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  • Aug- 2015 -
    3 August
    Eventsโ€˜Heritage Walksโ€™ to launch in Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
    Tom Davis

    โ€˜Heritage Walksโ€™ 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 cityโ€™s famous jewellery quarter.ย  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.ย 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.ย  The keynote speakers heading up this yearโ€™s programme have been named as Laura Tenison, founder of the mother and baby boutique global multi-channel brand JoJo Maman Bรฉbรฉ, 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.ย  The product, dubbed โ€˜Medusaโ€™ was designed by Hilaire Oโ€™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.ย  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.ย  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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  • 28 July
    InternationalLVMH jewellery division doubles profit
    Michael Northcott

    LVMH jewellery division doubles profit

    The jewellery division of luxury products group LVMH has doubled its profits in the first half of 2015 compared with the same period last year. Watches and jewellery recorded organic revenue growth of 10%. Revenue growth was 23% and profit from recurring operations increased by 91%. Bvlgari had an “excellent”…

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  • 28 July
    Trade OrganisationsBirmingham Assay Office opens doors to new headquarters
    Tom Davis

    Birmingham Assay Office opens doors to new headquarters

    The Birmingham Assay Office has officially opened its new purpose-built headquarters in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.ย  After 137 years based in its previous headquarters in Birminghamโ€™s Newhall Street, the assay office has now relocated to a newly built headquarters in Moreton Street. The building, which was supported by a European Regional…

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  • 28 July
    Watch FocusElliot Brown named Clipper yacht race timekeeper
    Tom Davis

    Elliot Brown named Clipper yacht race timekeeper

    British watch brand Elliot Brown has been named the official timekeeper of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race which will take place on August 30, 2015.ย  To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the race, which will see competitors take part in a 11-month long, 40,000, mile yacht race, Elliott…

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  • 28 July
    Trade OrganisationsBritish Hallmarking Council to recruit four new members
    Tom Davis

    British Hallmarking Council to recruit four new members

    The British Hallmarking Council (BHC) has announced that it is looking to recruit four new members.ย  Established by the Hallmarking Act 1973, BHC protects consumer interests in the jewellery industry by ensuring that there are adequate facilities for hallmarking in the UK and advising the Secretary of State for the…

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