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Mar- 2014 -11 March
IJL Editors Choice competition accepting entries
International Jewellery London (IJL) is accepting entries to its sixth annual Editor’s Choice competition. The competition, which now includes the new category ‘Most Innovative Collection’, is an annual initiative that each year recognises some of the most innovative and commercial jewellery collections on show at IJL. This year’s competition will…
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10 March
Pandora chairman Bottoli to stand down
Pandora has announced that its chairman, Marcello Bottoli, will stand down from the role as soon as a successor is found, due to “other professional commitments”. Bottoli said: “It has been a great honour to be a board member, interim CEO, and chairman of Pandora, and part of creating the…
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10 March
BJA to select new chairman as Jason Holt expands apprenticeships role
The British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) national committee is having to nominate and select a new chairman after Jason Holt, who was set to succeed Gary Williams in April, decided to turn down the position in favour of extending his work with the government’s apprenticeships initiative. Holt, who has been named…
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10 March
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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6 March
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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6 March
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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5 March
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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5 March
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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4 March
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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4 March
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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