The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has unveiled the shortlist line-up for its annual awards.
The NAJ awards acknowledge and celebrate the exceptional contribution of our members to the jewellery industry.
This year introduces two new awards. New for 2017 is the ‘Website of the Year’, which recognises outstanding B2B or B2C websites that are customer friendly and inspire the user to make an informed purchase, and the ‘Sales Person of the Year’ accolade, which celebrates service delivered by retail staff, sales agents and area sales people.
The final eight categories for this year’s awards with the shortlisted companies are:
Retailer of the Year
Anja Potze Jewellery
Wongs Jewellers
W E Clarke & Son
Peter Jackson Jeweller
Jody Cory Goldsmith
Sales Person of the Year
Hollie Francis, Henryka Ltd
Eleanor Marshall, R J Morris Jewellers
James Beckinsale, 77 Diamonds
Victoria Louise, Lucy Quartermaine
Zee Robinson, Claudia Bradby
Jewellery & Watch Supplier of the Year
Nova Silver
Unique and co
London De Limited
Hockley Mint
Roseberry
Designer of the Year
MyriamSOS
Charlotte Lowe
VIXI Jewellery
Rachel Galley
Arabel Lebrusan
Website of the Year
77 Diamonds
Winterson
Atelier Technology
Lucy Quartermaine
Repairsbypost
Service Provider of the Year
Hockley Mint
The Guild of Valuers & Jewellers
The Jewellers Box Company
John BenjaminLtd
Parify Ltd
Workshop Employee of the Year
Deborah Rootham, PA Jewellery
Andrew Stocks, Baroque Bespoke Jewellery
Paul Strong, WJ Edwards
Ross Booner, Saunders & Pughe
Stuart Harkness, Harkness Premier Jewellers Ltd
Sam Devoil, 77 Diamonds
KickStarter of the Year
Farrah Al-Dujaili, Oddical
Alice Barnes
Becky Dockree
Raliegh Goss
Emily Kidson
Lucy Spink Jewellery
Claire Macfarlane
Rhona McCallum
Ana Simoes, Muscari Jewellery
Heather Woof
