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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“VDWpro”

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.

  • VDWpro same name
    Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2021
  • VW Pro very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 2007
  • DW PRO very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
  • Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2022
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • VDW PROJECTS similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 1998
  • VDW PROJECTS similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waregem · since 2000
  • VDW Progress similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zwevegem · since 2023
  • VDW Products similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lommel · since 2011
  • VDW Projects similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
  • VDW PRINT similar
    Finishing of textiles · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2017
  • Sound recording · Seraing · since 2022

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