List of Tools Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 2,160 tools companies in Belgium, one in every 1,106 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 36 firms employ 50 people or more. One in ten tools firms is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Charleroi, Anderlecht and Mechelen. Below you find the largest tools 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.

2,160 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies2,1601 in1,106 Belgian companiesCities429Largest cityAntwerpen 79Sole traders15%Employees1-4 (83%)Revenue$100-500K (56%)Email46%Phone60%Website49%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Black & Decker LIMITED	Belgium	Tessenderlo	Kanaalweg 112	Limburg	3980	*****.com	1999	$1,905,093,118	373	Corporation	1096	BE0467071826
2	Manuchar Steel	Belgium	Antwerpen	Rietschoorvelden 20	Antwerpen	2170	*****.com	2004	$732,074,135	39	Corporation	40	BE0865797353
3	Ideal Standard International	Belgium	Zaventem	Da Vincilaan 2	Vlaams Brabant	1930	*****.be	2007	$467,922,626	32	Corporation	201	BE0891422179
4	Facq	Belgium	Ixelles	Rue Du Couloir 20	Bruxelles Capitale	1050	*****.be	1976	$459,157,899	843	Corporation	65	BE0416587977
5	Lecot	Belgium	Kortrijk	Vier Linden 9	West Vlaanderen	8501	*****.be	2019	$300,415,643	657	Corporation	97	BE0405350033
6	Schrauwen Sanitair En Verwarming	Belgium	Herentals	Atealaan 34b	Antwerpen	2200	*****.be	1996	$283,745,559	252	Corporation	728	BE0459394968
7	Vaillant Group Belgium	Belgium	Drogenbos	Golden Hopestraat 15	Vlaams Brabant	1620	*****.be	1948	$278,137,830	395	Corporation	209	BE0401874760
8	Asamco	Belgium	Bornem	Rijksweg 3h	Antwerpen	2880	*****.be	1980	$189,913,902	21	Cooperative	N/A	BE0420823513
9	Legio Sales Belgium	Belgium	Gent	Foreestelaan 80	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	N/A	2011	$179,435,148	38	Corporation	50	BE0479231765
10	Menouquin	Belgium	Nivelles	Vieux Chemin de Thines 14	Brabant Wallon	1400	*****.be	1968	$177,315,143	64	Cooperative	4	BE0401905939
11	Sax Sanitair	Belgium	Herentals	Atealaan 34, Internal Postal Box B	Antwerpen	2200	*****.be	1990	$159,941,327	435	Corporation	728	BE0440178179
12	Van Hoecke	Belgium	Sint-niklaas	Europark-noord 9	Oost Vlaanderen	9100	*****.be	1997	$151,373,071	156	Corporation	N/A	BE0440085040
13	Van Oirschot Verwarmingsgroothandel	Belgium	Wijnegem	Vosveld 7 A	Antwerpen	2110	*****.be	1968	$135,772,119	114	Corporation	17	BE0403862369
14	Viessmann-Belgium	Belgium	Zaventem	Hermesstraat 14	Vlaams Brabant	1930	*****.be	1964	$126,309,470	254	Corporation	5	BE0402475962
15	Metalunion	Belgium	Brugge	Pathoekeweg 158	West Vlaanderen	8000	*****.be	1928	$124,376,626	98	Corporation	5	BE0400045618
16	Saey	Belgium	Kortrijk	Industrielaan 4	West Vlaanderen	8501	*****.com	2017	$123,435,642	82	Corporation	3	BE0448146433
17	Bosch Thermotechnology	Belgium	Mechelen	Zandvoortstraat 47	Antwerpen	2800	*****.be	1968	$99,722,368	170	Corporation	2208	BE0403598687
18	Pgb-Europe	Belgium	Melle	Gontrode Heirweg 318	Oost Vlaanderen	9090	*****.com	2009	$77,739,991	78	Corporation	353	BE0425888396
19	Arcelormittal Building Solutions Belgium	Belgium	Fleurus	Rue Du Berlaimont 21b	Hainaut	6220	*****.com	1993	$71,470,614	103	Corporation	51	BE0450472948
20	Manutan	Belgium	Anderlecht	Chaussee de Mons 1424	Bruxelles Capitale	1070	*****.be	1974	$69,021,750	45	Corporation	51	BE0414642831
21	Van Leeuwen Buizen België	Belgium	Vilvoorde	Schaarbeeklei 189	Vlaams Brabant	1800	*****.com	1968	$58,229,285	74	Corporation	90	BE0402936119
22	Groupe Atlantic Belgium	Belgium	Beersel	Oude Vijverweg 6	Vlaams Brabant	1653	*****.be	1968	$55,709,496	60	Corporation	133	BE0402407864
23	Santens Groep	Belgium	Gent	Nijverheidskaai 3	Oost Vlaanderen	9040	*****.be	2014	$48,810,341	146	Corporation	13	BE0419937447
24	Berner Belgien	Belgium	Lanaken	Bernerstraat 1	Limburg	3620	*****.be	1969	$47,212,362	107	Corporation	12	BE0406512053
25	Begetube	Belgium	Aartselaar	Kontichsesteenweg 53	Antwerpen	2630	*****.com	1980	$46,128,096	44	Corporation	N/A	BE0420097201

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How many tools companies are there in Belgium?

Tools companies and tools firms in Belgium

2,160

5 November 2026

There are 2,160 tools companies and tools firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 1,106 Belgian companies. About 3 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (26 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,051 49%
Head offices: 403
Branch offices: 706

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 codes 2573 and 4674. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 2573, 4674.

830 of the 2,160 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (38%); 331 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 1,760 Belgian tools firms with a known headcount, 1,452 (83%) have one to four people, 122 have five to nine, 150 have ten to 49 and 36 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (811, 56%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 101,574 89%
Small 10 to 49150 9%
Medium 50 to 24934 2%
Large 250+2 0.1%

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

162

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

firms were entered in 2026.

Tools firms in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 79 tools companies and tools firms, <0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 19% below the national share. Three in four Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 1 has 50 or more. 3 new firms were entered in 2026, 31 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 46 · 77%
5-9: 6 · 10%
10-19: 4 · 7%
20-49: 3 · 5%
50+: 1 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 12 · 15%
Partnerships: 1 · 1%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 32 · 41%
Other or none: 34 · 43%

Of the Belgian total: 3.7%
Of all Antwerpen companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 3
Entered 2025: 0
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 11.5%

Old

Before 1990: 31 · 39%
1990 or later: 48 · 61%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 5.8%

Reachable

Email: 38 · 48%
Phone: 46 · 58%
Website: 34 · 43%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 4 · 9%
$100K-$500K: 19 · 41%
$500K-$1M: 3 · 7%
$1M and more: 20 · 43%

Largest

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Largest tools firms in Belgium

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

Facq is the largest tools firm in Belgium by headcount. 36 firms employ 50 people or more; 18 employ 100 or more.

1Ixelles843 staff
2Kortrijk657 staff
3Antwerpen435 staff
4Herentals435 staff
5Drogenbos395 staff
6Tessenderlo373 staff
7Zaventem254 staff
8MechelenForeign company174 staff
9Mechelen170 staff
10Sint-Niklaas156 staff

By employee size · 1,760 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,452	83%
5-9	122	7%
10-19	80	5%
20-49	70	4%
50-99	18	1%
100-199	12	0.7%
200-499	4	0.2%
500-999	2	0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

83% have 1 to 4 people; 70 have 20 to 49; 36 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	120	8%
$100K-$500K	811	56%
$500K-$1M	46	3%
$1M-$5M	313	22%
$5M-$10M	38	3%
$10M-$50M	102	7%
$50M-$100M	6	0.4%
$100M-$500M	14	1.0%
$500M+	2	0.1%

56% between $100,000 and $500,000; 313 between $1M and $5M; 162 above $5M.

Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most tools companies in Belgium (79), ahead of Gent (43), Charleroi (32), Anderlecht (32) and Mechelen (24). Together the five hold one in ten of them.

Cities by number of firms

429 Belgian cities have at least one tools firm; 38 have ten or more; 119 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian tools firms from before 1900, 29 from before 1950 and 539 from before 1990.

1900
1. Pont-À-Celles
1900
1. Seraing
1910
1. Foreign company
1919
1. Oostham
1924
1. Machelen
1924
1. Gembloux

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1990

539

Belgian tools firms date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Tools firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 60% list a phone number and 49% a website.

Email983 46%
Phone1,303 60%
Website1,048 49%

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

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

26 tools firms were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 3 a month, after 62 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

532022
692023
562024
622025
262026 so far

5 of this year's 26 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.

1Roosdaal2 staff
2Antwerpen2 staff
3Geel2 staff
4Wavre2 staff
5Foreign company2 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 40 tools firms for every one of the oil companies in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Tools Companies	2,160	49%	67%
Tyre Companies	1,706	42%	74%
Automotive Businesses	1,106	48%	67%
Glass Companies	456	53%	72%
Rubber Companies	156	65%	49%
Oil Companies	54	54%	43%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	117,212	4.1
The USA	41,118	0.6
Italy	18,479	2.6
Germany	12,147	1.8
The UK	9,469	1.1
Belgium	2,160	0.9

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Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in seven Belgian tools 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)33115%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)221%
BV/SRL and NV/SA83038%
No form on record or other97745%

Single-site: 49%
Head offices: 403
Branches: 706

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

Frequently asked questions

How many tools companies are there in Belgium?

There are 2,160 tools companies and tools firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 1,106 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest tools firm in Belgium?

Facq in Ixelles, with 843 staff. By revenue Black & Decker in Tessenderlo leads with $1.9 billion a year.

Which Belgian city has the most tools companies?

Antwerpen, with 79, ahead of Gent (43), Charleroi (32), Anderlecht (32) and Mechelen (24).

How many tools firms are there in Antwerpen?

79, which is <0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 19% below the national share.

How big is a typical tools firm?

Small. 83% of the 1,760 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 36 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian tools companies sole traders or companies?

One in seven (331) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 38% (830) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many tools firms started in 2026?

26 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 62 in 2025. 5 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest tools firm in Belgium?

Advance Combustion Equipment and Services in Pont-À-Celles, 1900, followed by BG Retail in Seraing (1900) and Hautau (1910). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers tools companies?

Belgian tools companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 2573 and 4674. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 2573 and 4674.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 2,160 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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