Jewlr and Edinburgh Assay Office announce quality control partnership

North American online jewellery retailer Jewlr has announced its partnership with the Edinburgh Assay Office (EAO). The EAO’s hallmarking services will be combined with Jewlr’s craftsmanship and personalised styles, to bring fine jewellery of the highest quality to customers in the United Kingdom. Since 1457, the EAO has been verifying…

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Nova Silver shortlisted for NAJ Jewellery and Watch Supplier of the Year

Nova Silver have announced that they have been nominated for the National Association of Jewellers Jewellery and Watch Supplier of the Year. Nova Silver are renowned for the variety of jewellery available, including amber and semi-precious stones. Most popular amongst the collections are the Kitten range of nature-inspired, design-led silver…

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Soru Jewellery launches at Fenwick London

Soru Jewellery will now be stocked at Fenwick stores in London. British-Sicilian sisters, Francesca and Marianna, used their love of travel and summer holidays spent in Sicily, to influence the brand’s designs. Since its launch four years ago, Soru has accrued a number of wholesale partnerships. This new partnership marks…

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Diamnet launches personal shopping service for diamonds

Trading platform Diamnet has launched its personal shopping service ahead of the full release of its software. The platform, which was launched by former managing director of Chalfen of London, Howard Levine, has a database of over 50,000 diamonds. It aims to connect retailers with manufacturers and diamond dealers from…

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Spending growth slows to 2.4% as consumers feel ‘inflation squeeze’

Consumer spending growth slowed to 2.4% year-on-year in October which, with inflation at 3%, equated to a contraction in real terms. Brits cut back across the board to cope with their diminished spending power, and in anticipation of a potential interest rate hike. Data from Barclaycard revealed that spending on…

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ChloBo releases its Christmas capsule collection

British jewellery brand, ChloBo is set to launch First Snowflake, a Christmas jewellery capsule inspired by the romance of the festive season. This new capsule features four charms including the silver puffed heart with bow charm, the bell, and the snowflake which hangs on a diamond cut chain. The Christmas…

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Henryka sales manager nominated for NAJ award

Silver and natural gemstone jewellery brand Henryka has announced that its sales and trade accounts manager, Hollie Francis, has been shortlisted for a National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) Award. Hollie started working with Henryka in August 2011 as its sales and marketing manager before transitioning to trade accounts manager in 2016.…

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Ray Bushell of Euro-Cast loses battle with cancer

Ray Bushell, well-known entrepreneur who founded Euro-Cast in Carver Street, sadly passed away aged 76 after a six month battle with cancer. Euro-Cast (Birmingham) was one of Europe’s leading casting companies and was established 45 years ago. Bushell began his career in the jewellery trade shortly after leaving school at…

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Tata Naka ventures into jewellery with Banneya London collaboration

Fashion brand Tata Naka has entered the jewellery industry with its first fine jewellery collection in collaboration with Banneya London. The Wild Flowers range focuses on the ear with floral pieces. The range includes ear cuffs, studs, stiletto earrings and interchangeable dewdrop earrings. Each piece can be worn individually or…

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Jacobs the Jewellers wins Pride of Reading award

Jacobs the Jewellers has won the ‘Pride of Reading’ award at a gala ceremony hosted by local born Chris Tarrant on Friday 3 November. The business scooped the 2017 ‘Business in Action’ Award for Reading businesses with fewer than 50 employees. The award is in recognition of the outstanding contribution…

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