Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“AB BOUW”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Insulation installation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2016
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2014
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Other building finishing work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Roosdaal · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2011
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Grimbergen · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2013
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Roofing work · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Plastering work · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Floor and wall tiling · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zandhoven · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Lokeren · since 2020
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Plumbing work · Gent · since 2020
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GELEEN · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Blankenberge · since 2022
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Oostende · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Koekelare · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Peer · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Anzegem · since 2025
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Other business support services · Geel · since 2026
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Plastering work · Beernem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of AMBACHTELIJK BOUWEN · Insulation installation · Gent · since 1987
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Brugge · since 2005
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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LJUBLJANA · since 2023
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of BNP Paribas Fortis · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 1934
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Name of an establishment of AKYIL 1 · General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Virton · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · HELSINKI · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Schelle · since 2025
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Floor and wall tiling · Lebbeke · since 2009
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Wavre · since 1948
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Joinery installation · Gesves · since 2013
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Other information technology and computer services · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · Ronse · since 2014