Stars of the small screen sparkle in Carat* at BAFTAs

Official jewellery partner of the BAFTA TV Awards, Carat*, has celebrated its fourth consecutive year in partnership with the ceremony. The weekend’s awards saw celebrities such as The Saturday’s Rochelle Humes, TV presenter Laura Whitmore, The Mill star Kerrie Hayes, Dragons’ Den dragon Kelly Hoppen and presenter Amanda Byram adorn…

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That dodgy jeweller’s hallmarking comeuppance sends a useful message

The news that a Birmingham jeweller who flouted hallmarking rules and has been fined £25,000 as a result, is a useful bit of promotion for the scrupulous majority in the industry. Amjad Mahmood Yousif, trading as Crown Jewellers at 39 Formans Road, Sparkhill, was ordered to pay £11,281 in costs,…

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Report shows growth in gift cards for start of 2014

Consumer gift card and voucher sales have soared in the first quarter of 2014, increasing by 17 per cent from last year, according to the latest association figures. The increase is above expectations for the quarter according to statistics from The UK Gift Card and Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the trade…

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London Diamond Bourse launches Young Persons Committee

The London Diamond Bourse has announced the launch of a Young Persons Committee tasked with championing new ideas within the industry. Seven young members from the existing membership will make up the new committee with the intention of “creating and nurturing a collaborative forum for young people to be heard,…

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April hallmarking figures up by a fifth, 9ct gold up almost 50%

Figures released by The Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that the total number of articles hallmarked for April increased by 20.3 per cent on last year. The figures, which reflect the flows through four UK assay offices, showed the strongest performing metal category was once again 9 carat gold, which…

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Birmingham jeweller fined £25,000 for breach of Hallmarking Act

A Birmingham jeweller was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment earlier this week, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay a total of £25,000 after pleading guilty to 17 offences, under the Hallmarking Act 1973. Amjad Mahmood Yousif, trading as Crown Jewellers at 39 Formans Road, Sparkhill, was ordered to…

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Last call out for entries for IJL Editors Choice

IJL have announced that the deadline has been extended for entries for its popular Editor’s Choice competition to May 23. As a result of having received a number of requests for more time from companies wishing to enter, due to the knock-on effect of the recent Easter and May Bank Holidays,…

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F Hinds and IJL competition winners revealed

F Hinds and International Jewellery London (IJL) have announced the five winners of the High Street by Design 2014 competition. Director of F Hinds, Andrew Hinds said: “We are delighted that our winners literally come from north, south, east and west. The vigour of jewellery design is amply illustrated by…

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Jorg Gray appoints new ambassador

Champion American racer, Connor De Phillippi, has joined forces with Jorg Gray as the brand’s newest ambassador. De Phillippi owns a number of the brand’s watches from a variety of collections making him a good fit to partner with the company, which already classes American soccer star Clint Dempsey and…

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Theo Fennell showcases unique tanzanite necklace

Theo Fennell has announced its latest creation, a one of a kind 18 carat white gold suite, featuring a unique necklace and matching earrings. The necklace showcases an extremely rare heart-shaped 12.47 carat tanzanite, which has an unusual ‘Meru’ blue hue named after Mount Meru – the volcano in Tanzania…

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