.4m | €58.1m | €36.2m | 239.2 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.?
Atlas Copco Airpower, with 3,520.5 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. companies report employees?
927 out of 1,613, 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.