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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Mar- 2015 -23 MarchUncategorized
#MeatFreeWeek – Meet the firm making ‘vegan’ jewellery
Today the hashtag #MeatFreeWeek is trending on Twitter, prompting Jewellery Focus to seek out jewellery companies that align themselves with a vegan and/or vegetarian philosophy. Initially sceptical that there would exist such a company, we were pleasantly surprised to discover German goldsmith Kerstin Laibach, which produces jewellery according to a…
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19 MarchCelebrities
VIDEO: Endless reveals new Jennifer Lopez video promotion
Endless Jewelry has revealed a new video with brand ambassador and designer Jennifer Lopez, endorsing her SS15 bracelet and charm collection. The release of the video follows the global superstar sharing her bracelet and charm designs from the Jennifer Lopez Collection by Endless Jewelry on social media last week. The…
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18 MarchAnalysis
MARKET ANALYSIS: precious metals and the market
[intro]After a turbulent couple of years, more reasonable metal prices are creating the conditions for hallmarking figures to climb steadily. TOM DAVIS speaks to some of the best-known bullion houses and assay offices to find out their thoughts on where the market for precious metals is heading.[/intro] Thereโs no doubt…
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11 MarchEvents
Weston Beamor designer wins โGem-A Awardโ for second year running
Joanna Fronczak-Jabbal, a CAD (computer-aided design) designer at Birmingham casting house and 3D printing company, Weston Beamor, has won the Gem-A Gold Award for the second consecutive year.ย The award, from the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, was awarded to Fronczak-Jabbal at the Goldsmithsโ Craft and Design Council Awards which…
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11 MarchEconomy
Hallmarking figures climb in February
The total number of articles hallmarked across all four of the UKโs assay offices saw a 7.9% increase in February, compared with the same month last year.ย According to the data (compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office), there was a total of 55,419 more articles hallmarked in February this year…
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9 MarchCrime
Cash stolen from Bradford jewellers by armed thieves
A jewellery store in Bradford has been targeted by armed raiders who made off with an undisclosed sum of cash. A member of staff at the Cash for Gold, located on James Street, was forced to hand over a box containing cash by a masked pair at around 10am on…
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6 MarchWatch Focus
Vintage watches to go on sale at Roseberys Fine Art auction
An 18-carat gold and diamond gentlemanโs skeleton wristwatch from Swiss luxury watchmaker Corum is estimated to sell for ยฃ100,000 to ยฃ150,000 as part of Roseberys Fine Art Auction.ย The watch, which will go on sale at the auction on Tuesday March 24, was commissioned and designed exclusively as a one…
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Feb- 2015 -24 FebruaryProduct Launches
Birmingham Assay Officeโs โAnalytical Laboratoryโ rebrands
The Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) has rebranded its Analytical Laboratory as AnchorCert Analytical.ย The BAO said that the rebrand is due to the scope of its services expanding โenormouslyโ. Originally specialising in precious metals, AnchorCert Analytical continues to analyse precious metals from 999 gold to platinum, but services are expanding…
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18 FebruaryInternational
Endless signs 140 doors in Australia meetings roadshow
Fast-growing charm bracelet brand Endless Jewelry has signed withย 140 new stockists in the Australian market during the first week ofย a roadshowย meetingย hundreds of jewellers. Following a successful week of meetings with more than 250 jewelers in the mainย markets of Australia, Endless Jewelry is now set to officially open in its 20th…
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16 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Minister backs pawnbrokers in the fight against crime
The minister for crime prevention, Lynne Featherstone, has backed the work of members of the National Pawnbrokers Associations (NPA) in ensuring crime is tackled across local communities.ย The public support came after a series of steps by the NPA โ following discussions with the Home Office โ to tackle crime…
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