News

Jul- 2012 -

12 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

New capital venue for Desire 2013

The organisers of the Desire Jewellery and Silversmithing Fairs have announced a new venue for their London event.

11 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

Home & Gift Harrogate to go ahead as planned

Organisers of Home & Gift in Harrogate are reassuring visitors and exhibitors that the show will go ahead as planned from 15 to 18 July.

11 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

Goldsmiths’ Company gives awards at New Designers 2012

The Goldsmiths’ Company recently gave two awards at the annual showcase of Britain’s leading graduate designers, New Designers.

10 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

ROX announces new £1 million boutique

Scottish jewellery brand ROX has announced it is to invest £1 million to open its first Edinburgh boutique, creating 12 new jobs.

9 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

Seiko develops world’s first GPS watch

Seiko has created a watch which can receive GPS signals and identify time zone, time and date data using the global network of GPS satellites.

9 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

RJC announces the certification of four more members

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that Krikawa Jewelry Designs, Lux Bond & Green, Berker Bros Ltd and Holloway Diamonds have achieved certification.

9 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

Independent retailer mentoring scheme launched

The National Skills Academy for Retail has launched a business mentoring service for independent retailers.

9 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

UK business lending improves in May, says CBI

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has revealed that business lending fell to 3.1 per cent in the year to May – a marginal improvement on the 3.5 per cent from the year to April.

9 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

Swatch launches new collection at star studded event

Last week Swatch celebrated the launch of its new Chrono Plastic collection at the Future Gallery in London – an event hosted by the Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney.

9 July