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- 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 Jewellersโ Associationโs (BJA) Gold Paper has called for the UKโs jewellers to lead the way in corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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19 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Council approves ยฃ1.2m grant for the Birmingham Assay Office
Birmingham City Council has approved a ยฃ1.2 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) towards a new building for the Birmingham Assay Office.
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13 FebruaryDesigners
Winner of Weston Beamorโs 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 โfundraiser of the yearโ
Chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office Michael Allchin recently received the โFundraiser of the Yearโ 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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Jan- 2013 -28 JanuaryEvents
Jewellery Focus editor among attendees at annual BAO Hallmarking Review
Many of the UK jewellery industryโs luminaries, including Jewellery Focus editor Louise Hoffman, braved the inclement weather to attend the Birmingham Assay Office Annual Hallmarking Review.
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17 JanuaryDesigners
Designs โwowโ judges in Weston Beamor student awards
Three female students have been shortlisted in the annual design competition staged by Birmingham-based casting house and rapid prototyping company, Weston Beamor.
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16 JanuaryEvents
White Pine Trading announces diamond sales events schedule
White Pine Trading LLC has announced it is to host four global diamond sales events during the first quarter of 2013.
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11 JanuaryEconomy
Lightweight and fashion jewellery affecting hallmarking figures, says assay master
Shoppers are increasingly looking to lightweight silver articles and fashion jewellery, which do not need hallmarking, according to the chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office.
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