Precious Metal
Precious metals are the foundation of the jewellery trade, driving design, manufacturing, and consumer value across the industry. For UK jewellers, suppliers, and manufacturers, staying informed on trends in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium is essential to navigating market fluctuations, ethical sourcing, and production challenges. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of precious metals, including market analysis, sustainability initiatives, innovations in alloying and finishing, and insights into supply chain developments shaping the sector.
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Dec- 2013 -4 DecemberDesigners
Presman Mastermelt sponsors boutique pop-up
Precious metal processors Presman Mastermelt has sponsored the Christmas retail venture of three award-winning designers. The firm sponsored the Ag3 exhibition, where designers Myia Bonner, Clarice Price Thomas and Ros Millar’s are running as an imaginative Christmas boutique in Somerset House, London. The exhibition showcases work that “explores the boundaries…
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Jun- 2013 -26 JuneDesigners
Graduates in the spotlight at Nude Jewellery
Nude Jewellery has proudly announced the winner of its Graduate in the Spotlight competition 2013 as Elise Goldin.
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May- 2013 -30 MayNews
Birmingham Assay Office CEO to retire
It’s the end of an era for the jewellery industry, as chief executive and assay master of the Birmingham Assay Office, Michael Allchin, has announced he will be retiring in summer 2014.
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Mar- 2013 -21 MarchRetailers
First national jeweller signs up to the Gold Standard
F. Hinds has become the first national gold buyer to sign up to the Gold Standard.
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Feb- 2013 -4 FebruaryDesigners
BFC and International Palladium Board announce Rock Vault designers for AW13
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the ten Rock Vault designers who will showcase their AW13 collections during London Fashion Week.
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Jan- 2013 -30 JanuaryTrade Organisations
Glasgow hallmark revived
Award-winning Scottish jeweller Eric Smith has won his campaign to revive Glasgow’s hallmark, 50 years after it was last struck.
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11 JanuaryEconomy
Lightweight and fashion jewellery affecting hallmarking figures, says assay master
Shoppers are increasingly looking to lightweight silver articles and fashion jewellery, which do not need hallmarking, according to the chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office.
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Dec- 2012 -13 DecemberDesigners
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang’s Swarovski boots upping ante in luxury jewellery stakes
Flash footballers are always finding the next level of ostentation, whether by owning the most expensive cars, houses or jewellery – but none have taken their obsession onto the pitch before.
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3 DecemberProduct Launches
Niton launches DXL GoldPro for easy precious metal identification
Identifying precious metals by hand could become a thing of the past, as Niton has launched the new DXL GoldPro unit, which delivers reliable results using a completely non-destructive method.
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Nov- 2012 -28 NovemberTrade Organisations
‘Gold Standard’ second-hand precious metals initiative gathers momentum
The voluntary Gold Standard second-hand precious metals initiative has gained new support thanks to Herfordshire Police Force, which has adopted the system.
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