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.
“Houtmakers”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Nijlen · since 2020
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Laakdal · since 1973
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Maasmechelen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of SIBECA · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Operation of sports facilities · Wetteren · since 2021
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Screed work · Ninove · since 1996
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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Boutersem · since 1995
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Wholesale of timber · Zwevegem · since 1993
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General medical practice · since 2016
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Ukkel · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Oostkamp · since 2017
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · since 2018