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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Jul- 2013 -1 JulyEvents
Understanding product safety course a success
The Laboratory at the Birmingham Assay Office held its first Understanding Product Safety for Fashion Accessories course on Wednesday 26 June to a sold out audience.
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Jun- 2013 -24 JuneEvents
Double honours for Birmingham Assay Office wardens
Two of the eight current wardens of the Birmingham Assay Office were recognised in the weekend’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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10 JuneEvents
Design expo role for WB the Creative Jewellery Group
WB the Creative Jewellery Group says that it is proud to be part of ‘Birmingham Made Me’, a two-week design expo that is taking place at the city’s Millennium Point from 6 to 21 June.
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7 JuneEvents
Toye & Co named apprentice employer of the year by Holts Academy
Toye & Co, manufacturer of identity products, jewellery and regalia, has been named Apprentice Employer of the Year by Holts Academy of Jewellery.
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May- 2013 -30 MayNews
Birmingham Assay Office CEO to retire
It’s the end of an era for the jewellery industry, as chief executive and assay master of the Birmingham Assay Office, Michael Allchin, has announced he will be retiring in summer 2014.
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13 MayRetailers
Suttons and Robertsons team to take charity parachute jump
The Suttons and Robertsons team has decided to perform a tandem parachute jump this summer at Brackley in Oxfordshire, in support of Barnardo’s.
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9 MayManufacturers
Bouton launches into Heathrow’s World Duty Free
British silver jewellery brand, Bouton, has announced it will launch into World Duty Free (WDF) this month.
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1 MayTrade Organisations
BJA announces Members Day and AGM date
The annual general meeting of the BJA will be held at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in London at 2.30pm on 20 May, in addition to the organisation’s first ever Members Day.
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Apr- 2013 -23 AprilManufacturers
MP welcomes new jewellery brand to UK
Oriental jewellery brand AiJade has chosen Milton Keynes as the location for its UK headquarters, and has been welcomed to the area by MP Mark Lancaster.
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19 AprilManufacturers
The Birmingham Assay Office opens new sub-office at Hockley Mint
The Birmingham Assay Office has announced that the British Hallmarking Council has authorised the opening of a sub-office at Hockley Mint, located in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
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