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“Cardoen”

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Same or very similar names

62 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Cardoen same name
    Construction of roads and motorways · Zonnebeke · since 1967
  • Cardoen same name
    Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Zaventem · since 2013
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1999
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1998
  • Sole trader very similar
    Mixed farming · since 1986
  • Cardoen Kim very similar
    General electrical installation work · Staden · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Glaszetten · since 2022
  • E. CARDOEN very similar
    Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Liedekerke · since 1988
  • Cardoen Luik very similar
    Name of an establishment of DATOS · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1983
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1997
  • Sole trader very similar
    Advertising agencies · since 1991
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Wholesale of live animals · since 1977
  • Sole trader very similar
    Mixed farming · since 1979
  • Sole trader very similar
    Mixed farming · since 2000
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other education · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Specialist medical practice · since 2007
  • Sole trader very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2010
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activities of lawyers · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Event catering · since 2023
  • Cardon very similar
    Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Dendermonde · since 1967
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of antiques · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1978
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2001
  • Sole trader very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1992
  • Sole trader very similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Site preparation · since 1988
  • Sole trader very similar
    Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2015
  • Sole trader very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Translation services · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1987
  • CARDOEN RONNY very similar
    Other business support services · Ieper · since 2010
  • CARDOEN GEERT very similar
    Site preparation · Zonnebeke · since 2011
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other educational support services · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2003
  • Sole trader very similar
    Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2005
  • Sole trader very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2007
  • Sole trader very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2008
  • Sole trader very similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other education · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2026
  • CARDOEN PHARMA very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Wingene · since 1981
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2002
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2017
  • Sole trader very similar
    Landscape service activities · since 1998
  • Sole trader very similar
    Real estate agency activities · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2004
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1974
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Visual arts creation · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Verhuur en lease van tenten · since 2020
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Cardo similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
  • CARDO similar
    General medical practice · Tournai · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Pet training · since 2023
  • Cardoc similar
    Abbreviation of Cardoc Europe · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Anderlecht · since 2025

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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