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.
“SHAPES 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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Kuurne · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of SHAPES METALWORKS · Machining of metals · Kuurne · since 2022
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Abbreviation of SHAPES IMMO · Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Kuurne · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2021
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Büllingen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2014
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · Evergem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
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Painting of buildings · Tielt · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoutleeuw · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Yuba Agency · Advertising agencies · Ciney · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · since 1991
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Ravels · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Waterloo · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of START STOP GROUP · Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Maasmechelen · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Veurne · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Ternat · since 2025
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Aalst · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1983
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Other business support services · Wingene · since 2001
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 2017
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Asse · since 2017
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Middelkerke · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Hoogstraten · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2021
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Grimbergen · since 2011
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Schoten · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Kampenhout · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Lokeren · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wavre · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Evere · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of 2 ADVANCE SOLUTIONS · Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Liège · since 1980
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Antwerpen · since 2021