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Compared with the KBO register · free

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“GESTBOUW”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • GESTBOUW same name
    Other specialised construction activities · Deinze · since 2019
  • GENTBOUW very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2009
  • WESTBOUW very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 2011
  • BEST BOUW very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Heusden-Zolder · since 2004
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Roofing work · since 2017
  • GEBOUW similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 1994
  • ST Bouw similar
    Joinery installation · Arendonk · since 2005
  • ST BOUW similar
    Other building finishing work · Wetteren · since 2024
  • GE Bouw similar
    Bricklaying and masonry work · Kasterlee · since 2026
  • INVEST BOUW similar
    Jabbeke · since 1979
  • RST BOUW similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Gent · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 2023
  • GESTBEL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2005
  • GEST BAT similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2008
  • UST Bouw similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Geo Bouw similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
  • GEST similar
    Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2025
  • T-BOUW similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Zwevegem · since 2019
  • FST BOUW similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2008

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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