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Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“PLACORA”

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.

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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PLACORA same name
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Gistel · since 2001
  • THV Placora very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 2019
  • VLACORA very similar
    Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Eeklo · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met gespecialiseerde bouwnijverheid · since 2026
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PLACOBAT similar
    Plastering work · Fléron · since 2003
  • PLACO BEL similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Anderlecht · since 2013
  • PLACOGYP similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Ganshoren · since 2011
  • PLACS similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Zaventem · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Joinery installation · since 2022
  • ACORA similar
    Abbreviation of BOTAFOGO-AGENCY · Seraing · since 2009
  • CO - RA similar
    Abbreviation of COORDINATIERAAD VAN ALGEMEEN DIRECTEURS · Brussel · since 2003

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).
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