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.
“REFA GROUP”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Antwerpen · since 2019
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General cleaning of buildings · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Brussel · since 2021
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Goederenvervoer per spoor · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FOREST AVENUE GROUP · Vervaardiging van fineer en van panelen op basis van hout · Wevelgem · since 2002
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2020
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Roofing work · Arendonk · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2024
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Demolition · Elsene · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of HQ38 · Advertising agencies · Hasselt · since 1987
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Painting of buildings · Dendermonde · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · Zaventem · since 2020
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Overijse · since 2021
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Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Liège · since 2022
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Ganshoren · since 2010
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Insurance agents and brokers · Genk · since 2006
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Office administrative and support services · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Kuurne · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Elsene · since 2021
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Sint-Laureins · since 2026
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Donceel · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2023
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Bouw van rioleringen · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Ravels · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Steenokkerzeel · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Trade name of Rana Group Cleaning & Products · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Bree · since 2024
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Roofing work · Hasselt · since 2025
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2019
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Other building finishing work · Haacht · since 2022