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.
“Penco”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Aalst · since 1992
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Duffel · since 2016
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Other legal services · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Lichtervelde · since 2019
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Other business support services · Harelbeke · since 2025
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Vilvoorde · since 1995
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Abbreviation of PENACO CONSULT · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2009
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Other sports activities · Gent · since 2003
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Gent · since 1980
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Other tax advisory services · Diest · since 1999
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2005
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Pont-à-Celles · since 2023
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Mortsel · since 1992
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Maasmechelen · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2018
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Bornem · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de winning van delfstoffen en voor de bouw · Florenville · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1996
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Brussel · since 2003
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since 2013
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2014
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · Edegem · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Thuin · since 2004
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Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Advertising agencies · Izegem · since 2023
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Risk and damage evaluation · Kapellen · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beringen · since 2004
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Sint-Laureins · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 1994
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since 1996