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“ISTC”

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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ISTC same name
    Abbreviation of International Services and Trade Center · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1981
  • ISTC same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beerse · since 2006
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • I.S.T. similar
    Abbreviation of Integra Spinning and Tufting · Waregem · since 1983
  • I.S.T. similar
    Abbreviation of International Sales and Trading · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1985
  • I.S.T. similar
    Abbreviation of LANDMETERSVENNOOTSCHAP TEUGELS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Temse · since 1987
  • I.S.T. similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Herentals · since 1989
  • I.S.T. similar
    Abbreviation of Indaver Separation Technologies · Materials recovery from waste · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • I.S.T. similar
    Abbreviation of Industrial Storage Tanks · Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Rotselaar · since 2002
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2020
  • IST similar
    Abbreviation of INFORMATICA SERVICES TRANSPORAP · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlues · since 2011
  • I.S.T.S. similar
    Abbreviation of Institut supérieur de Tourisme social · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1977
  • I.S.T.E. similar
    Abbreviation of INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DES TECHNIQUES DE L'EAU · Other technical testing and analysis · Liège · since 1992
  • ISTG similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wavre · since 2015
  • ISTS similar
    General electrical installation work · Meise · since 2017
  • ISTI similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
  • DALI STC similar
    Abbreviation of DALI, STEEL TRADING & CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 1993
  • I.S.T.V. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Interprovinciale des Services techniques voyers · Namur · since 1988
  • I.S.T.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of INDUSTRIEL-SOUDURE-TUYAUTERIE-EQUIPEMENT · General cleaning of buildings · Pecq · since 2009

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  • 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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