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“AWC”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • AWC same name
    Abbreviation of Association wallonne de colombophilie · Incourt · since 2014
  • AWC same name
    Abbreviation of AW Cardiologie · Specialist medical practice · Halle · since 2020
  • AWC same name
    General construction of residential buildings · Elsene · since 2025
  • AWC same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ALGEMENE WERKEN CORNEILLIE · Beringen · since 2021
  • AWC-P very similar
    Abbreviation of AWC Production · Anderlecht · since 2021
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • AWCTB similar
    Abbreviation of Association Wallone du Cheval de Trait Belge · Ciney · since 2015
  • A.W.C.C.N. similar
    Abbreviation of Association Wallonne Chevaux Cob Normand · Bertrix · since 2004
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of Aquaculteurs de Wallonie · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1984
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of ALAIN WIRTZ · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 1990
  • Sole trader similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 1990
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of Art Waves · Enghien · since 2014
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of Alpha Whale · Gent · since 2015
  • A.W. similar
    Full-service restaurants · Profondeville · since 2017
  • AW+ similar
    Dental practice · Brussel · since 2019
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of Annelies Weyts · Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATIONWORLD · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2021
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of ATELIERS WAUTERS · Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Charleroi · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
  • AW similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Limbourg · since 2024
  • AW similar
    Abbreviation of AGRIWAN · Support activities for crop production · Gouvy · since 2025
  • aw similar
    Abbreviation of alainwine · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Braives · since 2026

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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