Year: 2014

Mario Masenza collaboration jewellery to be sold at auction

Jewellery produced in the mid-20th century by artists in collaboration with Italian jeweller Mario Masenza will be sold in a 220-lot sale of fine jewellery at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions.  The wider auction will feature collections from the UK and Europe, spanning across the late 18th Century through Victorian, Edwardian…

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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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LEGAL CORNER: Can I renew my lease? Statutory right to a lease renewal

By Stephen Welfare, partner, Royds LLP A tenant of a business lease has a statutory right to a lease renewal at the end of the contractual term. If a tenant satisfies the criteria set out in section 23 of the Landlord & Tenant Act [LTA] 1954, it will be entitled…

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The domain name game – Protect your brand online

MarkMonitor The internet is currently going through one of the biggest changes since its inception, with a massive expansion of the Domain Name System (DNS). The introduction of hundreds of new generic top level domains (gTLDs) means the portion of domain names located to the right of the dot that…

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So Jewellery re-brands, gears up for international expansion

So Jewellery has rebranded to become ‘So Jewellery London’ to highlight the British heritage of the company as it gears up for international expansion. The firm said: “British brands continue to increase in popularity and have a strong appeal, both at home and abroad. With the UK economy showing signs…

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