Manufacturers
Manufacturers are the backbone of the UK jewellery trade, transforming raw materials into finished pieces that drive the retail and wholesale markets. For jewellers, suppliers, and designers, understanding the manufacturing landscape is key to sourcing quality products and staying ahead of trends in production techniques and materials. Jewellery Focus delivers specialist coverage on manufacturers, including business updates, innovations in technology and craftsmanship, supply chain developments, and insights into sustainability and ethical practices shaping the sector.
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Mar- 2016 -16 MarchEconomy
BUDGET: CBI welcomes business rates policy
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has calledย George Osborne’s Budget, announced today,ย a “strong and stable Budget for business facing global stormy waters”.ย CBI director general, Carolyn Fairbairn, said:ย โThe Chancellor has listened to our concerns about the mounting burden on firms and chosen to back business to grow the economy out…
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1 MarchEconomy
Polished diamond prices remain firm in February
The price of polished diamonds continued to rise in February continuing the uptrend since November, according to new figures. The latest RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) from the Rapaport Group said the market was supported by continued shortages, while trading slowed during the month as dealers in China and Hong Kong…
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Feb- 2016 -12 FebruaryEconomy
Counterfeiting costs UK jewellery and watch industry ยฃ138m a year
The jewellery and watch sector in the UK loses ยฃ138m every year as a result of counterfeit products in the marketplace, according to new figures. The two new reports from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) – the EUโs largest intellectual property agency – said the jewellery…
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11 FebruaryEditor's Blog
Jewellery Focus’ Tenth Anniversary
The very first copy of Jewellery Focus rolled off the press 10 years ago this month.Our publisher Mulberry Publications, always exploring sectors that might benefit from a fresh new offering, discovered a jewellery trade suffering from a lack of choice in publications โ a dominant incumbent with an expensive subscription…
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2 FebruaryEconomy
Polished diamond prices rise for third consecutive month
Prices of polished diamonds have continued to rise in January as shortages continued to support the market, which also saw a boost from the holiday season. That is according to the latest RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) which found the price of 1-carat, GIA-graded diamonds rose 0.9% during the month. RAPI…
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Jan- 2016 -5 JanuaryEconomy
Polished diamond prices increase in December
The price of polished diamond continued to increase in December, boosted by last-minute Christmas holiday orders. The latest Rapnet Diamond Index (RAPI) from Rapaport found the price of 1-carat, GIA-graded diamonds increased 1.5% during the month. RAPI for 0.30-carat diamonds and 0.50-carat diamonds increased by 4.7% and 3% respectively, while…
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Dec- 2015 -23 DecemberAnalysis
ANALYSIS: New business opportunities
In the third instalment of his series about the โChanging Face of Contemporary Jewelleryโ, JACK MEYER explores the new potential business models and opportunities opened up by recent advances in e-commerce and 3D printing.[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Recently I read a pair of articles from InStore Magazine, wherein the writer…
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23 DecemberAnalysis
RIDING HIGH: Will the gold price ever return to its pre-recession levels?
This year has been defined by a sense that we have finally escaped the clutches of recession. But with Chinaโs growth slowing dramatically and stock markets gripped by panic in recent weeks, some are suggesting weโre on the verge of another, much worse, crash. MICHAEL NORTHCOTT explores where we currently…
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14 DecemberEditor's Blog
Every reason for Christmas cheer
The industry has done a good job of holding steady and ending a decade of contraction this year. The hallmarking figures graph โbottomed-outโ showing modest but definite increases in almost every month of the last 12. If you take the year-to-date from the latest figures available, we are only down…
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Oct- 2015 -13 OctoberEconomy
Polished diamond prices continue decline in September
Diamond suppliers are under pressure as polished prices fell even further in September, according to figures released today by Rapaport. The latest RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) saw the price of 1-carat laboratory-graded diamonds drop 3% during the month. RAPI for 0.30-carat diamonds declined 2.7%, while RAPI for 0.50-carat diamonds slipped…
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