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.
“Gelvan”
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
26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Alveringem · since 2009
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Technische controle van motorvoertuigen · Tremelo · since 1986
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Pig breeding farms · Ardooie · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wevelgem · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anzegem · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Wervik · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of GELAN VOF · Joinery installation · Aarschot · since 2012
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Other business support services · Mol · since 2005
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Harelbeke · since 1989
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Sint-Truiden · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of PELTERIJEN Van den Weghe · Vervaardiging van kleding van leer en van bont · Zulte · since 1997
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Kortrijk · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 1999
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 1980
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Support activities for crop production · Peer · since 2015
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Proefboren en boren · Ingelmunster · since 2017
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Abbreviation of YVENS GALVAN · Coating of metals · Sprimont · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Poperinge · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tubize · since 2009
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Construction of roads and motorways · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2009
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General medical practice · Duffel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025