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.
“VANHOUT 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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Landscape service activities · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · Lier · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 1989
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Dendermonde · since 2018
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Moorslede · since 2026
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Veldhoven · since 1992
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Other financial services · Wevelgem · since 2012
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Site preparation · Nijlen · since 2008
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Stekene · since 2018
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van vloerkleden en tapijt · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1968
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Machining of metals · Lier · since 1989
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Activities of company auditors · Brecht · since 2013
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Support activities for crop production · Ardooie · since 1999
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Sports and recreation education · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Meerhout · since 2020
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Pittem · since 2025
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Turnhout · since 1960
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Kerkdriel · since 1990
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General construction of residential buildings · Laakdal · since 1993
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Development of non-residential building projects · Geel · since 2014
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2016
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1991
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Wetteren · since 2023
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Physiotherapy · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Bocholt · since 2024
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · since 2011