NAJ News

Compliance – What Does It Look Like?

02 November 2021

Six practical checks to ensure you stay compliant and give customers peace of mind.   Disclosure Treatments/terms Be transparent with descriptions. Best practice means telling customers exactly what they’re buying from the outset....

The Benevolent Society Appoint New Chairman

02 November 2021

Gay Penfold has been appointed as the Chair of the Benevolent Society following Simon Dawe’s recent departure from Ben Soc due to increasing work commitments. Gay joined Ben Soc as a trustee in June 2014 and is closely involved with the c...

Previewing the Winter issue of The Jeweller - Trick or Treat?

28 October 2021

 Enjoy an early look at an article from the upcoming Jeweller magazine. Gemstone treatments are they a trick or do they work a treat? Kerry Gregory of Gemmology Rocks has the answers. In my last feature for The Jeweller I discussed t...

CIBJO ’s Just-Released Pearl Special Report Provides Global Perspective of Impacts of COVID and Climate Change

28 October 2021

With less than one week to go to the opening of the 2021 CIBJO Congress on November 1, 2021, the seventh of this year’s CIBJO Special Reports has been released. Prepared by CIBJO’s Pearl Commission, headed by Kenneth Scarratt, the r...

The Birmingham Assay Office Celebrates Twenty-One Employees for Their Long Service With a Combined Total of 360 Dedicated Years

28 October 2021

Twenty-one loyal employees of the Birmingham Assay Office have collectively contributed 360 years of service spanning from 5 to 45 years.  The Birmingham Assay Office was founded in 1773 to provide assaying (testing) and hallmarking o...

Final Call for the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations

28 October 2021

The Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council (GC&DC) is calling for nominations from the UK jewellery, silversmithing and allied trades for its annual Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) for 2022. Nominations can be submitted via the Goldsmiths'...