Month: July 2014

Second car recovered in Hamilton & Inches investigation

Police officers in Edinburgh are issuing a fresh appeal for witness to come forward after another car linked to the Hamilton & Inches raid was recovered.  Enquiries are on-going into the high-value armed robbery which took place on June 6, when three men dressed in dark clothing entered the store…

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Signet Group announces major management re-shuffle

Signet Jewelers today announced that Ronald Ristau resigned from his position as CFO, as did Theo Killion, the president and CEO of the recently acquired Zale division.  Current senior vice president and controller Michele Santana has been promoted to CFO designate, effective immediately, and George Murray, Signet’s current chief integration management…

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Gemstone entrepreneur Ostro awarded OBE

Gemstone industry entrepreneur Maurice Ostro has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Ostro, who is  chairman of Ostro Minerals, was awarded the status in recognition of “his role in business, charity and interfaith relations”. The firm has grown into one of the world’s leading producers of blue topaz since its founding in…

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Young Scottish jeweller awarded £10,000 to fund brand

An emerging Scottish jeweller, Moira Warren of Patience Jewellery, has been awarded £10,000 at the EDGE Awards to develop her brand. In a competition dubbed Scotland’s ‘real life Dragons Den’, the young entrepreneurs are put through a tough application process complete with 11-minute pitch in front of a panel of…

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CMJ hails successful eleven days’ networking across UK

The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) executive team has concluded a series of eleven regional meetings in May and June to discuss CMJ activities with its retail members. The executive team held the meetings across the UK and Ireland, in Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester, Rugby, Wolverhampton, Newmarket, Hatfield, London, Sevenoaks, Chichester, and…

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Optimistic students need to listen to the industry stalwarts

Young artists are naturally full of optimism. After all, they are pursuing their dreams, and if they don’t believe in themselves, goodness knows it’s an uphill battle making others have faith. Perhaps it is no surprise therefore that 90% of jewellery students are “confident of finding employment in the creative…

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