Manufacturers
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May- 2015 -19 May
WB The Creative Jewellery Group gains RJC certification
WB The Creative Jewellery Group has announced that all three of its companies have been granted certification by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC).ย The group, whose subsidiaries are Domino, Weston Beamor and Gecko, employs some 180 staff. It says it has โlong been committed to ethical business practicesโ and was…
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12 May
Bremont announces America’s Cup deal
Luxury watch brand Bremont hasย announced its appointment as Official Timing Partner to the 35th Americaโs Cup and to the defending champion, Oracle Team USA. The America’s Cup, which has been calledย the ‘oldest trophy in international sport’, first took place in 1851 on the waters off Englandโs south coast. Today the…
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5 May
A plant that sniffs out diamonds
Scientists have discovered a rare plant that only appears to grow directly above kimberlite pipes – columns of rock left by eruptions which have historically brought diamonds to earth’s surface. This is according to the website of the renowned scholarly journalย Science,ย which says the plant, known asย Pandanus candelabrum,ย is the first known…
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Apr- 2015 -1 April
Endless enters New Zealand market with 54 retailers
Composable charm bracelet brand Endless Jewelry has secured more than 50 retail partners in New Zealand, the 21st market the firm has entered since it launched almost two years ago. Last week, Nielsen flew to New Zealand where he introduced the brand to jewellery retailers from the North and South…
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Mar- 2015 -26 March
Record $81bn diamond jewellery demand in 2014
Global demand for diamond jewellery hit $81 billion in 2014, a 3% increase compared with the previous year and a record high. This is according to new industry insight data published today by The De Beers Group of Companies. The data showed there was positive growth in consumer demand for…
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19 March
VIDEO: Endless reveals new Jennifer Lopez video promotion
Endless Jewelry has revealed a new video with brand ambassador and designer Jennifer Lopez, endorsing her SS15 bracelet and charm collection. The release of the video follows the global superstar sharing her bracelet and charm designs from the Jennifer Lopez Collection by Endless Jewelry on social media last week. The…
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5 March
Polished diamond prices continue decline in February
Polished diamonds continued to decline in February despite โimproved sentimentโ ahead of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl show.ย This is according to the RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) which found prices for 0.30-carat diamonds declined by 1.3%, 0.50-carat diamonds fell by 1.4% and 3-carat diamonds decreased in price…
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Feb- 2015 -20 February
Russian firm creates 5-carat synthetic diamond
A Russian laboratory-grown diamond manufacturer, New Diamond Technology, is claiming it has produced a 5.11-carat diamond, the largest man-made, polished, near-colourless stone ever produced.ย According to US trade magazine JCK, the manufacturer said that the unenhanced radiant-cut type โIIaโ diamond, produced by the high-pressure, high temperature method (HPHT), bears a…
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18 February
Endless signs 140 doors in Australia meetings roadshow
Fast-growing charm bracelet brand Endless Jewelry has signed withย 140 new stockists in the Australian market during the first week ofย a roadshowย meetingย hundreds of jewellers. Following a successful week of meetings with more than 250 jewelers in the mainย markets of Australia, Endless Jewelry is now set to officially open in its 20th…
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18 February
Deakin & Francis links with 7 new retailers at Spring Fair
Cufflinks manufacturer Deakin & Francis has reported opening sevenย new trade accounts and securing additional orders from nineย current retailersย at Jewellery & Watch Birmingham. The brand revealed aย new bespoke exhibition stand at the NEC show, with Simon Rainer, chairman of the BJA officially cutting the ribbon on Monday 2nd February. Henry Deakin…
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