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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Dec- 2012 -7 DecemberRetailers
Wakefields unveils Rolex boutique
Wakefields in Horsham has recently unveiled its in-store Rolex boutique at a glitzy launch event.
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Nov- 2012 -30 NovemberDesigners
Ti Sento offers prize of Amsterdam trip to stockists
Ti Sento jewellery designers is offering a Christmas prize of a weekend trip to Amsterdam for retailers stocking its product.
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30 NovemberDesigners
Spain’s Princess Letizia wears Arabel Lebrusan jewellery
Style-icon Princess Letizia of Spain has been spotted wearing Arabel Lebrusan’s jewellery on numerous, high profile occasions.
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28 NovemberTrade Organisations
SaferGems helps to catch half a million pound thief
SaferGems has assisted police in the arrest of a man believed to have carried out thefts totalling almost half a million pounds.
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28 NovemberTrade Organisations
Birmingham City Council presented with hallmarking’s Touchstone award for second time
Birmingham City Council was recently re-presented with the British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) award for Trading Standards, in respect of hallmarking.
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22 NovemberRetailers
Birmingham’s Bullion Room adds diamond wholesaler
The Bullion Room in Birmingham has added a new arm to its business activities by opening a specialist wholesale diamond and gemstone jewellery trade centre.
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16 NovemberTrade Organisations
Watchdog Daily follows hallmark trail to Birmingham Assay Office
The Watchdog Daily team recently ventured to the Birmingham Assay Office, with a cohort of Birmingham Trading Standards officers, to document the progress of seized, wrongly hallmarked goods.
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2 NovemberEvents
Domino teaches retailers the tricks to selling platinum
Retailers from throughout the country flocked to Domino’s recent session on how to sell platinum products.
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Oct- 2012 -29 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Birmingham Assay Office in the running for two industry awards
The largest assay office in the world has been nominated for two British Jewellery Association Membership awards.
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24 OctoberNews
Chairman of world’s largest hallmarking office steps down
The chairman of the Birmingham Assay Office has stepped down after serving two three-year terms.
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