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 Birminghamโs 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 cityโs continuing influence on the UK jewellery sector.
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Apr- 2021 -19 AprilEconomy
Hallmarking rises 10% in March
The total number of pieces hallmarked in March 2021 has increased 10% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay Office. Total hallmarked pieces climbed from 448,583 in March 2020 to 493,423 this year, representing a swing from the 28.8% year-on-year decline seen in February 2021. Marchโs figures…
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Mar- 2021 -17 MarchEconomy
Hallmarking falls 28.8% in February
The total number of pieces hallmarked throughout February 2021 decreased 28.8% when compared to last year, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay office. Total hallmarked pieces dropped from 536,656 in February 2020 to 375,183, with a year-on-year rate of decline lower than the 45.5% seen in January…
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2 MarchTrade Organisations
BATF invites businesses to view premises
The British Allied Trades Federation (BATF) has issued an open invitation to businesses looking to review their businesses premises to register interest with the organisationโs Vyse Street offices. The National Association of Jewellers’ (NAJ) parent organisationโs offices are based in the heart of Birminghamโs jewellery quarter. Garry Lane, BATFโs commercial…
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Feb- 2021 -24 FebruaryEconomy
Hallmarking plummets 45.5% in January
The total number of pieces hallmarked during January 2021 plummeted 45.5% against last year, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay office. Total hallmarked pieces fell from 685,768 in January 2020 down to 373,720, with the rate of decline significantly lower than figures recorded in December 2020, when…
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19 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Birmingham Assay Office launches search for new guardians
The Birmingham Assay Office has announced it has begun its search for โseasoned individualsโ to become the organisationโs new guardians. Controlled by a group of 36 elected guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate in the city of Birmingham, the Assay Office was founded by an Act of Parliament in…
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Jan- 2021 -15 JanuaryEconomy
Hallmarking down by 12.1% in December
The total number of pieces hallmarked during December 2020 decreased by only 12.1% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay office. Gold hallmarked pieces decreased 4.7% from 290,186 to 276,475 and silver items decreased17.7% from 326,442 to 268,709. Platinum hallmarking also…
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15 JanuaryRetailers
Just Diamonds sees 8% year-on-year rise in turnover
Just Diamonds has announced an 8% year-on-year rise in turnover in the second half of 2020 compared with the same period last year. The company supplies high-quality ring mounts, finished jewellery and mainly bespoke items to customers upon request. The Birmingham-based jewellery supplier said it made the decision to supply…
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberEvents
BLM-inspired jewellery training programme set to launch
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has partnered with the Black Jewellery Quarter to launch โculturally relevantโ jewellery training to young adults in Birmingham, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Norman Jean Baton approached the trade body for support in delivering the training under the banner of the MasterPeace…
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16 DecemberTrade Organisations
NAJ lobbies to support Birmingham’s jewellery quarter
The National Association of Jewellers has written to Birminghamโs mayor, as well as the MP for Birmingham Ladywood, calling for โurgent actionโ to support its members in the cityโs jewellery quarter. David Doyle, the NAJโs president, and the associationโs chair Gary Wroe have urged for support to reverse the governmentโs…
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2 DecemberNews
Betts Metal Sales to reopen jewellery counter
Betts Metal Sales has announced the reopening of its Birmingham jewellery quarter trade counter for business. The family-run firm has announced that its premises in Spencer Street will be open to the public, following the latest national coronavirus lockdown. Despite the current Tier 3 restrictions in Birmingham, the Betts Metal…
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