It’s 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. Despite The Birmingham Assay Office having been in operation for nearly 240 years, Michael is only its twelfth Assay Master and he has … Read more
SP Green & Co. Ltd, specialists in creating bespoke, exclusively designed luxury jewellery, has opened a new store in the Jewellery Quarter. The store, on Warstone Lane, will sell branded goods as the company looks to expand its product range. Chris Simkin, of S.P. Green & Co. Ltd, said: “We are proud to be based in the … Read more
Virgin Media is working with training provider Freeformers and Innovation Birmingham to offer small businesses in Birmingham the opportunity to participate in a series of online training workshops to learn how to build a live web page, release a viral social video, develop a web app and new social online marketing techniques. The workshops will … Read more
Businesses across the Jewellery Quarter will hold a series of ‘open door’ events next month, as part of a fringe event at this year’s Birmingham Made Me (BMM). Birmingham Made Me has been developed to promote innovation and the great products designed and made in the city and across the Midlands. The Jewellery Quarter BID is arranging … Read more
Fellows’ monthly sale of Antique & Modern Jewellery featured 525 lots of fabulous jewellery and cocktail watches. Over 350 bidders from 24 countries registered for live bidding online against a busy saleroom and a packed gallery for telephone bids – all anticipating the sale’s star lot. The first hour of the auction got off to … Read more
A landmark Jewellery Quarter pub is being given a new lease of life with a Deep South-inspired venture. The Church Inn in Great Hampton Street is being rejuvenated thanks to a partnership between Birmingham’s Soul Food Project and Everards Brewery. The pub’s new licensee is Carl Finn, 28, who founded the Soul Food Project, and … Read more
The Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) hosted a visit from Rt Hon Don Foster MP yesterday (30th April) to discuss its bid to become a neighbourhood forum. The Trust is working to become an official neighbourhood forum under the Localism Act. The Localism Act gives communities more rights and powers to shape new development and ensure that … Read more
