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“Hecht”

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Same or very similar names

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HECHT same name
    Other printing · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2000
  • Sole trader same name
    Other education · since 2020
  • Hecht same name
    Pig breeding farms · Wuustwezel · since 2021
  • HECHT same name
    Wetteren · since 2025
  • HECHTRECHT very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Willebroek · since 2013
  • Hechi very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 2016
  • Hecho very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2020
  • HECHA very similar
    Other business support services · Grimbergen · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1981
  • Haecht very similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1997
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activities of building architects · since 1980
  • Sole trader very similar
    Literary creation · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other education · since 2026
  • NECHT very similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2008
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • H-echte-R similar
    Employment placement agencies · Roeselare · since 2022
  • Hebbrecht similar
    Teelt van andere boomvruchten, kleinfruit en noten · Lievegem · since 2009
  • HECHEM similar
    Kortrijk · since 2015
  • Sole trader similar
    Event catering · since 2024
  • HEC similar
    Abbreviation of Dimmoti · Antwerpen · since 1993
  • Sole trader similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
  • HEC similar
    Abbreviation of Huyck Energie Consulting · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Londerzeel · since 2024
  • HEC similar
    Abbreviation of Heirman Energy Consulting · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Meise · since 2026
  • Pajottegem · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    Literary creation · since 2013
  • HECHAMP similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Lochristi · since 2009
  • Hechalo similar
    Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2025
  • Echt similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2016
  • ECHT ! similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2022
  • E.C.H.T. similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Boom · since 2024
  • Name of an establishment of De Winning Maatwerk · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Lummen · since 1999

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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