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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Apr- 2013 -17 AprilManufacturers
Promotion at Domino strengthens creative team
Naomi Newton Sherlock has been promoted to the role of creative director by WB the Creative Jewellery Group, to take responsibility for overseeing creative activities for all of the Domino brands.
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2 AprilTrade Organisations
Holts Academy of Jewellery launches nationwide apprenticeship scheme
Holts Academy of Jewellery has announced the launch of its exclusive National Apprenticeship Programme.
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Mar- 2013 -20 MarchTrade Organisations
Assay Office mourns the passing of former assay master
The Birmingham Assay Office has sadly announced the death of its former assay master, Bernard Ward OBE, at the age of 78.
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14 MarchCurrent Affairs
Rolex leads demand for second-hand watches
BQ Watches has released further evidence of consumer support for Rolex, which has commandeered the company’s top 10 watches list.
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Feb- 2013 -20 FebruaryTrade Organisations
White Pine becomes a CMJ supplier
One of the largest recycled diamond companies on the planet has signed a deal with the Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) to become a supplier to its membership.
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20 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Gold Paper launch calls for jewellers to take the lead on CSR
The National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G.) and British Jewellers’ Association’s (BJA) Gold Paper has called for the UK’s jewellers to lead the way in corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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19 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Council approves £1.2m grant for the Birmingham Assay Office
Birmingham City Council has approved a £1.2 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) towards a new building for the Birmingham Assay Office.
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13 FebruaryDesigners
Winner of Weston Beamor’s annual student award announced
Weston Beamor took the recent Jewellery Show as a chance to announce the winner of its annual design competition.
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8 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Assay Office chief executive named ‘fundraiser of the year’
Chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office Michael Allchin recently received the ‘Fundraiser of the Year’ award from charity, Cyclists Fighting Cancer.
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6 FebruaryEvents
IJL to move in 2014
The organisers of International Jewellery London (IJL) have announced the event will move to Olympia in 2014.
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