Month: September 2016

Tessa Packard launches new collection

Jewellery brand Tessa Packard has announced the launch of its new fine jewellery collection, ‘For King & Country’. It is inspired by the Golden Age of Discovery – the period in history between the 15th and 18th Centuries, which is renowned for its exploration, sea voyages and adventures in the…

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Cooksongold announced new managing director

Cooksongold has announced the appointment of Martin Bach as its new managing director. Bach will be working alongside Richard Oldroyd until the end of the year, when Oldroyd will retire. Bach will then assume responsibility from 1 January 2017. He joins the role with vast management experience in automotive and engineering…

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Holts Academy wins Erasmus funding for European jewellery tutor exchange

Holts Academy has been offered a European school exchange and research programme for its teachers, thought to be the first of its kind for the jewellery industry. Holts  will run the programme with two other well-known European jewellery schools: Hogeschule Trier University of Applied Sciences in Germany and Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School…

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Holiday mood lifts high street footfall

High street footfall posted the strongest increase of any shopper category in August compared with the same period last year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Two out of the three locations reported an increase in footfall, with strong growth seen on high streets, which rose 1.1%, while retail parks reported…

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Millennials spent $25bn on diamond jewellery in 2015, says De Beers

Millennials spent more than US$25 billion on diamond jewellery in 2015 in the four largest consumer markets, acquiring more than any other generation, according to The Diamond Insight Report 2016, published today by The De Beers Group of Companies. Despite millennials (those aged 15-34 in 2015) facing more financial challenges…

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9ct gold soars 32% in positive August hallmarking figures

The number of 9-carat gold items hallmarked in August soared 32% in a positive month for overall hallmarking figures. That’s according to latest figures released from the four UK assay offices, and compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office, which found overall hallmarking figures soared 10.4% from 696,251 items last year…

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Natural Colour Diamond Association (NCDIA) launches in the UK

The Natural Colour Diamond Association (NCDIA) has announced it is to host its first meeting in the UK. The association, which launched in 2003, is a non-profit membership organisation that aims to “train, enlighten and educate” the global jewellery community and natural colour diamonds. Its first UK meeting will take…

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Nominations set to close for NAJ 2016 awards

Nominations for the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) awards 2016 are due to close this Friday (16 September). The awards, which aim to acknowledge and celebrate the “exceptional” contribution of the association’s members to the jewellery industry, features seven categories. The categories: Designer of the Year An award to the…

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London ‘could become’ biggest growth market for monobrand watch stores

London could become the ‘primary target’ for luxury watch retailers to open their own monobrand stores as the city’s growth potential exceeds other global markets. That’s according to new research from estate agency Savills, which examined the presence of 45 luxury watch brands with their own stores in 11 gateway…

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F Hinds opens new store in Harlow

F Hinds has opened one of its largest stores to open in 25 years, in Harlow’s Harvey Shopping Centre. The opening was suitably marked by its first customer, Mark Rapley, who purchased an engagement ring after seeing it in the store’s diamond window display. That same afternoon he proposed and…

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