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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Nov- 2017 -23 NovemberAuctions
ยฃ1.4m Graff diamond up for Jewellery Quarter auction in โrareโ non-London sale
A fancy intense yellow and white diamond ring will be headlining Birminghamโs Fellows Antique & Modern Jewellery Sale. This yellow diamond is the centre piece of a ring created by Graff Diamonds and is estimated at between ยฃ900,000 and ยฃ1.4m. The auction house said that sale of a ring worth…
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14 NovemberCrime
Jewellery dealer loses ยฃ1m worth of precious stones in train theft
A jewellery dealer has lost a suitcase containing over ยฃ1m of precious stones, as it was stolen from a luggage rack on a Virgin train service. The 35-year-old dealer was travelling on the 7.03pm London Euston to Birmingham New Street commute on Wednesday 8 November, with the suitcase which contained…
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7 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Ray Bushell of Euro-Cast loses battle with cancer
Ray Bushell, well-known entrepreneur who founded Euro-Cast in Carver Street, sadly passed away aged 76 after a six month battle with cancer. Euro-Cast (Birmingham) was one of Europeโs leading casting companies and was established 45 years ago. Bushell began his career in the jewellery trade shortly after leaving school at…
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Oct- 2017 -31 OctoberRetailers
LinkStreet attracts jewellery and fashion brands to โpop-up hubโ
Retail developer Hammerson has announced that LinkStreet in Birmingham has attracted a string of new pop-up shops as it continues to aim to be a hub for small, independent retailers. Summer & Silver, local jewellers currently based in Birminghamโs jewellery quarter, will be taking a unit until the end of…
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16 OctoberDesigners
Deakin and Francis to open first flagship store
After 230 years on the manufacturing side, designing and making cufflinks and accessories, Birmingham stalwart Deakin & Francis is set to unveil its very first flagship store on 1 November. Based at the Piccadilly Arcade in London the store will be filled with a range of cufflinks, jewellery and luxury…
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2 OctoberDesigners
Domino expands to Far Eastern market
Domino jewellery has recently dispatched ยฃ500,000 worth of British-made gold and platinum, semi-set jewellery and diamond ring mounts to new customers in Australia, Japan and Taiwan. The orders are the result of a sales trip made earlier this year by the companyโs sales and marketing director, Andrew Sollitt and overseas…
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Sep- 2017 -26 SeptemberCelebrities
WB The Creative Jewellery Group welcomes a royal visitor
WB The Creative Jewellery Groupโs manufacturing facility was visited by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent on 21 September. The Duke visited the company as part of a day-long visit to Birmingham. He was accompanied by Simon Topman The Deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands, John Hudson, High Sheriff…
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Aug- 2017 -16 AugustCurrent Affairs
Birmingham jewellery professor made a Freeman of London
The head of Birmingham City Universityโs School of Jewellery has been recognised for his services to education and made a Freeman of the Goldsmithsโ Company. Professor Stephen Bottomley will officially be honoured at an event at the London Guildhall later this year, after a selection committee at the Goldsmithsโ Company…
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16 AugustDesigners
Bailey of Sheffield makes its mark at first trade show appearance
Jewellery designer and manufacturer Bailey of Sheffield attended its first ever trade show last weekend at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole where it was announced as runner up for the Best Collection at the show. The brand brought its first ever collection to the CMJ-run event, which is set to be…
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8 AugustManufacturers
CMJ announces renewed focus on supporting independent retailers
The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) says it is looking to refocus the business towards the needs of the membership in a new business strategy unveiled at the buying groupโs AGM, according to a statement released today. In a speech to the membership at the AGM in Birmingham on August…
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