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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May- 2021 -18 MayTrade Organisations
Fair Luxury launches jewellers survey
Fair Luxury, a collaboration of jewellery industry changemakers, has launched a jewellers survey in an effort to facilitate discussion between jewellers and suppliers. The survey comes in response to the challenges that jewellers can face when aiming to work with responsibly sourced materials, especially due to gold availability and selection.…
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17 MayManufacturers
HB Antwerp partners with Sarine
HB Antwerp has announced a new partnership with Sarine technologies that will see it become a technology partner in the group’s proprietary ecosystem. Under this new partnership, the group will utilise Sarine’s Galaxy scanning, planning and AI-grading technologies, which will be fully integrated with HB’s proprietary technologies throughout the process,…
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12 MayTrade Organisations
Jewellery bodies urge Pandora to retract LGD narrative
A clutch of leading jewellery organisations have come together to call upon Pandora to retract its stance regarding lab-grown diamonds (LGDs). The bodies have urged the Danish jewellery brand to “market LGDs responsibly”, and take back its “false and misleading narrative” surrounding the ethical superiority of LGDs. The participants of…
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7 MayRetailers
Laura Bond launches latest solid gold earring collection
British jewellery brand Laura Bond, has announced that its latest collection of solid gold earrings for curated ears will launches today (Friday 7 May 2021). The jeweller is an Edinburgh based, family run, earring brand, specialising in affordable solid gold (9k, 14k) pieces for cartilage piercings. Over 70% of the…
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Apr- 2021 -22 AprilEvents
New AEON event set for Munich in October
AEON, a new jewellery and watch fair, is set to take place in Munich from 21-24 October 2021. The event concept has been formed by the “fair plus one” idea, which will see a dual focus of AEON across its two venues. It will commence with a two-day pop-up event…
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Mar- 2021 -23 MarchEvents
Informa Markets Jewellery and IEG launch Dubai trade show
Informa Markets Jewellery and the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) have announced a joint venture to launch a new jewellery trade show in Dubai. The first edition of The Jewellery, Gem & Technology (JGT) show will debut from 22 – 24 February 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. David Bondi,…
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8 MarchTrade Organisations
Platinum sales ‘instrumental’ in jewellery market recovery
The Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR), commissioned by the Platinum Guild International (PGI), has reported platinum sales have been “instrumental” in the jewellery market’s recovery. According to the PJBR, sales surged across key markets over the holiday season, including in China, India, Japan and the US. In the States, platinum…
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Feb- 2021 -15 FebruaryManufacturers
Opsydia launches customisable ID features for diamond trade
Opsydia, a diamond security specialist, has unveiled new classifications for its sub-surface identifiers, allowing diamond manufacturers, brands and grading houses to choose from a range of visibilities to suit their specific requirements. Using the laser technology within the Opsydia System, users can choose from Nano ID features or Loupe ID…
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Jan- 2021 -8 JanuaryAuctions
Fellows to auction historic Russian Imperial Guard locket
Fellows auction house is set to sell a historic Russian Imperial Guard miniature helmet locket from former Fabergé head workmaster for an estimate of £1,800 – £2,400 on 21 January 2021. The 1885 locket depicts the headwear of the Imperial Guards’ Horse Regiment in the Russian Empire. The designer, Erik…
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Dec- 2020 -14 DecemberEvents
GJEPC announces international buyers show
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced that it will organise its first “export-oriented” International Gem & Jewellery Show (e-IGJS) for international buyers online from 18 to 22 January 2021. The council said that merchandisers representing major and independent retailers, design houses, jewellery manufacturers, importers, exporters and…
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