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.
“Holtec”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Blumenthal · since 1980
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1987
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Namur · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of ERLIN · Joinery installation · Genk · since 1996
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · HELLENTHAL · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Esneux · since 1998
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NC Kerkrade · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Dessel · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lichtervelde · since 1999
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Geel · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Edegem · since 2023
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Grobbendonk · since 2025
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Other financial services · Kapellen · since 2018
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · ASSELBORN · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of SMART LINE · Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Market research and public opinion polling · Gent · since 2003