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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Dec- 2015 -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 in Solihull on December 3. This year’s event incorporated very first National Association of Jewellers Member Awards, designed to “flag up all that is most excellent about the UK’s extremely diverse jewellery industry”. The NAJ…
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3 DecemberEvents
Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office opens first retail hallmarking facility
The Goldsmiths’ 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 Diamonds’ 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 – a disappointing continuation of the surprise downward movement seen in July – but then global…
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Jul- 2015 -24 JulyTrade Organisations
AnchorCert backs new Diamond ISO Standard
The Birmingham Assay Office’s AnchorCert Gem Lab has welcomed the recent publication of a new diamond ISO Standard. The standard, entitled ‘Consumer Confidence in the Diamond Industry’, was published on 1st July, and AnchorCert described it as 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 Clogau 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 of leather bracelets and charms has entered 24 markets on four continents. Ben Roberts, managing director of Clogau, said: “At 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, RJC’s executive director, said: “It 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 Jewellers’ 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, was appointed following a comprehensive selection process involving interviews and…
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1 JulyAppointments
RJC appoints Andrew Bone as executive director
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed a new executive director, Andrew Bone, as part of the organisation’s ongoing management restructure. Bone, who has extensive experience in the diamond and marketing sectors, has previously worked at De Beers and was also behind many industry initiatives including the Kimberley Process, the…
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1 JulyEditor's Blog
The naysayers must now eat their words
Almost two years ago I wrote sceptically about the initial murmurings of a merger between the two major jewellery trade associations. Not out of any sense of doubt that a merger was possible, but because I was new to the industry and I asked dozens of people for their thoughts.…
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Jun- 2015 -8 JuneAppointments
Endless strengthens senior management and secures investment
Endless Jewelry has announced that it has appointed Paul Moonga as its new CEO and has sold further shares to raise more working capital. The Danish composable jewellery brand said the appointment of Moonga will give founder Jesper Nielsen the opportunity to focus on “overall brand development”. Moonga joins from…
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