Manufacturers

Sep- 2012 -

24 September

Peers Hardy on the move

Watch, jewellery, clock and consumer electronics group Peers Hardy Ltd has relocated its headquarters to an office and warehouse almost twice the size of its previous premises.

10 September

Jewellery Focus Staff

C W Sellors shortlisted for family business award for second consecutive year

Derbyshire-based fine jeweller C W Sellors has been shortlisted for the ‘Manufacturing Excellence Award’ at the Midlands Family Business Awards.

6 September

Jewellery Focus Staff

Gemvision unveils winning ‘matrix designs’ at IJL

Gemvision Europe announced the winners of the first Matrix design software competition at this year’s International Jewellery London (IJL).

5 September

Jewellery Focus Staff

Brown & Newirth award Holts Academy design talent as part of 45th anniversary celebrations

Bridal and commitment ring manufacturer Brown & Newirth London has partnered with Holts Academy to give emerging jewellery designers a chance to become a part of its 45th anniversary celebrations.

3 September

Jewellery Focus Staff

The Maison completes renovation of its workshops

In celebration of the renovation of its workshops, the home of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Mains d’Or, The Maison is offering a behind-the-scenes virtual tour of what it describes as “the centre of its reputation for excellence.”

Aug- 2012 -

17 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

De Beers moves aggregation of worldwide production to Botswana

After almost 80 years in London, De Beers’ aggregation of diamonds moved to Botswana on 14 August.

13 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

Holts launches new trade website

Hatton-Garden-based gemstone supplier Holts has launched a new ecommerce website specifically for the jewellery trade.

8 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

ArtCAM helps re-create the Cheapside Hoard

A partnership between the Museum of London, Jewellery Industry Innovation Centre (JIIC) and Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) is using technology to investigate the greatest hoard of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewellery in the world – the Cheapside Hoard.

6 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

Argenta House decorated with Olympic-themed anti-racism murals

Ari D Norman Ltd’s Argenta House in London has become the setting of an Olympic Games inspired urban art project commemorating three Olympiads at which racial strife was highlighted.

3 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

Trollbeads launch ‘People’s Bead’ collection

Danish charm bead jewellery brand Trollbeads has introduced the first ever People’s Bead collection, created by members of the brand’s worldwide fan base.