Michael Northcott

Michael is the editor of Jewellery Focus magazine. He draws from experience at a wide range of B2B magazines, including Management Today, Legal Business, Retail Week and Hotel Owner. Feel free to drop him a line with any stories or feature ideas.

May- 2011 -

23 May

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Kim Poor working with lost Burle-Marx gems

A Belgravia-based Brazilian artist and jewellery designer is launching a collection created from the very last stone
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23 May

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Business stays loyal to watches

Recent speculation that mobile phones are replacing watches as the preferred way of telling the time is disputed by
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20 May

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Jewellery Showcase to celebrate London glassblowing

To celebrate this month’s London Jewellery Week, Peter Layton’s London Glassblowing studio and gallery
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20 May

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Gary Williams joins Mastermelt

Gary Williams, the vice chairman of the British Jewellers’ Association and former director of Brown & Newirth,
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20 May

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Hallmarking down again in April

The total number of units hallmarked in April fell, year-on-year, by 34.2 per cent, according to data released
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20 May

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Indian diamond industry set for 100 per cent growth

The Indian diamond industry, long hailed as one of the next big players in worldwide jewellery markets,
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20 May

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Birmingham Assay Office seeks pastures new

The Birmingham Assay Office has reported that it is seeking a new site in the city’s famous Jewellery Quarter in…
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20 May

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‘Not Swiss enough’ watch brands under threat

The future of a number of mid-market Swiss-made watch brands may be under threat if repeated calls for tighter regulations…
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20 May

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No strong recovery for some time yet, warns CBI

The UK economy will continue to make headway in 2011, but growth will be patchy and slow, according to the…
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