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.
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Vleteren · since 2004
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Wingene · since 2009
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Veurne · since 2006
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Genk · since 1984
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2020
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Charleroi · since 2011
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Aartselaar · since 2006
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Computer programming · Elsene · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Charleroi · since 1983
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Other specialised construction activities · Opwijk · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Anzegem · since 1998
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Tervuren · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Lede · since 2022
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Other information technology and computer services · Gent · since 2023
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Roofing work · Gent · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AN NAJJAR GROUP · Construction of roads and motorways · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020