Q&A Sessions

Company Q&A: Domino

Tell us about the history of Domino Domino is part of WB The Creative Jewellery Group which also includes the casting, 3D printing and bespoke manufacturing company Weston Beamor, and the fashion, silver and gold jewellery company Gecko. Although the group dates back to 1947, Domino was created in the…

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Brand Q&A: AG Mounts

How was AG Mounts founded? I established the company in 1996. We manufacture and design jewellery ourselves in our factory. We pretty much do everything from a to z. That includes designing, making, casting, mounting, setting and polishing. We design our own mounts as well, and we take special orders…

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Company Q&A: Tresor Paris

Give us some general background about Tresor Paris Anyone who wants to own a truly unique and spectacular piece of jewellery will have heard of Tresor Paris, the luxury jewellery experts who specialise in fine diamond jewellery. Defined by luxury and elegance, the award-winning jeweller offers a vast collection of…

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Jeweller Profile – Glen-Anthony Watches

What made you want to switch careers and become a watch designer? I have always loved watches, I used to like buying a lot of the swiss brands like TAG, Breitling and so on. I was looking to buy a particular leading brand watch which I discovered did not include…

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Nuclear physicist turned jeweller

Guenther Wurmbauer, 36, originally from Austria, spent five years studying at university before becoming a nuclear physicist. When his job took him to the west of Scotland in 2010, his wife Jareeya struggled to find work and so decided to sell jewellery online. Sourcing products in the Far East, the…

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Company Q&A – Monnickendam Diamonds with director Neil Holness

What is the history of Monnickendam Diamonds? We’re a family run company that’s been around since 1890. We’re on our fourth generation and fifth due to join in the future. We have been diamond polishers since the beginning and we are one of the few left in the country, it’s…

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Worldpay interview Q&A

James Frost, chief marketing and commercial officer of WorldPay. Developed My Business Hub. Electronic point of sales operated through a wi-fi enabled tablet. What is My Business Hub? The UK’s leading payment processor. We help businesses both large and small accept card payments through a variety of different means; in…

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THE RUMOUR MILL – Seeking clarity on the CMJ’s financials

After the Company of Master Jewellers’ self-styled ‘Marmite’ chief executive announced his resignation, and a copy of the the buying group’s annual financial report was leaked to the press, rumours abounded about the circumstances of Hamilton’s departure. We spoke to chairman Michael Aldridge, to put some of the trickier questions…

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COMPANY Q&A: Gemmics

Gemmics specialises in the professional design and production of ceramic jewels, drawing on the inspiration from China’s 5,000 years of ceramic culture. The company uses a unique technique of microcrystalline zirconium nano-technology to increase the strength of the ceramics to a level equal to diamonds, making this traditional fragile much…

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COMPANY Q&A: Polished diamonds with Monnickendam

With more than 100 years in the industry, Monnickendam is one of the oldest and largest sellers of polished diamonds in the UK. Neil Holness, director of the company, talks to us about the company’s offering [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] hen was the company founded? We were set up in…

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