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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May- 2013 -30 MayNews
Birmingham Assay Office CEO to retire
Itโs 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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Apr- 2013 -2 AprilManufacturers
Capella invests in the industry’s ethical future
Leading UK precious metal refiner Capella Manufacturing Ltd has launched a campaign to back the future of the jewellery industry by supporting up-and-coming students.
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Mar- 2013 -7 MarchTrade Organisations
N.A.G. calls council on Gold Paper
National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G.) members are being asked to attend the Associationโs Council and Forum day to discuss the N.A.G. Ethics Working Committeeโs Introduction to the Gold Paper.
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Feb- 2013 -20 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Gold Paper launch calls for jewellers to take the lead on CSR
The National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G.) and British Jewellersโ Associationโs (BJA) Gold Paper has called for the UKโs jewellers to lead the way in corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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6 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Michael Hoare to step down as N.A.G CEO
The National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G) has announced that its CEO and Jewellery Focusย columnist Michael Hoare will leave the association in April.
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Jan- 2013 -16 JanuaryEvents
White Pine Trading announces diamond sales events schedule
White Pine Trading LLC has announced it is to host four global diamond sales events during the first quarter of 2013.
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4 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Support increases for ethical jewellery as Fairtrade silver arrives in UK
The worldโs first batch of Fairtrade and Fairmined silver has arrived in the UK thanks to fair trade jewellery pioneer CRED Jewellery.
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3 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
CIBJO president praised by NAG for CSR statement
CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieriโs recent statement outlining the organisationโs doctrine for corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been praised by the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG).
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Nov- 2012 -28 NovemberTrade Organisations
โGold Standardโ 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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19 NovemberTrade Organisations
Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie to support RJC
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has recently added the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) to its list of official supporters.
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