Cooksongold
Cooksongold is a leading supplier of precious metals, tools, and jewellery-making equipment, serving manufacturers, designers, and retailers across the UK. As a key player in the jewellery supply chain, its products and services support everything from bespoke design to large-scale production. Jewellery Focus covers the latest news, product launches, service updates, and industry initiatives from Cooksongold, along with insights into how its offerings influence design trends, production efficiency, and commercial success. Our reporting also examines the companyโs role in sustainability, innovation, and supporting the UKโs jewellery-making community.
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Nov- 2017 -1 NovemberDesigners
Make Your Mark Award winners announced
This yearโs winners of the Make Your Mark Awards were announced at a VIP drinks reception at Londonโs Goldsmithsโ Hall on Tuesday 31 October 2017. The winner of this yearโs Jewellery category was recent graduate Charelle Smith for her Unlock the Hallmark pendant. She was presented with an exclusive coaching…
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Sep- 2017 -15 SeptemberDesigners
‘Top prizes’ secured for this yearโs Make Your Mark Awards
This yearโs winners of this yearโs Make Your Mark Awards are set to receive โtop prizesโ donated from different companies in the jewellery and silversmithing industry. Prizes secured to date include a coaching session with jewellery house Garrard, which will include a tour of its historic London workshop. Also, jewellery…
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Nov- 2016 -7 NovemberAnalysis
Make Your Mark: The winners
Following the Make Your Mark Awards hosted at the Goldsmithsโ Hall last week (1 November), we take a look at the young designers who won the awards. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Silversmithing category winner: Annabel Hood Annabel Hood has won the chance to have her โLondonโs Leopardโ design made in…
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7 NovemberEvents
Make Your Mark winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Make Your Mark Awards were announced at a reception held at Goldsmithsโ Hall last week (1 November). The awards, which aimed to celebrate the hallmark and challenge entrants to use creativity in where it is placed on their design, featured six judges who assessed the…
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Oct- 2016 -19 OctoberTrade Organisations
Goldsmiths’ Company issues final call for Make Your Mark entries
The deadline for the inaugural Make Your Mark Awards is at 5pm on Friday 21st October 2016, the Goldsmiths’ Company has announced. Judges will be looking for the best design of a precious metal piece incorporating a UK hallmark within the design, and says the spirit of the awards is…
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4 OctoberEvents
NAJ unveils awards shortlist
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has unveiled the shortlist for its annual awards, which celebrate the contribution of itsmembers to the jewellery industry. New to awards this year is the category โWorkshop Employee of the Yearโ, which aims to recognise the importance of specialist skills in the industry and…
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Sep- 2016 -20 SeptemberAppointments
Cooksongold announced new managing director
Cooksongold has announced the appointment of Martin Bach as its new managing director. Bach will be working alongside Richard Oldroyd until the end of the year, when Oldroyd will retire. Bach will then assumeย responsibility from 1 January 2017. He joins the role with vast management experience in automotive and engineering…
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Mar- 2016 -15 MarchEvents
Cooksongold to debut first platinum jewellery printing powder
Cooksongold has announced it will debut its 950Pt/Ru advanced metal powder at Baselworld – which will produce the worldโs first 3D-printed platinum jewellery. The 950Pt/Ru powder, which will be launched in collaboration with the Platinum Guild International (PGI), has been designed to use with the companyโs direct precious metal 3D…
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Dec- 2015 -23 DecemberAnalysis
RIDING HIGH: Will the gold price ever return to its pre-recession levels?
This year has been defined by a sense that we have finally escaped the clutches of recession. But with Chinaโs growth slowing dramatically and stock markets gripped by panic in recent weeks, some are suggesting weโre on the verge of another, much worse, crash. MICHAEL NORTHCOTT explores where we currently…
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7 DecemberTrade Organisations
Inaugural NAJ Awards incorporated in Benevolent Society Ball
The 80th British Jewellery Giftware & Finishing Federation Benevolent Society Ball, incorporating the NAJ Awards, took place inย Solihull on December 3. This year’s event incorporatedย very first National Association of Jewellers Member Awards, designed to “flag up all that is most excellent about the UKโs extremely diverse jewellery industry”. The NAJ…
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