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“HOVEST”

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Same or very similar names

16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HOVEST same name
    Activities of head offices · Veurne · since 2020
  • HONVEST very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • H-VEST very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Hamont-Achel · since 2004
  • HOREST very similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1982
  • ROVEST very similar
    Hoogstraten · since 1992
  • COVEST very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Haacht · since 1999
  • SOVEST very similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Essen · since 2016
  • BOVEST very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · since 2022
  • LOVEST very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Herk-de-Stad · since 2023
  • GOVEST very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Schilde · since 2008
  • JOVEST very similar
    Joinery installation · Zonnebeke · since 2024
  • GovEst very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wichelen · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
  • HOMEST very similar
    Trade name of ERYMES · Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Andenne · since 2025
  • Novest very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lebbeke · since 2025
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HOVE similar
    Ninove · since 1968
  • HOVE similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 1996
  • Hova Invest similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2015
  • Hop!nvest similar
    Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Damme · since 2012
  • H.O. Invest similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zonnebeke · since 2022
  • HOVER similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
  • HOVEA similar
    Landscape service activities · Lommel · since 2025
  • Activities of holding companies · Kuurne · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Other social work without accommodation · since 2026
  • HOBINVEST similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 1990
  • HORINVEST similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Evergem · since 1991
  • HORINVEST similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brasschaat · since 1997
  • HOTINVEST similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Linter · since 2000
  • HoP invest similar
    Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2018
  • HARCOVEST similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Gent · since 2021
  • INTHOVEST similar
    General construction of other non-residential buildings · Poperinge · since 2008
  • Hof Invest similar
    Herentals · since 2023
  • HOE INVEST similar
    Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • HOVETA similar
    Wholesale of timber · Amel · since 1987
  • HOVEMA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 1990
  • HOVENO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 1990
  • HOVERA similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wevelgem · since 2008
  • VANTHOVEST similar
    Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2016

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.
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