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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.

“ALTENA”

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  • 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

20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ALTENA same name
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2025
  • Altenauw very similar
    Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2009
  • ALTENA-WEB very similar
    Waalwijk · since 2018
  • ALTERNA very similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Schaarbeek · since 1993
  • Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen
  • ALTHENA very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Overijse · since 2026
  • ATENA very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ukkel · since 1991
  • ALENA very similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Lummen · since 1998
  • ALENA very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1999
  • ALENA very similar
    Boom · since 2002
  • Alena (sole trader) very similar
    Translation services · since 2015
  • ALTEA (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1987
  • ALTEA very similar
    COLOMARS · since 2021
  • Altea very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Maldegem · since 2012
  • ALTEA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Houyet · since 2025
  • Altena Chemie very similar
    Wijk en Aalburg · since 1980
  • ALTENA INVEST very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Aubel · since 2015
  • ALTESA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2020
  • Alterna very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of live animals · Hasselt · since 1987
  • ALTEA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Leuven · since 1990
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ALTENAKEN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Holsbeek · since 1998
  • ALTE similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · Tremelo · since 2014
  • ALTENOR similar
    Computer programming · Eghezée · since 2025
  • ALTENLOH similar
    Abbreviation of Compagnie de Joaillerie et Orfèvrerie Altenloh · Manufacture of jewellery · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1928
  • Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
  • Altenova similar
    Activities of holding companies · Geraardsbergen · since 2025
  • ALTENSIA similar
    Abbreviation of ALTENSIA GROUP · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
  • ALTEO similar
    Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1963
  • ALTEC similar
    Aachen · since 1988
  • ALTEX similar
    Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Ledegem · since 1988
  • ALTES similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1990
  • ALTEX similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Aarschot · since 1990
  • ALTEG similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Bonheiden · since 1991
  • ALTEZ similar
    General construction of other non-residential buildings · Tielt · since 1994
  • ALTER similar
    Mons · since 2001
  • ALTEM similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION LIEGEOISE DE TELEMATIQUE MEDICALE · Liège · since 2001
  • Altek similar
    Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Destelbergen · since 2012
  • ALTER similar
    Other building finishing work · Willebroek · since 2015
  • Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g.
  • ALTER similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
  • ALTER similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Modave · since 2015
  • Al-Tec similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lille · since 2010
  • ALTER similar
    Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
  • Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
  • Alteq similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2023
  • ALTER similar
    Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · Ukkel · since 2024
  • ALTER similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 2025
  • Alteo similar
    Name of an establishment of VCOD · Other retail sale of new goods · Elsene · since 2026
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
  • Altenberg similar
    Essen · since 1979
  • ALTEMP similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Gent · since 1992
  • ALTERO similar
    Contactbemiddelingsbureaus en dergelijke · Bertem · since 2014
  • ALTEOR similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • ALTECS similar
    General electrical installation work · Asse · since 2008
  • ALTEX similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1989
  • ALTER similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1993
  • ALTEK similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 2013
  • Alteco similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Algemeen Technische Constructies · Rotselaar · since 1959

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