NAJ News

The Benevolent Society Cancels Tower of London Dinner

05 May 2020

The Benevolent Society has received confirmation from the Tower of London that the Tower will now remain closed for all public and private events until at least the end of June 2020. Unfortunately, this means that the Benevolent Society charity di...

In memory of founding NAJ Member, Gladys Duranczyk

05 May 2020

We are very sad to pass on the news that Gladys Duranczyk, of T&G Duranczyk in Hebden Bridge, passed away last week. She was 93. In September 2015 she retired from the industry, selling the 52-year old business, which she ran on her own after her...

Meeting The Creatives: Shaun Leane

05 May 2020

Belinda Morris talks to designer Shaun Leane to discover his jewellery story

SecurityWise update: Cyber Security during COVID-19

04 May 2020

The jewellery community is facing further business challenges in response to the impact of the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. We understand the difficulty in closing physical stores and temporarily closing your business, if you have staff working...

Precious Materials Insight: Polished diamond prices risk further falls in the near term

04 May 2020

Polished diamond prices risk further downwards pressure as the global coronavirus-driven economic crisis has slashed demand, but there have been some positive signals at the top end of the diamond jewellery market. David Brough reports.

IJL extend deadline for revitalised KickStart 2020 initiative to June 1st

04 May 2020

The deadline for online applications for the eleventh annual IJL KickStart mentorship competition has been extended to 1 June 2020.