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.
“VDH”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Geraardsbergen · since 1987
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Joinery installation · Essen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of AUTOMOBIELBEDRIJF VAN DOORNE HERENTALS · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Herentals · since 2001
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Halle · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Hove · since 2018
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · since 1999
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Joinery installation · since 2020
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of VDH FOOD & FARMING · Varkensvetmesterijen · Beringen · since 2011
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Insulation installation · since 2003
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Kasterlee · since 2006
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Abbreviation of VAK EN DECO HEIST · Coating of metals · Halen · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Van den Hoven Dakwerken · Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Lommel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ravels · since 1992
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Name of an establishment · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Houyet · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Enghien · since 1968
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging voor Duitse Herdershonden · Other personal services · Gistel · since 1974
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Abbreviation of VAN DEN HEUVEL - TEUNS · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Beerse · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Oosterzele · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of Van der Hasselt Peter · General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Genk · since 2022
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 1983
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Activities of lawyers · Lierde · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van D'Hoeve · Erpe-Mere · since 2024
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Wachtebeke · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · La Louvière · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Tandartsenpraktijk Van Den Bosch - De Haes · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Zulte · since 1972
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Abbreviation of VAN DESSEL · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1975
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Liedekerke · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Société nouvelle des Ets Jules Verger et Delporte · Paris · since 1984
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Evergem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of VAN DESSEL · Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1996
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Office administrative and support services · Waregem · since 1997
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Abbreviation of VD Ontmoetingen onder vrienden · Elsene · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vitis Doctrina · Vervaardiging van wijn uit druiven · Amay · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Valued Data · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VD Tuinen · Landscape service activities · Westerlo · since 2022
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Abbreviation of La voie démocratique Bruxelles · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Arlon · since 2006
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Abbreviation of VD Square · Retail sale of beverages, general range · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018