UBH - Union de la Bijouterie Horlogerie

What UBH - Union de la Bijouterie Horlogerie does

UBH — Union de la Bijouterie Horlogerie — is a French professional trade union (syndicat professionnel) representing independent jewellers and watchmakers, headquartered at 122 rue de Provence in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It positions itself as the first national representative body for the profession and serves roughly 2,700 member professionals nationwide through a lean central team of 25 employees. Sandrine Marcot serves as Présidente Déléguée, leading external representation toward members, regulators, and partner bodies.

The union's core offering is a bundled membership package rather than a single product. Members gain access to UBH Académie (structured professional training), UBH Magazine (the trade publication), legal and employment-law advisory services, Le Club UBH (networking), and classifieds for buying and selling jewellery businesses. UBH also acts as the industry's collective voice, lobbying on gold-buying regulation, counterfeiting, customs, and related policy files, and is affiliated with CPME and MEDEF at the employers' federation level and with the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) at the international standards level. Operational partnerships with Francéclat, APICIL, Verspieren, Umanens, and Vicenza Oro extend the benefit stack into promotion, insurance, HR, and trade-show access.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership subscriptions, supplemented by training fees (UBH Académie), advertising and circulation from UBH Magazine, and event-related income tied to partner activities. No audited financials are publicly disclosed. UBH distributes member communications through its own website and magazine alongside LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram, and publishes an annual Rapport d'activité (most recent: 2025) to formalise accountability to its membership base.

Name

UBH - Union de la Bijouterie Horlogerie

Legal name

Union de la Bijouterie Horlogerie

Website

https://u-b-h.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UBH is the national French trade union for independent jewellers and watchmakers, headquartered in Paris, serving roughly 2,700 member professionals with advocacy, training (UBH Académie), legal advice, a trade magazine, and networking services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: UBH generates revenue through annual membership fees from its 2700 member professionals in the jewellery and watchmaking sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UBH is a professional syndicate (syndicat professionnel) representing approximately 2,700 independent jewelers and watchmakers in France and Europe. It delivers membership-based services including legal advisory (employment law and business law), professional training via UBH Académie, employment/job-matching services, an industry publication (UBH Magazine), a networking club, business transfer classifieds, and lobbying/advocacy representation on issues such as gold buying, counterfeiting, and customs regulations.

Product overview

UBH (Union de la Bijouterie Horlogerie) is the leading national representative union for jewelers and watchmakers in France, serving 2700 member professionals. Rather than a unified software platform, the organization offers a portfolio of member services including legal advisory services, professional training through UBH Académie, the UBH Magazine publication, employment services, networking through Le Club UBH, and business transfer classifieds. These services are designed to support, defend, anticipate trends, train, and animate the jewelry and watchmaking profession in France and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UBH Membership (Adhésion UBH)
• UBH Académie (Professional Training)
• Legal Advisory Services (Droit social / Droit des affaires)
• UBH Magazine
• Employment Services (Emploi)
• Le Club UBH
• Business Sales Service (Cession de commerce)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CPME for lobbying and defending the interests of jewellery and watchmaking professionals at the national level.
• MEDEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with MEDEF for industry advocacy and representing the profession in French business policy discussions.
• Responsible Jewellery CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Responsible Jewellery Council for ethical sourcing and responsible business practices in the jewellery industry.
• FrancéclatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Francéclat, the French agency for jewellery and crystal, supporting industry statistics and professional development initiatives.
• APICILminorOthersInsurance and social protection partner for UBH members.
• VerspierenminorOthersInsurance brokerage partner providing coverage solutions for UBH members.
• UmanensminorOthersBusiness services partner for UBH member professionals.
• Vicenza OrominorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational jewellery trade show partnership for promotional and marketing collaboration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Fédération de l'industrie horlogère suisse (FH): Federation of the Swiss watch industry representing manufacturers and suppliers. Comparable to UBH as a national-level trade body for the watchmaking profession, though focused upstream on manufacturing rather than independent retail.
• Canadian Jewellers Association: National trade association for Canadian jewellery retailers and suppliers. Comparable to UBH in providing advocacy, education, and member services to independent jewellery professionals, but operating in a different national market.
• National Association of Goldsmiths: UK trade body representing the goldsmithing, silversmithing, jewellery, and allied trades. Comparable to UBH as a national professional association with training, accreditation, and advocacy functions, though geographically separate.

Emerging players

• Responsible Jewellery Council: International standards-setting body for ethical jewellery supply chains. Comparable to UBH as an industry-level organization with advocacy and standards-setting functions; overlaps as a partner and complementary rather than competing entity.

Direct peers

• American Gem Society: US-based trade association for jewelry professionals providing credentials, ethics standards, and continuing education. Comparable to UBH in serving independent jewelry professionals with training, advocacy, and a community motion.
• Jewelers Vigilance Committee: US non-profit providing legal and compliance guidance to the jewelry industry on advertising, hallmarking, and consumer protection. Comparable to UBH in delivering legal advisory and regulatory advocacy to jewelry SMBs.
• Jewelers of America: National trade association for retail jewelers in the United States offering advocacy, education, and member services. Directly comparable to UBH as a country-level professional body for the jewellery and watchmaking SMB segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/u_b_h
• Facebookfacebook.com/UnionDeLaBijouterieHorlogerie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/union-de-la-bijouterie-horlogerie
• Instagraminstagram.com/ubh_france

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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