South Wales
This coverage highlights jewellery trade activity across South Wales, focusing on the region’s independent jewellers, manufacturers, and design talent. Jewellery Focus reports on retail openings, business growth, and local craftsmanship shaping the area’s commercial landscape. Coverage also explores how South Wales’ jewellery sector contributes to the wider UK market, with insights into consumer demand, regional sourcing, and community-led initiatives supporting the trade.
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Oct- 2025 -29 OctoberProduct Launches
Royal Mint unveils limited-edition sustainable jewellery collection
The Royal Mint has launched a limited-edition jewellery collection made entirely from recycled precious metals, combining its heritage in metalworking with modern sustainability techniques. The new 886 by The Royal Mint collection includes 400 pieces, featuring signet rings, bracelets, earrings and pendants. Each design contains a solid gold 1/40oz Britannia…
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Aug- 2025 -29 AugustInternational
London DE Group invests in Australian gold and rare earth project
London DE Group has partnered with Broula King Enterprises (BKE) to fund a new gold and rare earth elements (REE) processing plant in New South Wales, Australia. The project, near the town of Goulburn, aims to recommission dormant artisanal and small-scale mines across the state, many of which have been…
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Jul- 2025 -1 JulyManufacturers
Royal Mint crafts new Mappin and Webb 250th anniversary collection
The Royal Mint has produced a new collection for British luxury retailer Mappin and Webb to mark its 250th anniversary, using gold recovered from electronic waste. The 15-piece range was designed and made by The Royal Mint’s craftspeople and draws on traditional techniques alongside contemporary styling. The collection is being…
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Feb- 2024 -1 FebruaryManufacturers
Heritage Crafts and The Royal Mint launch new bursaries
The Royal Mint and Heritage Crafts have announced four new bursaries for precious metal workers to preserve and champion traditional British craftsmanship skills. The four successful applicants of the 2024 bursary scheme will benefit from up to £4,000 in funding each, as well as one-to-one support from the staff at…
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Apr- 2022 -6 AprilRetailers
Royal Mint debuts into jewellery market with unisex collection
The Royal Mint’s newly launched lifestyle brand, 886, has unveiled its debut line of in-house fine jewellery with a unisex collection which uses gold recovered from electronic waste. Designed by creative director Dominic Jones, the debut collection features classic hoop earrings, T-bar chains, bands, studs, traditional signet rings and cuffs.…
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May- 2021 -10 MayRetailers
Gembridge appoints new Australian ambassador
Gembridge has announced that it has appointed Mark Tremonti as the new group ambassador in Australia to help further develop the business. Tremonti is a dealer in rare gemstones and coloured diamonds, who helped open new gateways to gemstone trade in Asia and helped build trading networks in the US…
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Dec- 2018 -17 DecemberBusinesses For Sale
For Sale: Ernest G. Brooks Jewellers – Rent £10,400 Per Annum
Established High Street Jewellers in business for 19 years for sale due to sudden ill health of the current owners. The store is situated at the crossroads of the South Wales town of Ammanford . The town is approximately five minutes from junction 49 of the M4 and around one…
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Aug- 2016 -17 AugustEvents
Jewellery firms named in Small Business Saturday’s ‘Small Biz 100’
Six small jewellery firms have been named among the 100 small businesses in the UK to be celebrated by Small Business Saturday. The businesses will be among those featured one per day for the 100 days leading up to the dedicated Small Business Saturday on 3 December. The jewellery companies…
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Jun- 2016 -13 JuneCrime
Five jailed over £7m Monopoly money scam on jewellery stores
A gang of conmen who used Monopoly money to trick jewellery store owners as part of a £7m scam have been sent to jail for a combined total of 22 years. The sentencing follows an investigation into organised frauds, including an elaborate fraud in Bristol where a jeweller lost £420,000…
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8 JuneCurrent Affairs
Royal Mint to sell gold bars into pensions for first time
The Royal Mint, which supplies all of the UK’s coinage, is to offer investors the chance to own gold bars within their pensions for the first time. The plans will see the Royal Mint offer private individuals and pension scheme providers access to buy and manage gold held within their…
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