Silver
Silver continues to be a vital material in the jewellery trade, valued for its affordability, versatility, and enduring popularity with consumers. For UK jewellers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers, the silver market presents both opportunities and challenges, from price volatility to increasing demand for ethically sourced and recycled materials. Jewellery Focus offers comprehensive coverage on silver, including market trends, regulatory updates, design innovations, and sustainability initiatives. Our reporting helps jewellery professionals stay ahead in a competitive sector where silver plays a key role in both fine and fashion jewellery.
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Mar- 2015 -31 MarchCrime
Jeweller sentenced over endangered species
A jeweller from Sheffield has been sentenced after she was caught selling jewellery containing tiger claws and teeth on eBay.ย Catherine Emberton, 29, of Gleadless Road, Heeley, was given a 12-month community order, ordered to carry out 120 hoursโ unpaid work and to pay a ยฃ60 victim surcharge at Sheffield…
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24 MarchUncategorized
#NationalPuppyDay – Puppy inspired jewellery
Yesterday was National Puppy Day, a day which celebrates puppies and also encourages potential suitors to adopt puppies rather than buy from pet stores.ย National Puppy Day was founded in 2006 by celebrity pet and home lifestyle expert, and author, Colleen Paige. Paige is also the founder of National Dog…
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23 MarchUncategorized
#MeatFreeWeek – Meet the firm making ‘vegan’ jewellery
Today the hashtag #MeatFreeWeek is trending on Twitter, prompting Jewellery Focus to seek out jewellery companies that align themselves with a vegan and/or vegetarian philosophy. Initially sceptical that there would exist such a company, we were pleasantly surprised to discover German goldsmith Kerstin Laibach, which produces jewellery according to a…
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23 MarchCrime
1,000sโ worth of jewellery taken in Dorking smash-and-grab
Jewellery and watches worth several thousands of pounds have been stolen in a smash-and-grab at a high street jewellers in Dorking, Surrey.ย Police believe the thieves smashed through the front door of Blacks II, located on High Street, between 5:15am and 5:30am on Thursday, March 19, before smashing a number…
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19 MarchCelebrities
VIDEO: Endless reveals new Jennifer Lopez video promotion
Endless Jewelry has revealed a new video with brand ambassador and designer Jennifer Lopez, endorsing her SS15 bracelet and charm collection. The release of the video follows the global superstar sharing her bracelet and charm designs from the Jennifer Lopez Collection by Endless Jewelry on social media last week. The…
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18 MarchAnalysis
MARKET ANALYSIS: precious metals and the market
[intro]After a turbulent couple of years, more reasonable metal prices are creating the conditions for hallmarking figures to climb steadily. TOM DAVIS speaks to some of the best-known bullion houses and assay offices to find out their thoughts on where the market for precious metals is heading.[/intro] Thereโs no doubt…
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11 MarchEvents
Weston Beamor designer wins โGem-A Awardโ for second year running
Joanna Fronczak-Jabbal, a CAD (computer-aided design) designer at Birmingham casting house and 3D printing company, Weston Beamor, has won the Gem-A Gold Award for the second consecutive year.ย The award, from the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, was awarded to Fronczak-Jabbal at the Goldsmithsโ Craft and Design Council Awards which…
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11 MarchEconomy
Hallmarking figures climb in February
The total number of articles hallmarked across all four of the UKโs assay offices saw a 7.9% increase in February, compared with the same month last year.ย According to the data (compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office), there was a total of 55,419 more articles hallmarked in February this year…
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Feb- 2015 -24 FebruaryEvents
Tresor Paris collaborates with Ong-Oaj Pariam at London Fashion Week
Tresor Paris has appeared at the London Fashion Week in collaboration with fashion designer Ong-Oaj Pairam.ย Kicking off London Fashion Week on Tuesday February 19 at the Grand Connaught Rooms Covent Garden, Pairam launched his Autumn/Winter collection 2015 featuring โbold and luxuriousโ prints. Pairamโs menโs wear collection of jackets with…
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18 FebruaryEvents
Deakin & Francis links with 7 new retailers at Spring Fair
Cufflinks manufacturer Deakin & Francis has reported opening sevenย new trade accounts and securing additional orders from nineย current retailersย at Jewellery & Watch Birmingham. The brand revealed aย new bespoke exhibition stand at the NEC show, with Simon Rainer, chairman of the BJA officially cutting the ribbon on Monday 2nd February. Henry Deakin…
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