Theo Fennell craftsman enjoys clean sweep at Design Awards

Theo Fennell craftsman Simon Coldicott has landed three major accolades at the Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Council Awards. A racing motorcycle design saw Coldicott, who has worked for Theo Fennell for more than 25 years, take home the Senior Award, the Senior Smallworkers Award and Modelmakers Award. Coldicott hand crafted…

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Presman Mastermelt

Scrap and workshop waste specialist processors based in Hatton Garden opened the Birmingham counter just under a year ago and it is trading well, partly thanks to the advertising campaign reminding traders that it is a long-established company (1945) which is still expanding worldwide because of its reputation as an…

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Birmingham council to sell NEC for £1bn

The venue for Jewellery & Watch Birmingham, the NEC, has announced that its owners Birmingham City Council are planning to sell the entire complex for around £1bn. Birmingham’s council has been at the centre of a lengthy dispute over equal pay.  The legal bill and the money needed to settle…

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Ti Sento’s Judith Lockwood to join Martin Ross Group

Judith Lockwood has been appointed European director for the Martin Ross Group to help drive European growth for its Canadian diamond jewellery brands. The announcement comes just a day after IBB Group announced that she is to be succeeded by Nigel Ling in the role of country manager for Ti…

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Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office named ‘apprenticeship trailblazer’

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office has been named by the government’s apprenticeships scheme as an ‘Apprenticeship Trailblazer’ for the craft sector. The announcement was made during the start of National Apprenticeship Week which began on March 3. The Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeship Programme currently enables individuals to train as hallmarkers in…

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New UK country manager for Ti Sento and Mi Moneda

The parent company of Ti Sento Milano and distributor of Mi Moneda in the UK, IBB Amsterdam, has announced the appointment of Nigel Ling as its new UK country manager. News of the appointment comes ahead of the departure of his predecessor Judith Lockwood, who leaves the company on March…

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NAG announces debut conference ‘Achieving Your Potential’

The National Association of Goldsmith (NAG) has announced that its first conference to replace the NAG council Meetings will take place on March 19. Hoping that this one day event will lead the way for a series of exclusive events lead by eminent industry professionals covering key issues, the conference…

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Cheapside Hoard to take centre-stage at Museum of London

The Cheapside Hoard, one of the largest and most exquisite collections of late 16th and early 17th century jewellery, will take centre stage at an afternoon organised by Birkbeck and the Museum of London on 8 March. Historians will examine the contents and local context of the collection, which comprises…

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Pandora acquires Middle East distribution rights

Jewellery wholesaler and retailer Pandora has announced that it has acquired Pan ME A/S, a firm which held the distribution rights to Pandora jewellery in UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. The acquisition gives Pandora the flexibility to enter markets in the Middle East directly, and means the firm will acquire…

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Theo Fennell names student winners of his Central Saint Martins competition

Renowned fine jewellery designer Theo Fennell has named the five winning students of a competition he set at Central Saint Martins as part of its design competition.  Fennell provided 14 entrants with five types of precious stone: a marquise-shaped golden beryl, a heart-shaped padparadscha sapphire, emerald-cut green tourmaline, a tsavorite…

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