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“VAB”

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Same or very similar names

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • V.A.B. same name
    Abbreviation of VERENIGING ASBESTVERWIJDERENDE BEDRIJVEN · Antwerpen · since 1988
  • VAB same name
    Service activities incidental to land transportation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
  • VAB same name
    Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of lighting equipment · since 1994
  • Sole trader same name
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2007
  • VAB B.V. same name
    Zwolle · since 2026
  • VAB 3 very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2019
  • VAB-IT very similar
    Computer programming · Bocholt · since 2019
  • VAB T&C very similar
    Abbreviation of VAB Training & Consult · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • V.A.B.T. similar
    Abbreviation of Vereniging Antwerpse Basketbal Trainers · Aartselaar · since 1983
  • VABO similar
    Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Begijnendijk · since 1986
  • VA-BI similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1987
  • VA-BO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hooglede · since 1998
  • Vabo similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Geel · since 2013
  • VABE similar
    Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Zottegem · since 2015
  • VABO similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Assenede · since 2019
  • VABA similar
    Brugge · since 2014
  • Vabo similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of other household goods
  • VABE similar
    Activities of holding companies · Middelkerke · since 2011
  • VABB similar
    Abbreviation of VOYAGE AFRIQUE BÉNIN BELGIQUE · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
  • Vadab similar
    Abbreviation of Verbond van de Aardappel-Distributie Handel in de Brusselse Agglomeratie · Brussel · since 1971
  • VABIT similar
    Teteringen · since 1978
  • Vabco similar
    Abbreviation of Vabco- Mol-Atletiek · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Mol · since 1980
  • VABEL similar
    Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 1989
  • VABRA similar
    Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 1989
  • VABIS similar
    Abbreviation of VANDEWALLE BUSINESS & SERVICES · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kapellen · since 1991
  • VABRO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2001
  • Vaya B similar
    Name of an establishment of Davin Company · Hairdressing and barber services · Leuven · since 2014
  • VABOX similar
    Retail sale of other household articles · Hoogstraten · since 2016
  • VaBog similar
    Joinery installation · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2017
  • VABOU similar
    Abbreviation of VANIL ET BOULEQUE · Full-service restaurants · Huy · since 2017
  • VABOR similar
    Site preparation · Bornem · since 2017
  • VABOD similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2021
  • VaBec similar
    Abbreviation of Vanhoudt & Beckers · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tessenderlo · since 2012
  • VABEN similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Menen · since 2005
  • VABEN similar
    General electrical installation work · Brecht · since 2008
  • VaBru similar
    Activities of head offices · Diksmuide · since 2025
  • VA similar
    Abbreviation of VOLLEY ANTWERPEN · Zandhoven · since 1988
  • V.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Vie Active · Ciney · since 2013
  • VA similar
    Activities of lawyers · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
  • V.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Villa Anamma · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2020
  • V.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Vibr'Arte · Wavre · since 2024
  • VA similar
    Abbreviation of Viktory Aalst · Roosdaal · since 2026
  • V.A.B.M.O. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Vlaamse Antiek en Brocant Marktkramersorganisatie · Maldegem · since 1985

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).
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