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HRD Antwerp launches equipment dealership in Botswana

June 10, 2008

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Antwerp, Belgium—HRD Antwerp is the latest entity in the diamond industry to set up shop in the African nation of Botswana.

HRD Antwerp, a subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), is opening an agency that will deal exclusively with sales of diamond-manufacturing equipment, according to a release issued today by HRD Antwerp NV.

The agency will be located in Botswana's capital city Gaborone and will offer products including Avalon, D-scope, D-screen, EOS, Octopus and Pendragon.

Werner Van Den Eynde, who has more than 10 years of experience in the diamond industry and has served as commercial executive of HRD Equipment's Antwerp headquarters for five years, will oversee HRD Antwerp-Equipment.

He will be responsible for expanding the HRD brand and representing its commercial interests in countries in South and West Africa, including South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Van Den Eynde also will offer technical training, advice and after-sales service.

"Our expansion in Botswana is driven by an increasing demand for our professional equipment worldwide," HRD Antwerp General Manager Georges Brys said in a media release. "New opportunities have arisen as diamond manufacturing has become more widespread with the expansion of beneficiation in Botswana and southern Africa. As our diamond equipment has a strong reputation on the African market, we felt it was imperative to provide custom-tailored services."
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