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.
“EFC Group”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2022
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Vervaardiging dakpannen, tegels en andere producten voor de bouw, van gebakken klei · Dilbeek · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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Activities of head offices · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Beringen · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Walhain · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Academics For Companies Group · Leuven · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Verviers · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2025
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Goederenvervoer per spoor · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Durbuy · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zaventem · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Bonheiden · since 2025
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Zele · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · Brugge · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of E-GROUP MANAGEMENT · Public relations and communication consultancy · Tervuren · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Hasselt · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of CGROUP COMMUNICATION · Computer programming · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of EFFIX HOLDING · Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 1985
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waregem · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Oud-Turnhout · since 1990
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Faimes · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2014
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Trade name · General electrical installation work · Steenokkerzeel · since 2015
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Deinze · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2016
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Den Haag · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlues · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Lochristi · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Begijnendijk · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Logistics services · Ath · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
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Tournai · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2006
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Name of COURCELLES RETAIL · Real estate agency activities · Frameries · since 2007
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Other specialised construction activities · Zaventem · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Destelbergen · since 2023
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Engineering Advisory Group · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2022
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Roofing work · Blégny · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · Genk · since 2007