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List of Rental Companies in Belgium

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There are 12,014 rental companies in Belgium, one in every 199 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 62 firms employ 50 people or more. One in ten rental firms is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Bruxelles, Charleroi and Brugge. Below you find the largest rental firms in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

12,014 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies12,0141 in199 Belgian companiesCities592Largest cityAntwerpen 486Sole traders31%Employees1-4 (93%)Revenue< $100K (65%)Email36%Phone52%Website41%

A live sample of the list

A live view of all 12,014 rental firms, sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, employee size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a firm by name.

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Showing 25 of 12,014 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeWebsiteFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in GroupCompany Registration Number
1
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Belux
Belgium
Woluwe-saint-lambert
Avenue Du Peage 68
Bruxelles Capitale
1200
*****.be
1951
$2,427,830,417
40
Corporation
970
BE0405816821
2
Axus
Belgium
Zaventem
Bourgetlaan 42
Vlaams Brabant
1932
*****.com
1946
$2,091,773,636
521
Corporation
3779
BE0403429730
3
Arval Belgium
Belgium
Zaventem
Ikaroslaan 99
Vlaams Brabant
1930
*****.be
1989
$1,331,739,933
452
Corporation
4912
BE0436781102
4
Alphabet Belgium Long Term Rental
Belgium
Aartselaar
Ingberthoeveweg 6
Antwerpen
2630
*****.com
1989
$410,550,339
327
Corporation
614
BE0438973597
5
Chep Equipment Pooling
Belgium
Mechelen
Stephensonstraat 22, Internal Postal Box 301
Antwerpen
2800
N/A
2010
$392,064,335
13
Corporation
222
BE0827613896
6
Belfius Auto Lease
Belgium
Zaventem
Luchthaven Brussel Nationaal 1k
Vlaams Brabant
1930
*****.be
1997
$279,742,928
51
Corporation
309
BE0461783247
7
Artes Roegiers
Belgium
Kruibeke
Burchtstraat 89
Oost Vlaanderen
9150
*****.be
1948
$269,108,981
271
Corporation
27
BE0405800983
8
Tvh Parts Holding
Belgium
Paardenstad
Brabantstraat 15
West Vlaanderen
8790
*****.com
2009
$259,049,274
456
Corporation
93
BE0822308590
9
Hoet Trucking & Renting
Belgium
Hooglede
Bruggesteenweg 249
West Vlaanderen
8830
*****.com
1987
$209,911,283
327
Corporation
52
BE0430529946
10
J&T Autolease
Belgium
Antwerpen
Noordersingel 19
Antwerpen
2140
*****.be
2020
$204,454,374
327
Corporation
144
BE0417736438
11
Credit Mutuel Leasing Benelux
Belgium
Bruxelles
Boulevard Du Roi Albert Ii 2
Bruxelles Capitale
1000
*****.be
2007
$183,033,958
14
Corporation
3249
BE0887478932
12
Tvh Equipment
Belgium
Paardenstad
Mannebeekstraat 4
West Vlaanderen
8790
*****.com
1974
$177,469,255
357
Corporation
9
BE0414262650
13
Tetra Pak, Belgium
Belgium
Dilbeek
Alfons Gossetlaan 54
Vlaams Brabant
1702
*****.com
1968
$170,835,908
95
Corporation
441
BE0400704624
14
Chep Benelux
Belgium
Mechelen
Stephensonstraat 22, Internal Postal Box 301
Antwerpen
2800
*****.com
1977
$118,492,038
157
Corporation
222
BE0417307856
15
Vanden Avenne Dierlijke Productie
Belgium
Wielsbeke
Zwaantjesstraat 12
West Vlaanderen
8710
*****.be
1983
$117,232,709
4
Corporation
2
BE0425569781
16
H. Essers Transport Company
Belgium
Genk
Transportlaan 4
Limburg
3600
*****.com
1998
$114,317,228
627
Corporation
177
BE0464071952
17
T.C.R. International
Belgium
Steenokkerzeel
Vliegveld 109
Vlaams Brabant
1820
*****.com
1999
$110,787,683
272
Corporation
27
BE0465870115
18
Vancia Car Lease
Belgium
Kortrijk
President Kennedypark 23a
West Vlaanderen
8500
*****.com
1970
$98,554,133
42
Corporation
2
BE0407651111
19
Boels Verhuur
Belgium
Overijse
Brusselsesteenweg 330
Vlaams Brabant
3090
*****.com
1991
$97,996,915
401
Corporation
591
BE0444075797
20
Atlas Copco Rental Europe
Belgium
Boom
Industrieweg 1 F
Antwerpen
2850
*****.com
1994
$96,592,310
123
Corporation
1150
BE0452503614
21
Chg-Meridian Belux
Belgium
Grimbergen
Boechoutlaan 105, Internal Postal Box .0104
Vlaams Brabant
1853
*****.be
1980
$95,363,080
42
Corporation
102
BE0420890621
22
Motrac
Belgium
Antwerpen
Noorderlaan 612
Antwerpen
2030
*****.be
1986
$91,848,751
188
Corporation
64
BE0428244805
23
Cyclis Bike Lease
Belgium
Hasselt
Kuringersteenweg 186
Limburg
3500
*****.be
2014
$89,483,777
50
Corporation
18
BE0544515042
24
Fleetco
Belgium
Halle
Edingensesteenweg 196
Vlaams Brabant
1500
*****.be
1982
$87,804,972
200
Corporation
1011
BE0423051939
25
Alpha Trains Belgium
Belgium
Antwerpen
Leon Stynenstraat 75a
Antwerpen
2000
*****.eu
2002
$87,449,332
41
Corporation
19
BE0477136268

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Largest rental firms in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

H. Essers Transport is the largest rental firm in Belgium by headcount. 62 firms employ 50 people or more; 27 employ 100 or more.

  1. 1Genk627 staff
  2. 2Zaventem521 staff
  3. 3Aalst498 staff
  4. 4Paardenstad456 staff
  5. 5Zaventem452 staff
  6. 6Overijse401 staff
  7. 7Paardenstad357 staff
  8. 8Antwerpen356 staff
  9. 9Antwerpen327 staff
  10. 10Elsene327 staff

By employee size · 10,704 firms with a known headcount

EmployeesShareFirms%
1-49,998
5-9355
10-19167
20-49122
50-9935
100-19913
200-49912
500-9992
1,000+0

93% have 1 to 4 people; 122 have 20 to 49; 62 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

RevenueShareFirms%
< $100K6,045
$100K-$500K2,367
$500K-$1M336
$1M-$5M392
$5M-$10M27
$10M-$50M77
$50M-$100M30
$100M-$500M14
$500M+3

65% under $100,000; 392 between $1M and $5M; 151 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 10,704 Belgian rental firms with a known headcount, 9,998 (93%) have one to four people, 355 have five to nine, 289 have ten to 49 and 62 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (6,045, 65%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

  • Micro under 1010,353 97%
  • Small 10 to 49289 3%
  • Medium 50 to 24960 0.6%
  • Large 250+2 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

151

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 124 more than $10 million.

508

firms were entered in 2026.

Rental firms in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 486 rental companies and rental firms, 0.4% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 11% below the national share. Nine in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 7 have 50 or more. 29 new firms were entered in 2026, 62 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff
384 · 89%
5-9
18 · 4%
10-19
10 · 2%
20-49
14 · 3%
50+
7 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders
104 · 21%
Partnerships
25 · 5%
BV/SRL and NV/SA
222 · 46%
Other or none
135 · 28%

Share

Of the Belgian total
4.0%
Of all Antwerpen companies
0.4%
Against the national share
0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far
29
Entered 2025
21
Of Belgium's 2026 entries
5.7%

Old

Before 1990
62 · 13%
1990 or later
424 · 87%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms
6.8%

Reachable

Email
166 · 34%
Phone
238 · 49%
Website
204 · 42%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K
189 · 52%
$100K-$500K
112 · 31%
$500K-$1M
18 · 5%
$1M and more
47 · 13%

Largest

  1. 1356
  2. 2327
  3. 3188
  4. 489
  5. 577

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most rental companies in Belgium (486), ahead of Gent (271), Bruxelles (169), Charleroi (145) and Brugge (141). Together the five hold one in ten of them. Relative to their size, Hasselt, Brugge and Charleroi have the most: 1.1 to 1.2 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

592 Belgian cities have at least one rental firm; 357 have ten or more; 21 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Rental firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.50. Hasselt has 1.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By province 19 provinces

ProvinceShareFirms%
Antwerpen2,124
Oost Vlaanderen1,693
West Vlaanderen1,553
Vlaams Brabant1,156
Limburg1,103
Hainaut998
Liège875
Bruxelles Capitale872
Namur420
Brabant Wallon389
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How many rental companies are there in Belgium?

Rental companies and rental firms in Belgium

12,014

5 November 2026

There are 12,014 rental companies and rental firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 199 Belgian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (508 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms
7,164 60%
Head offices
2,137
Branch offices
2,713

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 77, identical to NACE Rev. 2 77. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 77.

Register

4,440 of the 12,014 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (37%); 3,717 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

How reachable are they?

Rental firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 52% list a phone number and 41% a website.
  • Email4,302 36%
  • Phone6,190 52%
  • Website4,890 41%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

Three in ten Belgian rental firms work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Two in five are BV/SRL and NV/SA.
Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle): 3,717, 31% · 5 November 2026Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm): 621, 5% · 5 November 2026BV/SRL and NV/SA: 4,440, 37% · 5 November 2026No form on record or other: 3,236, 27% · 5 November 202612,014companies
  • Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)3,71731%
  • Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)6215%
  • BV/SRL and NV/SA4,44037%
  • No form on record or other3,23627%
Single-site
60%
Head offices
2,137
Branches
2,713

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 1 Belgian rental firms from before 1900, 25 from before 1950 and 908 from before 1990.
  1. 1886
    1. Andenne
  2. 1904
    1. Antwerpen
  3. 1905
    1. Rixensart
  4. 1913
    1. Mol
  5. 1919
    1. Auderghem
  6. 1922
    1. Tubize

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908

Belgian rental firms date from before 1990

139

were entered in 1990

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

508 rental firms were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 2 a working day, after 732 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.5% of the inflow.

Register entries per year

  1. 6612022
  2. 6772023
  3. 7062024
  4. 7322025
  5. 5082026 so far

135 of this year's 508 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

  1. 1Kapellen6 staff
  2. 2Lubbeek6 staff
  3. 3Dilbeek5 staff
  4. 4Mol5 staff
  5. 5Beerse3 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 financial companies for every rental firm in Belgium.

IndustryFirmsWebsite1-4 staff
Financial Companies74,51025%72%
Real Estate Agents13,83835%91%
Project Developers13,77428%87%
Rental Companies12,01441%83%
Leasing Companies4,42041%80%
Banks1,82260%40%

In other countries

Belgium has more rental firms than Sweden or the Czech Republic, and more per company than either.

CountryFirmsPer 1,000 cos.
The UK36,9954.2
Italy22,4553.2
Belgium12,0145.0
Sweden8,1604.4
The Czech Republic3,8331.1

Frequently asked questions

How many rental companies are there in Belgium?

There are 12,014 rental companies and rental firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 199 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest rental firm in Belgium?

H. Essers Transport in Genk, with 627 staff. By revenue Axus in Zaventem leads with $2.1 billion a year.

Which Belgian city has the most rental companies?

Antwerpen, with 486, ahead of Gent (271), Bruxelles (169), Charleroi (145) and Brugge (141). Relative to its size, Hasselt has the most: 1.2 times the national share.

How many rental firms are there in Antwerpen?

486, which is 0.4% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 11% below the national share.

How big is a typical rental firm?

Small. 93% of the 10,704 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 62 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian rental companies sole traders or companies?

Three in ten (3,717) are sole traders, 5% are partnerships and 37% (4,440) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many rental firms started in 2026?

508 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 732 in 2025. 135 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest rental firm in Belgium?

Ville d'Andenne in Andenne, 1886, followed by Beurs Voor Diamanthandel in Antwerpen (1904) and Resorza in Rixensart (1905). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers rental companies?

Belgian rental companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 77, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 77. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 77.

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