Houlden

Houlden’s Leaders in Luxury event sees record post-covid attendance

Houlden has revealed that its most recent Leaders in Luxury: The London Legacy event saw a record post-covid attendance alongside a high-impact catwalk showcase. Held at a prestigious Hilton venue, the event brought together members, supplier partners, and leading industry figures. The opening night set the tone with an exclusive…

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Houlden announces new CEO

Houlden has announced the appointment of Isabel Rhodes as its new CEO, ahead of its Spring meeting. Helen Haddow, the current CEO, will continue in her position for the next three months, supporting the smooth transition to the new CEO. She will then assume her role on the board over…

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Houlden achieves record sales

Houlden has announced that it has posted record sales for the year ended February 2023, with sales up 16% compared with last year and 52% up on pre-pandemic figures. As a not-for-profit organisation, all surplus is returned to the membership and, in this case, the rebates in 2023, are three…

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Houlden CEO to step down next year

Houlden has announced that its CEO, Helen Haddow, will step down next year once she has helped source a suitable replacement. Following this Haddow will then remain on the board as a non-executive director. The company confirmed the succession plans at its autumn meeting on 19 September. The board will…

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Houlden conducts ‘record-breaking’ business at Autumn meeting

Houlden, a consortium of jewellers, has announced that “record-breaking” business has been achieved at its latest meeting, while the announcement of major new initiatives was a key highlight of the event. The Houlden Autumn Meeting took place in Windsor on September 8 and 9 when Houlden members were “united in…

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Houlden welcomes Dipples as newest member

Houlden has announced that Dipples, the Norwich based luxury jewellery retailer, has joined the Houlden Group as its newest member. Established in 1878, Dipples are the only fifth-generation family jewellers located in East Anglia. Chris Ellis, managing director of Dipples, said: “We are thrilled to be joining the Houlden group.…

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Houlden announces support measures for members

The Houlden Group has revealed a wealth of measures it is using to support its members and supplier partners during the ongoing pandemic.  It initially facilitated inter-group communications between jewellers through  its website forum, interactive Zoom meetings and social media platforms like WhatsApp, using the  insights gained to “develop a…

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Inverness Ear Piercing announces new UK partnership with Goodman Bros.

Inverness, maker of the world’s safest & gentlest ear piercing system*, is pleased to announce that Goodman Bros, a leading distributor of Connoisseurs and Lox, has signed on to distribute the company’s ear piercing products to jewellery retailers throughout the UK. The partnership will launch formally at IJL September 1-3,…

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Houlden appoints James Rice as director

Luxury jewellery consortium, the Houlden Group, has announced the appointment of James Rice as the latest director to join the board. Rice is currently sales and marketing director of Hull based Hugh Rice, a luxury family-run jeweller founded in 1965 which has since expanded from Hull and Beverley, throughout Yorkshire…

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Houlden appoints Sarah Layton Jewellers as new member

Luxury jewellery consortium Houlden has appointed Lancashire-based Sarah Layton Jewellers as the 30th member of its community. Houlden welcomed the jeweller’s team, which specialises in fine diamonds, gem-set jewellery, watches and contemporary jewellery brands, to their second and final members’ conference and Supplier Exhibition of 2019. Having attended the group’s…

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