A group of UK silversmiths and jewellers have launched a campaign to restrict the use of distinctive traditional UK hallmarks, including city marks, to items hallmarked in the UK. For over 700 years UK hallmarks have only been struck in the UK, but the campaign said that there is now a “considerable drive” by assay … Read More →
Hot Diamonds has seen an encouraging start to sell-through of its new brand Anaïs Paris with UK independents. Adryan Cresswell, head of commerce, said: “We dispatched the first Anaïs Paris orders to the UK independents sector at the start of July and are very excited indeed with the early sell-out reports to consumers.” He said … Read More →
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of The De Beers Group of Companies, is fortifying its diamond-grading services in the United Kingdom with a recent partnership with the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ). NAJ members will benefit from preferential terms when they submit diamonds to the IIDGR’s UK lab for diamond … Read More →
After another cold day, especially in the chilly wind in the south and east, it will turn milder later this week. Monday night will start frosty and dry for most, with showers clearing Britain’s south-west and North Sea coasts. Later, patchy rain will move across Northern Ireland and the Republic, reaching Scotland, west Wales and … Read More →
Home Retail Group has divested its DIY arm Homebase, now owned by Australian group Wesfarmers following 99.3% of shareholders voting in favour of the move. The deal, first submitted in December, valued the business at £340m. It was approved at an AGM last week and the deal was completed at the weekend. Homebase will disappear from … Read More →
It’s just been announced that a new jewellery blog, The Diamond Store Magazine, is up for a UK Blog Award in 2016. The online publication is by the luxury London online jeweller, TheDiamondStore.co.uk. The UK Blog Awards are Britain’s biggest yearly tribute to the nation’s best blogging talent. The Diamond Store Magazine made the second … Read More →