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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Feb- 2015 -2 FebruaryEvents
Jewellery and Watch Birmingham well underway
Jewellery and Watch Birmingham opened its doors yesterday (February 1) as busy crowds flocked to see new designs from the exhibitors. Organised by i2i events the show will involve over 400 exhibitors from the jewellery and watch industries, with some exclusively showcasing new designs and collections for the first time.…
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Jan- 2015 -30 JanuaryEvents
Visit Jewellery Focus at J&WB on stand 17V46
The Jewellery Focus team would like to invite you to visit their stand at the upcoming Jewellery & Watch Birmingham show, to pick up the latest fabulous issue of the magazine and learn more about our exciting plans for 2015. We’ll be at the show for the duration, on hand…
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29 JanuaryEvents
Engraver presented with lifetime achievement award
Renowned engraver and silversmith Malcolm Appleby MBE has been awarded a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the Hand Engravers Association.ย The honour was awarded to Appleby by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham at the โTraining for Trainersโ event on Saturday January 24. The award was in acknowledgment for Applebyโs…
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26 JanuaryDesigners
BCU students produce wedding designs for Weston Beamor
Weston Beamor has announced the four Birmingham City University (BCU), School of Jewellery, students short-listed to win the companyโs annual design competition.ย The ultimate winner will be revealed in a prize-giving ceremony on Weston Beamorโs stand at the Jewellery & Watch exhibition in Birmingham. The four students in the running for…
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23 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Birmingham Assay Office receives RJC recertification
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that the Birmingham Assay Office has achieved re-certification.ย The re-certification was achieved by meeting the โhighest ethical, social and environmental standardsโ established by the RJC. Stella Layton, chief executive and assay master, who was recently appointed chairman of Birminghamโs Jewellery Quarter, said: โ[The…
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22 JanuaryEvents
Jewellery & Watch Birmingham launches bursary scheme
Jewellery & Watch Birmingham is set to support future industry talent this year with the launch of an all-new bursary programme.ย Launching in conjunction with the February show, and in association with Birmingham City University, the ยฃ5,000 bursary will offer a recent graduate of the Birmingham School of Jewellery a…
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20 JanuaryAppointments
Stella Layton named new Jewellery Quarter chairman
Stella Layton, the chief executive and assay master of the Birmingham Assay Office, has been named as the new chairman of the townโs Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT).ย Layton succeeds David Mahony, managing director of PCPT Architects. The JQDT, formed in May 2011, is a community interest company that operates…
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Dec- 2014 -9 DecemberEvents
Benevolent Society Ball raises ยฃ30,000 for charity
The 79th British Jewellery & Giftware Federation Benevolent Society Ball has raised some ยฃ30,000 for the charity, the Benevolent Society.ย The Benevolent Society Ball, which took place on December 4 at The St Johnโs Hotel, Solihull, attracted over 370 guests from the jewellery trade, The Giftware Association and other member…
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8 DecemberProduct Launches
Domino set to launch new wedding ring collection at Spring Fair
Domino has announced that it will use its stand at Jewellery and Watch Birmingham to launch its new wedding ring collection.ย The collection will include a selection of bi-colour bands available in platinum as well as 18ct white, yellow and rose gold, and is entirely British-made. The company has also…
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8 DecemberEconomy
Hallmarking set to top 10m items for first time in three years
The total number of hallmarked items is set to top 10 million for the first time since 2011, the latest data from the four UK assay offices suggests. Overall hallmarking figures, collated by the Assay Office Birmingham, dropped by 7.8% in November compared with the same period last year, mainly…
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