Engraving
Engraving remains a vital technique in the UK jewellery trade, offering jewellers, designers, and manufacturers the ability to personalise pieces, enhance designs, and add intricate details that elevate their collections. From traditional hand engraving to modern laser technology, this skill supports both bespoke commissions and large-scale production. Jewellery Focus provides insights on engraving trends, tools, training, and innovations, helping trade professionals harness this craft to meet consumer demand and strengthen their market offering.
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Dec- 2018 -10 DecemberEvents
Goldsmiths’ Company to stage UK’s ‘biggest’ precious metal student event
London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall will be hosting the “UK’s biggest” careers event for apprentices, students and graduates of jewellery and allied trades, on 5 February 2019. According to the group ‘Make Your Mark’ has proved a “huge success” since its launch in 2014, and now the event promises to deliver even…
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Nov- 2018 -20 NovemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Libby Butler Jewellers
Tell us about your business Libby Butler Jewellers is an independent retail jeweller in the market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire. It has operated since 2002, and my partner Andy and I bought it in 2009, as a second career after working in Europe in the automotive industry for multinational…
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustFeatures
Voice on the High Street – Jana Reinhardt
How did you get into jewellery? I saw an advert for a jewellery apprenticeship near my hometown in Germany. It was really tough – I almost quit several times – [I] got my apprenticeship and studied jewellery design before qualifying as a master goldsmith in 2003. Shortly after that, I…
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7 AugustFeatures
How brands rise to the top
An enormous number of jewellery businesses that offer the same thing. Don’t get me wrong, many present beautifully designed and crafted collections, but outside of well-made jewellery they all look the same to me. I certainly couldn’t see many with a compelling story behind them – a soul, that big…
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Jul- 2018 -25 JulyVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Comfort Station
What is the backstory of the company? I first started Comfort Station back in 2000 just after having left the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford as a part-time way of funding my art practice. I started selling pieces I’d made at Portobello Market, five minutes away from where I’d…
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Jun- 2018 -22 JuneEvents
Alrosa launches football collection of diamonds for World Cup
Alrosa has launched a collection of diamonds in celebration of the World Cup named after the countries participating in the tournament. The collection consists of 32 round diamonds, 0.3 carats each of high quality, ranging from D to F color and VVS2 to IF clarity. The diamonds were mined in…
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May- 2018 -24 MayEvents
$17bn of emeralds gold and silver found in shipwreck
A shipwreck off the coast of Columbia has been discovered estimated to be carrying a cargo worth $17bn (£12.7bn), including gold, silver, and emeralds. The shipwreck is that of the San José, a Spanish ship that was sunk by British forces during the Spanish Succession in 1708. The discovery was…
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8 MayFeatures
Voice on the High Street – Comfort Station
What is the backstory of the company? I first started Comfort Station back in 2000 just after having left the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford as a part-time way of funding my art practice. I started selling pieces I’d made at Portobello Market, five mins away from where I’d…
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Feb- 2018 -12 FebruaryBusinesses For Sale
Photo Images – £160,000
Presenting for sale a well-established and unique business specialising in personalised engraved jewellery. Established in 1985, Photo Images are the inventors of the Photo-Images® Digital and Enamelite™ Personal Jewellery ranges. They use state-of- the-art imaging technology to produce high detailed engravings and full colour image reproduction of your favourite photographs…
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Jan- 2018 -10 JanuaryDesigners
Gemfields and Fabergé unveils ‘world first’ laser inscribed emerald
Gemstone supplier Gemfields and fine jewellery specialists Fabergé have unveiled what they claim is the world’s first laser-inscribed emerald. The 4.11 carat, green emerald-cut gemstone was mined at Gemfields’ Kagem emerald mine in Zambia. It was then acquired and mounted by Fabergé as a custom-crafted item for the winner of…
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