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“NECOS”

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Same or very similar names

18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • NECOS same name
    General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2021
  • NECOSS very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bornem · since 2001
  • NECON very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1993
  • NECOM very similar
    Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · Beersel · since 2026
  • N.E.L.O.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of Nederlandstalige Liga voor Onderwateronderzoek en -sport · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Mechelen · since 1978
  • EECOS very similar
    Other tax advisory services · Geraardsbergen · since 1990
  • Hecos very similar
    Abbreviation of Holistische Ecologische Societeit · Antwerpen · since 1992
  • SECOS very similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIALE, EDUCATIEVE EN CULTURELE OMROEP STICHTING · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1992
  • Lecos very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1992
  • GECOS very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2018
  • HeCoS very similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2021
  • NEPOS very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Brasschaat · since 2021
  • NEKOS very similar
    Oostende · since 2011
  • Nico's very similar
    Name of an establishment of BULEU · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2012
  • NEXOS very similar
    Activities of business and employers' organisations · Fernelmont · since 2003
  • NECAS very similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Lille · since 2007
  • NICOS very similar
    Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2026
  • TECOS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Kraainem · since 2019
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
  • nec + similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Overijse · since 1997
  • NEC similar
    Abbreviation of Network Engineering Construction · Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2012
  • Necomin similar
    Roosendaal · since 1977
  • NECOTEX similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Destelbergen · since 1992
  • NECODEM similar
    Removal services · Charleroi · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · since 1970
  • ECOS similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 1992
  • ECOS similar
    Abbreviation of ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION ON STANDARDS · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2001
  • ECOS+ similar
    Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Herstal · since 2017
  • E-Cos similar
    Other technical testing and analysis · Ranst · since 2009
  • Vermogensbeheer · Bornem · since 2020
  • Sole trader similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2022
  • NeC similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2004

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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