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- 2014 -28 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Birminghamโs Jewellery Quarter
HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall made a visit to Birminghamโs Jewellery Quarter after being invited by the group tasked with its regeneration.ย The visit, organised by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT), saw the royal couple welcomed to Birmingham City Universityโs School of Jewellery where…
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20 NovemberUncategorized
Deakin & Francis reveals limited edition Christmas penguins
Birmingham-based cufflinks manufacturer Deakin & Francisย isย taking pre-orders for 10ย limited edition Christmas Penguin cufflinks. The Christmas penguins are sterling silver and enamelled in white and black, with bright blue eyes and a black belly button, finished off with a red and white Santa hat. As there will only be 10ย pairs of…
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18 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Body found in Birminghamโs Jewellery Quarter
West Midland police officers are investigating the discovery of a manโs body found in Birminghamโs Jewellery Quarter on Monday morning.ย The man, believed to be in his 40s, was found with serious injuries in Icknield Street, Hockley on Monday morning at 4am and was pronounced dead at the scene. West…
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17 NovemberEvents
Harriet Kelsall apprentice named UK โfine jewellery championโ
An apprentice working for bespoke jeweller Harriet Kelsall has been named the UK โchampion for fine jewellery makingโ at the World Skills UK competition.ย Will Lander, who fended off competition from six other competitors to pick up the gong, had to create a sterling silver pendant to a very specific…
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12 NovemberEconomy
HALLMARKING: Gold keeps climbing, silver lets the side down
Gold continued its upward trajectory in the month of October with a 22.1% rise in the number of articles hallmarked, totalling 115,815 overall. The figures, released by the Birmingham Assay Office using data collated from the four UK assay offices, showed that 9ct remained the strongest performer of all metal…
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3 NovemberEvents
Harriet Kelsall apprentice in final of World Skills UK competition
An apprentice working at bespoke jeweller Harriet Kelsall is through to the final of the Fine Jewellery Making category at the World Skills UK competition.ย Will Lander, 23, is currently 18 months into a five-year apprenticeship at the Hertfordshire based jewellers. After impressing at the initial stages, Lander will now…
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Oct- 2014 -31 OctoberTrade Organisations
GALLERY: Photos released of Birmingham Assay Office under construction
The Birmingham Assay Office has released images of its new premises under the latest phase of construction. Almost two months have passed sinceย the last batch of imagesย revealed details of how theย construction of the newย building was progressing. The new site of Assay Office Birmingham is located within the St Georgeโs development,…
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27 OctoberManufacturers
New trade-friendly website for Deakin & Francis
Birmingham jewellery manufacturer Deakin & Francis has launched a new website designed to be more accessibly to its wholesale customer base. The new site allows customers to log in to their trade accounts to placeย stockย orders, and also orders forย marketing supplies such as catalogues, promotional strut cards and product guarantee cards.…
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13 OctoberTrade Organisations
September hallmarking figures up 18%, 9ct gold continues to shine
Rising hallmarking figures showed no sign of abating in September, as the latest results compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office showed an overall rise of 18.2% across all precious metals, compared with September last year.The standout performer was, as has become the norm this year, gold, withย 9ctย rising 100,644 items to…
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Sep- 2014 -12 SeptemberTrade Organisations
New Birmingham Assay Office building starting to take shape
The construction of the new assay office building in Birminghamโs Jewellery Quarter is starting to take shape.ย The new site, located within the St Georgeโs development in Icknield Street, now has its steel skeleton structure in place. Founded in 1773 by Matthew Boulton, a leading industrialist, the current Grade II…
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