Delegates for NAG executive development forum up 21%

The National Association of Goldsmiths’ (NAG) Executive Development Forum welcomed 21% more delegates this year than last at its Annual Oxford Congress last week. Five guest speakers addressed the challenging title of ‘Differentiating yourself in a Commoditised world’in the Four Pillars Hotel. The experts provided advice on immediate business issues…

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New Jewellery Focus newsletter garners 8,900 UK subscribers

Jewellery Focus is celebrating success with its recently launched Weekly Newsletter email, which now has 8,900 subscribers in the UK and a further 7,000 on the continent, more than any other UK jewellery trade title. The newsletter, which is mailed out on Tuesday lunchtimes, is deliberately kept out of subscribers’ inboxes until a…

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14ct gold surges 60% in June hallmarking figures

Rising hallmarking figures showed no signs of slowing in June with the four UK assay offices reporting a 60.1% rise in the number of 14ct articles hallmarked, and a 17.1% rise for gold overall, compared with June 2013. But whilst the total number of articles hallmarked across all categories rose…

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Los Angeles brand Danhov announces UK distributor

Los Angeles based fine jewellery brand, Danhov, has announced plans to partner with London distributor Opusliere.  Opusliere will represent and sell the Danhov line of engagement rings, weddings bands and fine jewellery to luxury jewellery shops and department store throughout the UK. Jack Hovsepian, owner of Danhov, said: “We’re delighted…

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Dinny Hall celebrates wholesale and retail expansion

British jewellery brand Dinny Hall has announced further expansion of its wholesale business through Goldsmiths Jewellers.  Goldsmiths is now retailing the brand’s sterling silver jewellery collections at 16 key locations throughout the UK, with the range consisting of pieces from the Almaz, Lotus and Toro ranges as well as a…

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Swag Jeweller buys Burrells of Tunbridge Wells

Swag Jeweller has announced the acquisition of fine jewellery and watch retailer, Burrells of Tunbridge Wells.  Situated in Royal Victoria Place, Burrells is the culmination of Richard Burrells 50-year career in the industry, which saw him progress from an apprenticeship in Hatton Garden to opening a chain of his own…

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Dutch watch brand Pellikaan Timing announces new model

Dutch watch brand Pellikaan Timing has announced a new model, the ‘Hendrik Lorentz’. The new timepiece is a tribute to the eponymous Nobel Prize winning Dutch physicist, who won in 1902 and is regarded historically as being the ‘scientific father’ of Albert Einstein. The design is “inspired by the way…

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De Beers to introduce Forevermark in UK and Ireland

Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies has announced it will be expanding into the UK and Ireland this Autumn, making the region the first in Western Europe to sell the brand. Crossworks Manufacturing  has been appointed as the only licensee partner and will be working with…

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Two charged with Dorchester Hotel robbery

Flying Squad detectives investigating a smash-and-grab robbery at the Dorchester Hotel on Thursday, 10 July have charged two people. A group of six smashed their way through the front door and stole watches and jewellery before fleeing on mopeds, according to police. Brothers Reed Roberts, 23 and Skye Roberts, 19,…

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COMMENT: Rising hallmarking figures are great news but the party may be short-lived

By Scott Thompson, founder and CEO of Carat* There is growing evidence that many parts of the UK are coming out of the great recession. I am pleased that many of my colleagues and friends in the jewellery industry are sounding more upbeat. However there is a risk that the…

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