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.
“FORDECO”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Wervik · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · since 2011
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Painting of buildings · since 2012
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Other business support services · Zele · since 2024
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Painting of buildings · Zwevegem · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · since 1995
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Forging of metal · since 1994
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Machining of metals · Esneux · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 2023
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Fordex bouw · General construction of residential buildings · Oosterzele · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Assenede · since 1998
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waregem · since 1968