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“PLATEX”

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Same or very similar names

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PLATEX same name
    Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2001
  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1986
  • PLATEA very similar
    Anderlecht · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 1992
  • Sole trader very similar
    Roofing work · since 1975
  • VLATEX very similar
    Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Sint-Laureins · since 1983
  • PLANEX very similar
    Land surveying · Vilvoorde · since 1991
  • Platox very similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Vilvoorde · since 1995
  • FLATEX very similar
    Bricklaying and masonry work · Schaarbeek · since 2015
  • ZLATEX very similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Gent · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PLATEUS similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Esneux · since 2021
  • PLATEAU similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Namur · since 2010
  • PLATEOO similar
    Frameries · since 2026
  • Plafotex similar
    Name of an establishment of All Building Installations & Services · General electrical installation work · Jabbeke · since 2012
  • PLATEAU 3 similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hoegaarden · since 2020
  • PLATZ similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 1988
  • Plato similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Tienen · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Other retail sale of food · since 1989
  • Sole trader similar
    Book publishing · since 2020
  • PLATO similar
    Brussel · since 2024
  • Platevoet similar
    Other printing · Veurne · since 1972
  • Plateau96 similar
    Literary creation · Etterbeek · since 1979
  • Sole trader similar
    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2014
  • PLATENORA similar
    Bertem · since 2026
  • PLAT'IN similar
    Full-service restaurants · Evere · since 1996
  • Sole trader similar
    Joinery installation · since 2006
  • PLATON similar
    Trade name of PLATON COMM V · Retail sale of other sporting goods · Kortrijk · since 2018
  • Platoo similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2019
  • Platon similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tielt · since 2024
  • Pla’To H similar
    Abbreviation of Comité de Quartier du Plateau du Heysel - Wijkcomité Heizelvlakte · Brussel · since 2024
  • Plateau similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Beersel · since 1990

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.
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  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

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