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- 2015 -5 MarchManufacturers
Polished diamond prices continue decline in February
Polished diamonds continued to decline in February despite โimproved sentimentโ ahead of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl show.ย This is according to the RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) which found prices for 0.30-carat diamonds declined by 1.3%, 0.50-carat diamonds fell by 1.4% and 3-carat diamonds decreased in price…
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Jan- 2015 -12 JanuaryProduct Launches
New โsub-officeโ in Heathrow for Edinburgh Assay Office
The Edinburgh Assay Office has launched a new, one-stop, secure, in-transit hallmarking and onward delivery service based at its new facility at Heathrow Airport.ย The Edinburgh Assay Office said that in โthe global jewellery market, the challenge of complying with separate regulations in each EU location has made it difficult…
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11 JanuaryEditor's Blog
Two important hopes for a jewellery industry boom 2015
Two stories broke this week that give plenty of reason to believe that the UK jewellery industry can enjoy an upward trajectory in the year ahead. First, Signet announced that it’s UK division enjoyed sales growth of 9.7% in the Christmas trading period, compared with the same period last year.…
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8 JanuaryManufacturers
Polished diamonds prices fell 8.7% in 2014
Polished diamond prices fell in 2014 as demand in China slowed and liquidity dried up, with polished 1-carat prices dropping 8.7%, according to the RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI).ย For the year 2014, 0.3-carat diamonds also declined 6.5% and 3-carat diamonds dropped 6.6%. Only 0.5-carat diamonds increased, by a marginal 0.1%.…
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Dec- 2014 -4 DecemberEconomy
Polished diamond suppliers reduce prices in November
Polished diamond prices fell in November as suppliers lowered prices in an effort to improve cash flow, according to Rapaportโs Rapnet Diamond Index (RAPI).ย The price for 1-carat laboratory-graded diamonds declined by 1.7% in November, while 0.3-carat diamonds fell 2.2% and 0.5-carat diamonds dropped 1.6%. Three-carat diamonds decreased by 1.8%…
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Oct- 2014 -10 OctoberTrade Organisations
Over 75% of RJC members are now certified
RJC has announced over 75% of its members have now achieved Certified Member status under the RJC Code of Practice (COP).ย This means that more than 400 of the total 532 members are now certified, with the remaining members working towards their two-year deadline following joining RJC. These certified members…
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Sep- 2014 -16 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
F Hinds joins 100 firms demanding rates overhaul
Britainโs largest independent family jeweller, F Hinds has joined more than 100 of Britainโs biggest companies calling for business rates to be overhauled. The signatories of the open letter, published in The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, call the conversional tax a โcritical problemโ, saying that business rates โare no longer…
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2 SeptemberEditor's Blog
Smiles at a trade show? Must be something in the water
Genuinely upbeat. That is how I would describe the atmosphere at International Jewellery London, which finishes its first re-launched iteration at London’s Olympia today.ย It was clear to see that business was being done – whenever I dropped by any of the stands to ask how people’s show had been…
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Jul- 2014 -30 JulyProduct Launches
Diamond jewellery for every occasion from Domino at IJL
Domino, one of the UKโs premier precious jewellery manufacturers, is promising visitors to this yearโs International Jewellery London the opportunity to see its newly expanded Rosabella collection which includes everything from luscious diamond necklaces, chandelier earrings and sparkling, statement bracelets – for the most formal evening occasion – through to…
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1 JulyEditor's Blog
Optimistic students need to listen to the industry stalwarts
Young artists are naturally full of optimism. After all, they are pursuing their dreams, and if they don’t believe in themselves, goodness knows it’s an uphill battle making others have faith. Perhaps it is no surprise therefore that 90% of jewellery students are “confident of finding employment in the creative…
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