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“SWM”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SWM same name
    Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Dentergem · since 2016
  • SWM same name
    Abbreviation of STUDIO WATTMANN · Mol · since 2022
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SWML similar
    Abbreviation of Staal Werken Midden Limburg · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1988
  • SWML similar
    Genk · since 2015
  • SWM9 similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Turnhout · since 2019
  • SWMC similar
    Machining of metals · Gerpinnes · since 2023
  • SWMS similar
    Physiotherapy · Liège · since 2025
  • SWMR similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Lochristi · since 2026
  • SW MOL similar
    Joinery installation · Mol · since 2008
  • SW+ similar
    Verhuur en exploitatie van sociale woningen · Kortrijk · since 1923
  • S.W. similar
    Izegem · since 1989
  • SW similar
    Dilbeek · since 2015
  • SW similar
    Abbreviation of SECOND WIND · Computer programming · Nivelles · since 2020
  • SW similar
    Abbreviation of SaaSwise · Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
  • SW similar
    Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Brakel · since 2020
  • S.W similar
    Other retail sale of food · Hasselt · since 2022
  • SW similar
    Abbreviation of STEPHEN WINDROSS · Translation services · Kapellen · since 2007
  • SW similar
    Abbreviation of So What ? · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2008
  • SW similar
    Abbreviation of Sarah Wauthion · Activities of lawyers · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2024
  • SW similar
    Abbreviation of SynergyWorks · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Enghien · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2026

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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