Jeweller’s carpet worth thousands after collecting gold flecks for 15 years

A jewellers worn-out carpet is set to be valued at thousands of pounds after gathering specks of gold dust and and platinum for the past 15 years. Aurum of Jersey, in St Helier, Jersey, has decided to replace its workshop carpet, which will be sent to a bullion merchants and…

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De Beers reports ‘good demand’ in ninth sales cycle

The De Beers Group of Companies has reported ‘continued good demand’ for rough diamonds for the ninth sales cycle of the year. Provisional sales for the company’s ninth sales cycle of 2016 stood at $470m (£378m). This was down from the $494m (£398m) raised in De Beers’ eighth sales cycle,…

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VOHS: Cupitt Jeweller

Name: Asa Cupitt, Cupitt Jeweller Location: Bromsgrove Year established: 1946 Number of staff: 7 Website: www.cupittjeweller.co.uk What’s the history of Cupitt Jeweller? Claude Cupitt started the business in Bromsgrove, in 1946. When he retired in 1979 his son Jim took over the business with his wife Sue. They relocated the shop…

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London Diamond Bourse members vote in favour of resolution

The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) held an Extraordinary General Meeting on Thursday, 3rd November where the future of the organisation was discussed openly with all members present. The meeting was attended by members from all parts of the trade including workshops, specialist insurers, SME and major diamond dealers. The Council of…

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Gold pieces slump 20.6% in bleak October hallmarking results

The number of gold items hallmarked fell 20.6% to 489,924 articles – from 617,421 in the same month last year – as hallmarking recorded a gloomy month in October. Latest figures released from the four UK assay offices, and compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office, found overall hallmarking during the…

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Rapaport: Trump victory will improve economy

Trump’s election victory coupled with Republican control of Congress will set the stage for improved economic conditions that will support increased demand for diamonds and jewellery, according to the Rapaport Group. In a statement on the US election result, the firm said lower taxes, higher domestic employment and the end of…

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Women ‘effectively working for free until end of 2016′ due to gender pay gap

Women will in effect work for free for the rest of the year because of the gender pay gap, a leading campaign group has said. The Fawcett Society has dubbed today (10 November) as Equal Pay Day (EPD) and claimed that the 13.9% pay gap means women are effectively working…

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CCTV images released following Suffolk jewellers theft

Police have released CCTV images of two people wanted in connection with a raid at a jewellers in Southwold, Suffolk, in September. Officers were called on Friday 30 September to reports of a theft at The Amber Shop in the town’s Market Place, with the thieves believed to have stolen…

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‘Extremely rare’ Kashmir sapphire to headline Bonhams’ auction

A collection of diamonds and gemstones – including a 14-carat Kashmir sapphire – will headline the final Bonhams London Fine Jewellery sale of the year on Sunday 4 December. The “extremely rare” Kashmir sapphire single-stone ring, weighing 14.3-carats, is cushion-shaped with no indications of heating and has been estimated to…

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Trump win sparks ‘record sales’ as UK investors flock to gold bullion

UK investors are purchasing gold bullion in “record levels” following the news that Donald Trump has been named President of the United States. BullionByPost, the UK’s leading online bullion dealer, said it has already sold £1m in gold bullion today with sales forecast to increase tenfold to £10m by the…

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