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.
“GANDS 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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2000
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES GROUP · Other information technology and computer services · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2026
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Site preparation · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Geraardsbergen · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Event catering · Hasselt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL GAS SOLUTIONS GROUP · Activities of holding companies · Kalmthout · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of TRANS TRADE BELGIUM · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ukkel · since 1983
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Anderlecht · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of GEM SPORT · Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Ukkel · since 1990
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Cafés and bars · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2013
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Avelgem · since 2017
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Insurance agents and brokers · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2018
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Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2020
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Construction of roads and motorways · Lummen · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 2023
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTION GROUP · Development of residential building projects · Remicourt · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Grimbergen · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Retie · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 2003
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2024
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2025
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Gent · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2026
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Site preparation · Hemiksem · since 2026
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Gent · since 2026
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Logistics services · Neufchâteau · since 2007
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Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Anderlecht · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Deerlijk · since 2014
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Operation of fairground attractions · Koekelare · since 2018
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2019
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Westerlo · since 2008
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Evere · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Andere vervoerondersteunende activiteiten · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Oosterzele · since 2026
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Aalst · since 2026
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lasne · since 1998
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since 2019