Year: 2018
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Nov- 2018 -23 NovemberEvents
TH March to highlight ‘importance of jewellery insurance’ on BBC Radio 4
TH March’s CEO Neil McFarlane will be interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s flagship weekend programme, Moneybox Live, on the importance of properly arranged personal jewellery insurance. Broadcaster Paul Lewis plans to talk to McFarlane on 24 November about how best to insure personal jewellery and other precious possessions in the…
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22 NovemberFeatures
The importance of packaging
In addition to the packaging adding status and value to a product it is essential to ensure that it is fit for purpose and also that it complies with EU legislation. One of the most frequent causes of tarnishing is a component of the packaging such as sulphur rich glue.…
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22 NovemberInternational
Breitling marks expansion into Chinese market with gala celebration
Breitling, the Swiss watch brand, hosted a celebration of its entry into the Chinese market with a red carpet gala night at Beijing’s Phoenix Center on November 20, 2018. International movie stars and Breitling Cinema Squad members Brad Pitt and Daniel Wu were on hand to mark the occasion, along…
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22 NovemberFeatures
What is x-ray fluorescence testing?
The change in the UK jewellery market during the past 15 years has been dramatic and irreversible. Items made outside the UK now outnumber UK manufactured articles by about nine to one and there has been a significant increase in silver and mixed metal articles and those which are hollow…
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21 NovemberFeatures
There’s plenty you can do to increase footfall
We have heard it time and time again in the news: the demise of the high street in the UK and Ireland. Mary Portas was contracted by the government to advise on how to put life back into the shopping community and create original ideas for the local councils and…
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21 NovemberDesigners
EC One partners with Natalie Perry Jewellery
Ethical jewellery designer, Natalie Perry, has partnered with jewellery boutique, EC One – the designer’s first bricks and mortar stockist in London. The boutique, based in London’s iconic Exmouth Market, has a collection of 12 pieces from the Floral Fragments range in both 9ct and 18ct fairtrade gold, which includes…
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20 NovemberFeatures
Brand Profile – Freedom to Exist
Tell me how you started your watch brand? Around five years ago Kirsty and I met working for Habitat, and then we both joined Made.com and moved to China. I think the experience of working at successful startup made us really want to do our own thing. Since we had…
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20 NovemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Libby Butler Jewellers
Tell us about your business Libby Butler Jewellers is an independent retail jeweller in the market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire. It has operated since 2002, and my partner Andy and I bought it in 2009, as a second career after working in Europe in the automotive industry for multinational…
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20 NovemberAuctions
Gemfields Singapore Emerald auction generates $24.8m
Gemfields has announced the results of an auction of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore from 14 – 17 November 2018, with revenues totalling $28.4m (£22m). The emeralds were extracted by Kagem Mining in Zambia, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of…
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20 NovemberQ&A Sessions
Company Q&A: Pranda UK
Tell us a bit about the history of Pranda Pranda UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pranda Jewelry and was established in Thailand over 40 years ago. It specialises in manufacturing gold and silver gem set jewellery along with high end fashion jewellery. The UK subsidiary is effectively the…
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