Trade Organisations

Dec- 2012 -

11 December

Birmingham Assay Office announced as BJA’s ‘Member of the Year’

During the British Jewellery Association’s (BJA) recent 125th Anniversary Awards, the Birmingham Assay Office was announced as the organisation’s ‘Member of the Year’.

Nov- 2012 -

28 November

Jewellery Focus Staff

‘Gold Standard’ second-hand precious metals initiative gathers momentum

The voluntary Gold Standard second-hand precious metals initiative has gained new support thanks to Herfordshire Police Force, which has adopted the system.

28 November

Jewellery Focus Staff

SaferGems helps to catch half a million pound thief

SaferGems has assisted police in the arrest of a man believed to have carried out thefts totalling almost half a million pounds.

28 November

Jewellery Focus Staff

Birmingham City Council presented with hallmarking’s Touchstone award for second time

Birmingham City Council was recently re-presented with the British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) award for Trading Standards, in respect of hallmarking.

19 November

Jewellery Focus Staff

Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie to support RJC

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has recently added the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) to its list of official supporters.

16 November

Jewellery Focus Staff

Watchdog Daily follows hallmark trail to Birmingham Assay Office

The Watchdog Daily team recently ventured to the Birmingham Assay Office, with a cohort of Birmingham Trading Standards officers, to document the progress of seized, wrongly hallmarked goods.

6 November

Jewellery Focus Staff

Shop and Display Equipment Association relaunches website

The Shop and Display Equipment Association (sdea) has celebrated 65 years of serving the retail display industry with the launch of a new-look website – acknowledging the huge shifts in retail design, style and approach.

Oct- 2012 -

19 October

Jewellery Focus Staff

SaferGems ends run of career criminal

A Romanian woman described as a “professional criminal” has been jailed for 12 months following action by SaferGems.

19 October

Jewellery Focus Staff

RJC reaches 400 member mark

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that its membership has exceeded 400 companies and trade associations from around the world.

18 October

Jewellery Focus Staff

BJA to provide funded training for jewellery businesses

In conjunction with Birmingham City Council and supported by ERDF funding, the British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) has won a tender to provide a free training programme to West-Midlands-based jewellery companies.