Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden is the historic heart of Londonโs jewellery trade, home to a thriving community of workshops, retailers, and wholesalers. For UK jewellery professionals, it remains a vital hub for manufacturing, repairs, bespoke design, and gemstone trading. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage of Hatton Garden, including business updates, property developments, market trends, and insights into the areaโs ongoing role in supporting the UK jewellery supply chain and independent trade.
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May- 2018 -23 MayRetailers
Shining Diamonds opens first London store
Independent jewellery retailer Shining Diamonds has opened its first store in London. The store is located in the jewellery quarter of Hatton Garden, within the Holborn district of London. Shining Diamonds started out as an online-only retailer for diamond jewellery with 20 years of international experience manufacturing and selling diamond…
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Apr- 2018 -13 AprilDesigners
Diamond Heaven to launch fourth store in Scotland
Independent jeweller Diamond Heaven will be opening its fourth store in Glasgow, Scotland. The store will be located in Princes Square, near Argyll Arcade and the group said it will bring high quality engagement rings, wedding rings, eternity rings and other diamond jewellery to the Scottish people. The Glasgow store…
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Feb- 2018 -5 FebruaryCrime
Hatton Garden jewellery thief dies in jail
Terry Perkins, one of the gang members involved with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid, has died in prison aged 69. He was one of the four ringleaders behind the notorious robbery and his death comes just one week after the gang was ordered to pay a total fine of ยฃ27.5m…
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Jan- 2018 -31 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Hatton Garden jewellery raiders ordered to pay ยฃ27.5m
The four men who led the Hatton Garden raid have been ordered to pay ยฃ27.5m or face another seven years in prison. The gang drilled a hole in the wall of a vault at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit in Easter 2015. The raid was labelled as the “largest burglary in…
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Dec- 2017 -14 DecemberFeatures
Voice on the High Street – Lanes Jewellery
Name: Lanes Jewellery Location: Holt, Norfolk Year established: 1981 Number of staff: 5 Website: www.lanes.co.uk What is the history of the company? I was at art college studying graphic design and photography and found my career path by chance; in my late fathers shop I met a customer – Robert…
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Nov- 2017 -22 NovemberDesigners
Sacet launches โchoose what you payโ Black Friday sale
Ethical jewellery brand Sacet will be introducing a unique Black Friday initiative, A Fair Deal for All, allowing its customers to choose what they pay for its collections. From 24 to 27 November Sacet will be hosting its โChoose What You Payโ sale. The company will put a price slider…
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Oct- 2017 -18 OctoberCrime
Stonehawk launches smash-and-grab defence training with Hatton Garden jeweller
StoneHawk has completed its inaugural smash-and-grab training session following its launch last month. The security training company which is specifically tailored to the jewellery, watch, pawnbroking, Asian gold and high end retail sectors, was established by Simon Wilson, who has previously served with the Metropolitan Police. The smash-and-grab training is…
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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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Aug- 2017 -11 AugustCurrent Affairs
Marcia Lanyon announces retirement
Marcia Lanyon has announced her retirement and the winding down of her eponymous gem-dealing company 42 years after its establishment. With a career which began in London’s Hatton Garden, Lanyon worked for the gemstone dealer George Lindley Ltd and was responsible for stock and grading gemstones. In the evenings she…
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Jul- 2017 -18 JulyEvents
Hatton Garden to host two-day summer festival open to public
Summer 2017 sees the Hatton Garden BID host a publicย event celebrating all things bridal on July 21. The Hatton Garden Festival will consists of two days packed with entertainment, competitions, talks, workshops and the big ‘Diamond Hunt’ โ perfect for those who are thinking of popping the big question or…
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