Supply Chain
The supply chain is the backbone of the UK jewellery industry, connecting designers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. For trade professionals, understanding supply chain dynamics is essential to managing costs, ensuring ethical sourcing, and maintaining resilience in the face of global challenges. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on supply chain developments, from material sourcing and logistics to regulatory changes and sustainability initiatives, helping businesses stay agile and informed in a competitive market.
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Mar- 2016 -1 MarchTrade Organisations
London Diamond Bourse launches new IIDGR window service
The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) today launched a new window service which will enable members diamonds to be sent to the IIDGR Lab in Maidenhead for grading or screening. LDB chief operating officer Victoria McKay said: โOur partnership with IIDGR, part of the De Beers Group of Companies, continues to…
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Jan- 2016 -29 JanuaryTrade Organisations
Edinburgh Assay Office celebrates one year of Heathrow sub office
The Edinburgh Assay Office is celebrating its first full year of operating a sub office at Heathrow Airport. The Hallmarking in Transit (HIT) service, which launched in January last year, was developed to streamline the supply chain for gold and gem set importers. It allows importers of precious metal jewellery…
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Dec- 2015 -23 DecemberOpinion
Another step forward in an ongoing challenge
Diamond grading issues have been a hot topic in recent months, but a new ISO Standard could benefit the consumer and retailer. STELLA LAYTON, chief assay master at the Birmingham Assay Office, explains.[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The industry has come a long way since we staged our first Great Debate…
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7 DecemberTrade Organisations
Inaugural NAJ Awards incorporated in Benevolent Society Ball
The 80th British Jewellery Giftware & Finishing Federation Benevolent Society Ball, incorporating the NAJ Awards, took place inย Solihull on December 3. This year’s event incorporatedย very first National Association of Jewellers Member Awards, designed to “flag up all that is most excellent about the UKโs extremely diverse jewellery industry”. The NAJ…
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3 DecemberEvents
Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office opens first retail hallmarking facility
The Goldsmithsโ Company Assay Office has announced the opening of its first hallmarking facility within a retail jeweller. The in-house assay office, which opened in November, is located within a purpose-built facility at Graff Diamondsโ London workshop in Mayfair. The facility, which has its own dedicated member of the assay…
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Oct- 2015 -19 OctoberEditor's Blog
Editor’s Letter October 2015
If you follow business news closely and your confidence is affected by it day to day, then this month will have made for a turbulent one. Hallmarking was down in the month of August โ a disappointing continuation of the surprise downward movement seen in July โ but then global…
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Jul- 2015 -24 JulyTrade Organisations
AnchorCert backs new Diamond ISO Standard
The Birmingham Assay Office’sย AnchorCert Gem Labย has welcomedย the recent publication of a new diamond ISO Standard. The standard, entitled ‘Consumer Confidence in the Diamond Industry’, was published on 1st July, and AnchorCertย described it asย a “refreshingly simple and concise document intended to help the consumer understand the different choices available to them”.…
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23 JulyAppointments
Clogau appointed exclusive distributor of Endless Jewelry in UK and Ireland
Welsh jewellery brand Clogauย has been appointed exclusive distributor for Endless Jewelry in the UK and Ireland. Endless is the fastest-growing new jewellery brand worldwide, and in less than two years its range ofย leather bracelets and charms has entered 24 markets on four continents. Ben Roberts, managing directorย of Clogau, said:ย โAt Clogau…
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23 JulyRetailers
Beaverbrooks re-certified by Responsible Jewellery Council
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that Beaverbrooks the Jewellers has achieved Certification against the 2013 Code of Practices at its head office and all 67 stores across the UK. Andrew Bone, RJCโs executive director, said: โIt is a pleasure to announce that Beaverbrooks the Jewellers has been certified…
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20 JulyAppointments
Michael Rawlinson named NAJ chief executive
The British Jewellersโ Association (BJA) and the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) unification working party today names Michael Rawlinson the inaugural chief executive officer for the new organisation, the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ). Rawlinson, currently chief executive of the NAG, wasย appointed following a comprehensive selection process involving interviews and…
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