Gold
Gold has long been a pillar of the jewellery industry, prized for its enduring value and versatility across design and manufacturing. For UK jewellers, designers, wholesalers, and suppliers, understanding the gold market is vital amid fluctuating prices, evolving consumer tastes, and growing demand for ethical and recycled materials. Jewellery Focus delivers authoritative coverage on gold, spanning market movements, sustainability initiatives, regulatory developments, and innovations in design and production. From bullion trends to insights into supply chain challenges and opportunities, our reporting supports jewellery trade professionals in making informed business decisions.
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Oct- 2017 -5 OctoberE-Commerce
Dash sponsors NAJ to promote digital currency to UK jewellery industry
A new cryptocurrency brand called Dash has been named as the Headline Sponsor at the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) Awards in December 2017. The startup is looking to promote itself to UK jewellers and gold dealers, in hopes of becoming a common form of exchange in the UK. The…
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4 OctoberDesigners
Disney Couture relaunches as Couture Kingdom
Disney Couture UK, the distributor of licensed Disney jewellery, has undergone a business overhaul that includes a change in its trading name and logo. From 2 October, the business has been trading as Couture Kingdom UK and are now able to incorporate the Disney logo in its branding. Over the…
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3 OctoberEconomy
Silver brings hallmarking up for August
The number of silver articles hallmarked in the month of August brought overall figures into the black when compared to the same time last year. Overall, there was a 7.9% increase in the number of metals hallmarked. There were 468,460 silver articles hallmarked, up 132,361 from the 336,099 articles form…
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2 OctoberDesigners
Domino expands to Far Eastern market
Domino jewellery has recently dispatched ยฃ500,000 worth of British-made gold and platinum, semi-set jewellery and diamond ring mounts to new customers in Australia, Japan and Taiwan. The orders are the result of a sales trip made earlier this year by the companyโs sales and marketing director, Andrew Sollitt and overseas…
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Sep- 2017 -28 SeptemberDesigners
Winner named for Goldsmithsโ Fair Best New Design Award
Scottish jeweller Jonathan Boyd has won the Goldsmithsโ Fair 2017 (Week One) Best New Design Award for Weeds, a conceptually-driven series of works. More than 50 gold-plated silver brooches tell the story of the life-cycle of a small flower – from a little seedling to a full flower blowing in…
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26 SeptemberCelebrities
WB The Creative Jewellery Group welcomes a royal visitor
WB The Creative Jewellery Groupโs manufacturing facility was visited by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent on 21 September. The Duke visited the company as part of a day-long visit to Birmingham. He was accompanied by Simon Topman The Deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands, John Hudson, High Sheriff…
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25 SeptemberDesigners
Guess releases Sparkling Pink watch for breast cancer awareness
Guess has released a new watch to help raise awareness for breast cancer. The new watch also comes as part of the celebration of the brandโs four year partnership with The Get In Touch Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to raising breast health awareness and educating people of all ages…
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21 SeptemberAdvice
3 sure-fire strategies for UK jewellers in uncertain times
Three big news topics that concern the UK jewellery industry have recently been debated in both mainstream and industry media: Brexit, a shifting economy and the challenge of marketing luxury goods to millennials. As a consequence, many UK jewellers feel that they now have to make strategic business decisions in…
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21 SeptemberEvents
Fairtrade to make history with first African gold shipment to UK
Fairtrade will make history today (21 September) when it announces the first ever shipment of African Fairtrade gold from Uganda, with a select number of pieces made from the precious metal expected to go on sale in stores in time for Christmas. The gold will be revealed to attendees of…
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15 SeptemberDesigners
Loveness Lee launches new collection ahead of LFW debut
British fashion jewellery brand, Loveness Lee has launched its second collection, Hermetics, which will showcase at London Fashion Week. Developed from the debut Patination collection, Hermetics features the brandโs signature aesthetic of jagged motifs and unique textures but in a simpler form, with muted hues of silver and gold. Gold…
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