Year: 2011
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Jul- 2011 -12 JulyUncategorized
BRC: retail sales show “modest improvement”
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) today reported year-on-year retail sales increased to June 2011. The figures, released by the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor – which measures changes in the actual value of retail sales – showed a “modest improvement” of 1.5 per cent in non-food retail sales.
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11 JulyUncategorized
Change of management at Chronoswiss as Lang steps down
Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, the founder of German watchmaker Chronoswiss, has announced that he is to withdraw from taking an active part in the daily running of the company.
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8 July
Scotland’s Trade Fair Autumn grows by 20 per cent
Springboard Events, the organiser of the Scotland’s Trade Fair Autumn retail show, has reported a 20 per cent jump
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7 JulyUncategorized
New hallmark kicks off Diamond Jubilee celebrations
The British jewellery and precious metals industries celebrated in style yesterday at a glittering event to launch the commemorative hallmark for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
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6 JulyUncategorized
William and Catherine presented with Canadian diamonds
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been presented with a pair of cufflinks and a brooch made from locally-mined diamonds during the latest stage of their royal tour of Canada.
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5 JulyUncategorized
Goldsmiths’ Company hands out awards at New Designers
Part one of this year’s New Designers graduate design fair concluded on the 2 July, and two days previous saw 13 “leaders of the class of 2011” – two of them from a jewellery or metalsmithing background – presented with New Designers Awards at a ceremony at Islington’s Business Design…
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5 July
BCU offering usual short course programme over the summer months
Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery has announced it will be once again running its celebrated jewellery-related short courses throughout this summer.
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Jun- 2011 -30 JuneUncategorized
So Jewellery appoints new sales agent for South East England
So Jewellery has announced the appointment of its first sales agent, Faye Miller, to look after existing and prospective customers in the south-east of England.
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28 JuneCelebrities
David Coulthard, TW Steel
Dutch watchmaker TW Steel has announced its collaboration with former Formula One racing driver David Coulthard on a limited-edition timepiece designed to celebrate the Scot’s sporting career.
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24 JuneUncategorized
Fei Liu leads charge at 2011 Lonmin design awards
Acclaimed jewellery designer Fei Liu has triumphed for a second time in this year’s Lonmin Design Innovation Awards, winning in the ‘Established Designers’ grouping for those that have been in the industry for more than five years.
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