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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.

“ELS HIMPE”

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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

20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ELS HIMPE same name
    Nursing and midwifery · Ardooie · since 2022
  • E L S very similar
    Abbreviation of ECONOMIC LIFT SERVICES · Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Anderlecht · since 1977
  • E.L.S very similar
    Abbreviation of ETABLISSEMENTS LEON STIERS · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Nivelles · since 1988
  • ELS very similar
    Abbreviation of Societé européenne de Laryngologie · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1996
  • E.L.S. very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 1997
  • E.L.S. very similar
    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. very similar
    Travel agency activities · Izegem · since 1999
  • E.L.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of Exchange Logistics Services · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Laakdal · since 2014
  • Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 1992
  • ELS very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Dinant · since 2016
  • Els (sole trader) very similar
    Literary creation · since 2017
  • ELS (sole trader) very similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 1994
  • Literary creation · since 2021
  • E.L.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of Electriciteitswerken Luc Sorton · Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Lubbeek · since 2010
  • Els (sole trader) very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2003
  • E.L.S. very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hasselt · since 2005
  • ELS very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Namur · since 2024
  • ELS very similar
    Abbreviation of EURO LOGISTICS SPACE · Schaarbeek · since 2025
  • Els (sole trader) very similar
    Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2026
  • E.L.S. very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of VECAP S.A · LUXEMBOURG · since 2009
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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