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“PLACS”

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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PLACS same name
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Zaventem · since 2019
  • Sole trader very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2022
  • Places very similar
    Name of an establishment of Otamiser Holdings · Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2021
  • PLACES very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Activities of interior architects · Wijnegem · since 2015
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PLACE B similar
    Retail sale of lighting equipment · Elsene · since 1991
  • PLACIM similar
    Ukkel · since 2000
  • PLACID similar
    Etterbeek · since 2019
  • Placco similar
    Plastering work · Ieper · since 2025
  • PLA similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Honnelles · since 2010
  • Placimo similar
    Charleroi · since 1968
  • Placebo similar
    Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1981
  • PLACE L.P. similar
    Oupeye · since 1997
  • PLACORA similar
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Gistel · since 2001
  • PLACE 2B similar
    Name of an establishment of CARO EVENT · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Onhaye · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Advertising agencies · since 2014
  • PL ACTIO similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Charleroi · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1994
  • Sole trader similar
    Other business support services · since 2024
  • PLACE 31 similar
    Full-service restaurants · Bertrix · since 2020
  • Place3B similar
    Wemmel · since 2022
  • Place4B similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Wemmel · since 2023
  • plac'art similar
    Ukkel · since 2010
  • PLACE6B similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
  • Place7B similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
  • planICS similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Erezée · since 2025
  • Place8B similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Wemmel · since 2025
  • L.A.C.S. similar
    Proefboren en boren · Châtelet · since 1995
  • L.A.C.S. similar
    Abbreviation of LOISIRS AVENTURES CULTURES SPORTS · Boussu · since 2001

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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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