The Syndicate of the Belgian Diamond Industry (SBD) is a professional association of the Belgian and foreign diamond companies established in Belgium and represents the manufacturers, traders, labs, brokers of diamonds and gemstones.
SBD
Syndicate of the Belgian Diamond Industry
Hoveniersstraat 22
2018 Antwerpen
T + 32 3 233 11 29
sbd@sbd.be
Contact
Melissa Smet, director
T + 32 3 233 11 29
melissasmet@sbd.be
President
Bart De Hantsetters
Foundation date
07/07/1927
Members
+/- 150
Total number of employees of member companies
± 1.100
www.sbd.be
LinkedIn
https://be.linkedin.com/in/melissa-smet-529476130
The aim of the Syndicate of the Belgian Diamond Industry is to promote the Belgian and international diamond industry in all its aspects, to fight abuses and malpractices and to protect and promote the common professional interests of its members on a social, legal, fiscal, economic and diamond technological level.
The Syndicate's main tasks are
- representation in various joint consultation bodies, i.e. the Joint Committee for the diamond industry and trade, the Internal Compensation Fund for the diamond sector, the Diamond Industry Fund, the National Leave Fund;
- the management and representation at international level (IDMA) and at European level (ECDM);
- the representation of interests at Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and various government agencies;
- the member service in all areas, mainly social, legal, information about all kinds of regulations and collective labour agreements;
- the training and employment initiatives.
