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.
“Grelco”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2021
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Wholesale of machine tools · Braine-le-Château · since 1973
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2016
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2020
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Computer programming · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 2024
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Gent · since 1986
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Warehousing and storage · Gouvy · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Site preparation · Kortemark · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Green energy construct · Bricklaying and masonry work · Overijse · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Bornem · since 2012
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Zonhoven · since 2024
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Mol · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of DIMA & C° · Full-service restaurants · Wavre · since 2013
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Maasmechelen · since 1996
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Computer programming · Roeselare · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Eupen · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Zwevegem · since 1985
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Abbreviation of GRELAN - Medisch Laboratorium · Other research and development on natural sciences · Schilde · since 1991
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Lanaken · since 2016
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Reparatie en onderhoud van elektronische en optische apparatuur · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Namur · since 2021
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Other postal and courier activities · Evergem · since 2023
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Wholesale of timber · since 1978
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Mouscron · since 2026
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Schelle · since 1963