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  • Aug- 2015 -
    5 August
    Current AffairsMinisters launch consultation on Sunday Trading hours
    Tom Davis

    Ministers launch consultation on Sunday Trading hours

    The power to extend Sunday trading hours for high street shops could be devolved to local authorities, according to plans proposed by ministers today.  Under the plans, local councils will be given the power to extend Sunday trading hours within their geographical area, or specific parts of their geography where…

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  • 5 August
    Current AffairsDiamond market mood plummets to 2008 levels
    Tom Davis

    Diamond market mood plummets to 2008 levels

    Diamond prices fell again in July as market sentiment slumped to levels not seen since the 2008 downturn, according to the latest report from Rapaport.  The report said that manufacturers rejected large quantities of rough supply as trading and manufacturing activity plummeted. It said that rough prices are unsustainable due…

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  • 4 August
    Current AffairsPaul Spurgeon designs episcopal ring for Bishop of Gloucester
    Tom Davis

    Paul Spurgeon designs episcopal ring for Bishop of Gloucester

    British designer Paul Spurgeon has designed an episcopal ring commissioned by the recently consecrated Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek.  Treweek, who is the third female bishop but the first female diocesan bishop – a more senior position than the other two female bishops, commissioned Spurgeon to design her episcopal ring…

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  • 4 August
    Product LaunchesGIA introduces digital Diamond Focus Report’
    Tom Davis

    GIA introduces digital Diamond Focus Report’

    The Gemmological Institute of America (GIA) has announced a new digital Diamond Focus Report.  The low-cost digital report will be for natural, D-to-Z colour, round brilliant-cut diamonds that weigh between 0.15 and 0.29 carats. The information included in the report – which includes carat weight, color, clarity, cut grades, polish…

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  • 3 August
    Events‘Heritage Walks’ to launch in Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
    Tom Davis

    ‘Heritage Walks’ to launch in Birmingham Jewellery Quarter

    The Birmingham Museum Trust has announced that it will launch a series of heritage walks allowing visitors to understand the history of the city’s famous jewellery quarter.  The Jewellery Quarter Heritage Walks will allow visitors to explore the themes, people and places that once helped to make the area the…

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  • Jul- 2015 -
    31 July
    CrimeHatton Garden jeweller jailed over stolen watches
    Michael Northcott

    Hatton Garden jeweller jailed over stolen watches

    Seven men including a Hatton Garden jeweller have been jailed for 64 years for their varying involvement in 10 smash and grab raids across London. Reece Dunford, 31 of Osprey Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, played a role in all the robberies at high-end shops in the West End. Sometimes he carried…

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  • 30 July
    EventsIJL unveils packed seminar programme
    Tom Davis

    IJL unveils packed seminar programme

    International Jewellery London (IJL) has unveiled a packed seminar programme which will feature leading entrepreneurs and retailers.  The keynote speakers heading up this year’s programme have been named as Laura Tenison, founder of the mother and baby boutique global multi-channel brand JoJo Maman Bébé, and Sally Heath, e-commerce director of…

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  • 30 July
    Product Launches
    VIDEO: Watch a new foam security system in action
    Tom Davis

    VIDEO: Watch a new foam security system in action

    A new security system that uses expanding foam to cover items of jewellery has been launched.  The product, dubbed ‘Medusa’ was designed by Hilaire O’Shea, and assisted by co-founder of SaferGems and former CEO of the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG), Michael Hoare. The solution fills cabinet displays with a…

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  • 30 July
    AppointmentsWFDB appoints Louise Prior to executive director
    Tom Davis

    WFDB appoints Louise Prior to executive director

    The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that it has appointed Louise Prior to the newly created position of executive director.  Formerly a senior executive at De Beers, where she was responsible for strategic development and implementation and management of global sightholder services, Prior will take responsibility of…

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  • 28 July
    Trade OrganisationsErnie Blom praises new ISO standard for diamonds
    Tom Davis

    Ernie Blom praises new ISO standard for diamonds

    President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), Ernie Blom, has praised the release of a new ISO standard for diamonds.  ISO International Standard 18323: Jewellery – Consumer confidence in the diamond industry, provides a series of definitions which aim to provide clarity for traders and to maintain consumer…

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