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.

Apr- 2017 -

10 April

Editor's Blog

Michael Northcott

Ivanka Trump, and why reputation is king

Can you imagine if your own father had so many critics, and ignited such visceral disdain, that merely bearing his name could become toxic to your own business? Such must be the questions that first daughter Ivanka Trump is grappling with in these, the first few months of her father…
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5 April

Crime

Tom Davis

£30,000 of jewellery stolen from Newbury pawnbrokers

Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a pawnbrokers in Newbury. Approximately £30,000 of jewellery was taken from the Gold Buying Shop, alongside cash and bankcards. Thames Valley Police said offenders forced open the back door of the shop. Numerous boxed jewellery items including diamond rings, men’s signet rings,…
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5 April

Events

Shekina Tuahene

UK’s ‘first responsible jewellery conference’ announces 2017 speakers

Flux Fair Luxury – the UK’s first responsible jewellery conference – has announced the speakers who will be taking part in this year’s two-day conference. The event, which takes place in three weeks, has confirmed that Lisa Levinson from Forevermark, Claus Teilmann-Petersen, vice-president of group ethics at Danish jewellery brand…
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Mar- 2017 -

24 March

Crime

Tom Davis

Gold rings worth £10,000 stolen from Dorset jewellers

Police have released CCTV footage after 50 gold rings were stolen from a jewellers in Poole, Dorset. The incident, which happened around 2.10pm on Saturday 18 February at Mortons Jewellers on the town’s high street, saw the theft of 50 rings that are believed to be worth around £10,000. A…
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14 March

Economy

Tom Davis

Hallmarking figures plummet in February

The total number of hallmarked items plummeted 24.8% in February, a decrease of 189,700 pieces when compared with the same month last year. Figures released by the four UK assay offices, and compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office, showed there was a total of 576,610 articles hallmarked during the month…
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13 March

Designers

Tom Davis

Daniella Draper opens fourth retail store

British jewellery designer Daniella Draper has opened her fourth independent boutique in the Lake District’s Bowness-on-Windermere. The new store opened yesterday (Sunday, 12 March) and features the same white, clean interior as Draper’s three other stores in Cleethorpes, Lincoln and Beverly, with antique cabinets displaying both gold and silver jewellery.…
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2 March

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

Earliest example of Iron Age gold jewellery found in Staffordshire

The earliest example of Iron Age gold jewellery in Britain has been found in a farmland field in Staffordshire. The collection, which has been named the Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs, was discovered by two metal detectorists – Mark Hambleton and Joa Kania – just before Christmas. At an unveiling on…
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Feb- 2017 -

21 February

Economy

Tom Davis

Gold drags down January hallmarking figures

Gold hallmarking has continued to fall at the start of 2017, dragging down overall hallmarking figures for the month of January. Figures released by the four UK assay offices, and compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office, found there was a total of 266,613 gold articles hallmarked during the month –…
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14 February

Crime

Tom Davis

VIDEO: Three jailed after armed raid on Leicester jewellers

Three men from Birmingham have been jailed for a total of 21 years after an armed raid on a jewellery store in Leicester. The men entered G Naran Jewellers on Belgrave Road on the afternoon of Saturday 14 November 2015, where they stole a “large quantity” of Asian gold jewellery.…
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8 February

Events

Tom Davis

Ruth Hallows wins Weston Beamor design competition

Ruth Hallows, a mature student at Birmingham City University (BCU), has been named as the winner of the annual jewellery design competition for students organised by Weston Beamor. Her win was announced by Patrick Fuller, chairman of Weston Beamor, on the company’s stand at the Jewellery and Watch show in Birmingham.…
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