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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.

“BOUWMAR”

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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.

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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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BOUWMAR same name
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 1981
  • Other building finishing work · since 2012
  • Bouwmarkt very similar
    Name of an establishment of C. TRADING INTERNATIONAL · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • BOUWMAT very similar
    Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Ham · since 1992
  • BOUWMAN very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2003
  • BOUWMAT very similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Meise · since 2024
  • BOUWMA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Riemst · since 2019
  • BOUWMAN very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1987
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Other specialised construction activities · since 2023
  • BOUWMANS similar
    Bricklaying and masonry work · Hasselt · since 2011
  • Name of an establishment of GROEP BMV · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Zonhoven · since 1986
  • Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Gent · since 1996
  • Bouwmaatje similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Wingene · since 2010
  • Bouwmalink similar
    Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2007
  • BOUW - MIX similar
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Anderlecht · since 2014
  • BOUW-MEE similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Leuven · since 2022
  • Bouwmij similar
    General construction of other non-residential buildings · Schelle · since 2022
  • BOUW similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Zoersel · since 2014
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
  • Construction of roads and motorways · since 2025
  • Wholesale of timber · since 1997
  • since 2014
  • Bouwmakkers similar
    Joinery installation · Vosselaar · since 2024
  • BOUWMOWA similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Aartselaar · since 2005
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
  • Name of an establishment of Bouwbedrijf Mallants · General construction of residential buildings · Balen · since 1977
  • BOUW 2 similar
    Name of an establishment of LOPO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Erquelinnes · since 2000
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
  • BOUWR similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Diest · since 2022
  • BOUWI similar
    Joinery installation · Lille · since 2022
  • Bouw 1 similar
    Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw te 2170 Antwerpen-Merksem, Bouw 1, Nieuwdreef 101 · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
  • BOUWMATHALLE similar
    Name of an establishment of EM MAT · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Halle · since 2024
  • Bouwz similar
    Name of an establishment of SALESLIFT · General construction of residential buildings · Bree · since 2025
  • Bouwi similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Pittem · since 2026
  • Wholesale of timber · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1993
  • Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Rumst · since 1999
  • Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Landen · since 1983
  • BOUWMAES similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Arendonk · since 2013
  • Bouwmades similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Anzegem · since 1968
  • BOUWMARKT DIEST similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · since 2018

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