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.
“BOUWYS”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2009
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zoersel · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of LOPO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Erquelinnes · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Diest · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Lille · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw te 2170 Antwerpen-Merksem, Bouw 1, Nieuwdreef 101 · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of SALESLIFT · General construction of residential buildings · Bree · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Pittem · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Deinze · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Merksplas · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2022
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Hasselt · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Holsbeek · since 2025
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2026
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Riemst · since 2019