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.
“Ardec”
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
29 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Lendelede · since 2019
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Anzegem · since 1988
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · Villers-la-Ville · since 2019
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Joinery installation · Wavre · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1946
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General electrical installation work · Oudergem · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Desender - Desmedt · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Zedelgem · since 1992
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Real estate agency activities · Kalmthout · since 2000
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Brussel · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2020
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Gent · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Ardenne - Ruralite - Environnement - Nature · Vielsalm · since 2021
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Computer programming · Wingene · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Media representation · Sint-Truiden · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Wemmel · since 1982
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Other retail sale of new goods · Charleroi · since 1988
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Joinery installation · Brugge · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Mardec Invest · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Marnik Deceuninck · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Knokke-Heist · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2015
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Andenne · since 1989
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Site preparation · since 2013
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Painting of buildings · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 2021
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Arthur Delaere Consult · Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of ARDENT ADVOCATEN · Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dilbeek · since 1997
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Joinery installation · Gouvy · since 1999
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Reparatie en onderhoud van schoeisel en lederwaren · since 2002
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Insurance agents and brokers · Rotselaar · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Other specialised design activities · Lessines · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2019
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Dental practice · Dinant · since 2020
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Menen · since 2009
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Dental practice · Alken · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Ardeos BV · Insurance agents and brokers · Lille · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Bierbeek · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 2026
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2026
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Brugge · since 1986