Birmingham
Birmingham has a rich heritage as a centre for jewellery manufacturing and trade, with its historic Jewellery Quarter still home to hundreds of workshops and businesses. For UK jewellers, wholesalers, and suppliers, the city remains a vital hub for production, design, and distribution. Jewellery Focus covers Birmingham’s role in the industry, from updates on local businesses and manufacturing trends to insights into policy developments and events shaping the trade. Our reporting helps professionals understand the city’s continuing influence on the UK jewellery sector.
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Sep- 2025 -17 SeptemberTrade Organisations
Goldsmiths’ Centre director Peter Taylor to retire in 2026
Peter Taylor, director of the Goldsmiths’ Centre in London, is to retire in February 2026 after a 37-year career in the jewellery and silversmithing trade. Taylor has held senior roles with both the Goldsmiths’ Company and the Goldsmiths’ Centre for the past 24 years. He was appointed the company’s first…
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4 SeptemberEvents
Goldsmiths’ Landmark Programme reaches more than 1,600 people in first year
The Goldsmiths’ Foundation has marked the first anniversary of its Landmark Programme with the publication of its inaugural Impact Report, showing the initiative has reached 1,601 people across prisons, schools and communities in its first year. Launched in November 2023, the programme awarded four multi-year grants of £500,000 each to…
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Aug- 2025 -14 AugustRetailers
Claire’s appoints Interpath as administrators
Fashion jewellery and accessories brand Claire’s has appointed Will Wright and Chris Pole from Interpath as joint administrators to its UK, European services and European distribution businesses, effective 13 August 2025. With UK headquarters in Birmingham, the company operates 306 stores across the UK and Ireland, employing more than 2,150…
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Jul- 2025 -31 JulyRetailers
Rudell The Jewellers launches new website
Rudell the Jewellers has launched an enhanced website to coincide with the recent opening of its Birmingham showroom on New Street. The jeweller, which also operates showrooms in Wolverhampton and Harborne, said the revamped website is designed to match the in-store experience with a focus on service, product detail and…
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29 JulyRetailers
Antique Jewellers launches free hallmark identification tool
UK-based antique ring specialist Antique Jewellers has launched Hallmark Finder, a new online tool that helps identify British jewellery hallmarks. The free-to-use Hallmark Finder allows collectors, dealers, valuers and jewellery professionals to quickly decode the small symbols stamped on antique and vintage pieces. It identifies metal purity, assay office and…
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16 JulyDesigners
Annoushka unveils exclusive Watches of Switzerland Group partnership
British fine jewellery brand Annoushka has revealed that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with the Watches of Switzerland Group. The brand’s ranges will be launched online at Goldsmiths and Mappin and Webb this July, marking the first time Annoushka will be available through a national specialist watch and…
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Jun- 2025 -17 JuneAppointments
NAJ appoints Gary Williams as president
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has appointed Gary Williams, managing director of Mastermelt, as president for the 2025–2027 term following its annual general meeting in Birmingham. He succeeds Gary Wroe, who has stepped down after holding senior leadership roles including chair and president. Wroe has been co-opted back onto…
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4 JuneTrade Organisations
Birmingham awarded World Craft City status
Birmingham has officially been recognised as a World Craft City, making it one of just eight in Europe to receive the designation from the World Crafts Council. Led by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) and co-applicants Birmingham City University, a bid for World Craft City status was supported by…
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May- 2025 -13 MayRetailers
Jewells partners with Hammerson to launch UK rollout
Hammerson has announced the signing of four Jewells stores across its UK destinations in a major new partnership with the new jewellery brand. As the largest multi-signing with any single UK property owner, Jewells’ decision to partner with Hammerson on the roll-out of its casual luxury jewellery business underscores the…
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12 MayNews
Hallmarking falls 13% in April
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 13% in April. In total 4,96,962 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in April 2025 compared with 5,71,291 in 2024, a decline of 74,392. Gold hallmarking fell by 8.3% from 2,57,391 pieces hallmarked down to 2,36,066. Gold 999…
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