On 6 May HRD Antwerp and the Rapaport Group made an agreement that Rapaport will soon provide global access to HRD Antwerp Diamond Labs in Antwerp and Mumbai. Currently, Rapaport has 11 regional offices throughout the world including Las Vegas, New York and Surat. According to the agreement, the service will cover everything necessary for clients to have their diamonds graded by HRD Antwerp laboratories. Clients from New York, Ramat Gan, Mumbai, Surat, Dubai and Hong Kong will be initially benefited from the expanded take-in service.
Serge Couvreur, HRD Antwerp’s CEO said: “This new cooperative venture with Rapaport will enable HRD Antwerp to significantly expand its global reach. Customers in major diamond centers will now have fast and easy access to international HRD Antwerp laboratories. We will now be expanding our campaign to develop new customers for our authentic European quality diamond grading reports.”
Martin Rapaport, chairman of Rapaport said: “This agreement with HRD Antwerp will support the expansion of the U.S. diamond trade as diamond companies obtain easier access to important European and Arab markets through HRD Antwerp diamond grading reports. HRD Antwerp is expected to provide new opportunities for companies to expand the global market for high quality diamonds as HRD Antwerp diamond grading reports provide opportunities for differentiated product brands that increase consumer confidence among diamond buyers.”
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