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“ELS”

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22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • E L S same name
    Abbreviation of ECONOMIC LIFT SERVICES · Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Anderlecht · since 1977
  • E.L.S same name
    Abbreviation of ETABLISSEMENTS LEON STIERS · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Nivelles · since 1988
  • ELS same name
    Abbreviation of Societé européenne de Laryngologie · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1996
  • E.L.S. same name
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 1997
  • E.L.S. same name
    Abbreviation of EURO LOCATION SERVICES · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · La Louvière · since 1999
  • E.L.S. same name
    Travel agency activities · Izegem · since 1999
  • E.L.S. same name
    Abbreviation of Exchange Logistics Services · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Laakdal · since 2014
  • Sole trader same name
    Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 1992
  • ELS same name
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Dinant · since 2016
  • Sole trader same name
    Literary creation · since 2017
  • Sole trader same name
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 1994
  • Sole trader same name
    Literary creation · since 2021
  • E.L.S. same name
    Abbreviation of Electriciteitswerken Luc Sorton · Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Lubbeek · since 2010
  • Sole trader same name
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2003
  • E.L.S. same name
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hasselt · since 2005
  • ELS same name
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Namur · since 2024
  • ELS same name
    Abbreviation of EURO LOGISTICS SPACE · Schaarbeek · since 2025
  • Sole trader same name
    Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2026
  • E.L.S. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of VECAP S.A · LUXEMBOURG · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other education · since 2020
  • Els & Co very similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Eeklo · since 2021
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ELSE similar
    Abbreviation of Enseignement Libre du Secteur d'Erezee · Erezée · since 1978
  • E.L.S.S. similar
    Abbreviation of Les Ecoles libres Saint-Servais · Namur · since 1980
  • ELSO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herstal · since 2001
  • ELSA similar
    Abbreviation of THE EUROPEAN LAW STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION · Elsene · since 2000
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2013
  • E.L.S.O. similar
    Abbreviation of Elderly Service Organisation · Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Dilbeek · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of interior architects · since 2001
  • Sole trader similar
    Other business support services · since 2015
  • ELSA similar
    Youth work associations · Amsterdam · since 2017
  • Elso similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Kontich · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2003
  • ELST similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Rijkevorsel · since 2020
  • ELSA similar
    Name of an establishment of ELSA EU · Other information service activities · Leuven · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Finishing of textiles · since 2021
  • else similar
    Literary creation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
  • ELSO similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Dilbeek · since 2022
  • ELST similar
    Abbreviation of E.L Services & Trading · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2022
  • ELSA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Lier · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
  • ELSM similar
    Abbreviation of EXCELLENCE IN LOGISTIC SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Seneffe · since 2006
  • Elst similar
    Pig breeding farms · Wuustwezel · since 2008
  • ELSO similar
    Name of an establishment of Ambassade van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika · Activiteiten van extraterritoriale organisaties en instanties · Brussel · since 1986
  • ELSEN similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Amel · since 1970
  • ELST R. similar
    Name of an establishment · General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 1988
  • ELSEN similar
    Name of an establishment of Camera5 · Production of cinema films · Evere · since 1990
  • ELSKO similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Boechout · since 1994
  • ELSEC similar
    Name of an establishment · General electrical installation work · Jabbeke · since 2012
  • ELSIF similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2019
  • ELSAA similar
    Abbreviation of Educational Lingual Sleep and Airway Academy · Waterloo · since 2022
  • Elst S similar
    General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2011
  • ELSVA similar
    Name of an establishment of NEBA · Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 2011
  • ELSEN similar
    Name of an establishment of JEAN ELSEN ET SES FILS · Wholesale of other household goods · Etterbeek · since 2003
  • Elsec similar
    Activities of holding companies · Boechout · since 2007
  • ELSEE similar
    Activities of lawyers · Kasterlee · since 2023
  • Elsi 1 similar
    Zemst · since 2024
  • Elsi 2 similar
    Zemst · since 2024
  • EL SUR similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • ELSER similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vorst · since 1990
  • ELSJA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Zelzate · since 1992

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