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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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- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of SAFETY TOOLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY · Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1982
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Lasne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE THEATRES POUR L'ACHAT ET LA RESERVATION DE TICKETS - SAMENWERKENDE THEATERS VOOR AANKOOP EN DE RESERVATIE VAN TICKETS · Brussel · since 1987
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Artos · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Etterbeek · since 1999
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Abbreviation of FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS LES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES "St'art" · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 2009
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Roeselare · since 1991
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
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Gent · since 2021
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Namur · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Seneffe · since 2010
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Grobbendonk · since 2011
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Computer programming · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of START GROUP · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Raising of horses and other equines · Maaseik · since 2025
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2011
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lille · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Geraardsbergen · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Wommelgem · since 1982
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Herzele · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Sorghvliedt Aartselaar Samenwerking · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of ABCD · Vertoning van films · Gent · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Brugge · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Security, Talent development And Resilience · Landen · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nivelles · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Middelkerke · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2020
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2022
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of GABI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Grobbendonk · since 2006
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 1976
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Châtelet · since 1989
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Geel · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 1991
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Berkel en Rodenrijs · since 1996
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Abbreviation of STARTER EUROPA · Other tax advisory services · Wavre · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ath · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Damme · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2011
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Charleroi · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Harelbeke · since 1999
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Turnhout · since 2017
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1978