Jewellery industry professional Amber Saunders has joined Insignety as it prepares to official launch at International Jewellery London next month. Saunders will be remembered by most in the trade for her role as sales and marketing manager at Brown & Newirth. Since then, Saunders has been working with diamond jewellery manufacturers Jewelex for the past…
Brown & Newirth launches first consumer outreach campaign
Wedding jewellery brand Brown & Newirth has launched its first consumer campaign to announce and celebrate the production of the company’s one millionth ring later this year. The campaign will come in the form of a social media outreach competition. The competition encourages owners of Brown & Newirth rings to photograph the Brown & Newirth…
HOT 100 2015 BRAND CHAMPIONS: John Reid and Gareth Thomas
Brown & Newirth has had another fantastic year of sales, thanks in part to the hard work and dedication of John Reid and Gareth Thomas – two regular faces at trade events and buyers’ meetings. For John Reid, who joined the jewellery industry just three years ago, the last 12 months have been full of…
2015 Review: Dominic Gommersall, Lumbers
This year saw Lumbers move location and welcome Brown & Newirth’s first shop-in-shop among other exciting things. Here, Lumbers owner Dominic Gommersall answers Professional Jewellers’ 2015 review questions. What have been the company’s 2015 highlights? A relocation of the business to an iconic Leicester City centre building has been the motivation and highlight of the…
Collections of the Year 2015: Wedding Bands
Professional Jeweller is delighted to showcase to you the winners and highly commended in this year’s Collections of the Year Wedding Band category. This year’s selection of five wedding bands offer large collections and unique alternatives for couples planning to walk down the aisle. From coloured gems to designs inspired by nature, please click on…
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Wedding Band PJCOTY 2015, Brown & Newirth for Coloured Gems
Consumer passion for coloured gemstones has completely revolutionised the jewellery industry in the past few years, turning once achromatic window displays into riots of colour. This demand for coloured stones has been strong in the bridal market too, and while much of the focus has been on engagement rings set with coloured stones such as…
COLLECTIONS OF THE YEAR: Brown & Newirth on winning Wedding Ring 2014
In the lead up to Collections of the Year 2015, Professional Jeweller have caught up with some of last year’s winners to see how the achievement impacted them. Next, we have caught up with Brown & Newirth’s head of brand development, Gareth Thomas, to find out how the team felt winning Wedding Ring Collection of the Year 2014.…
FEATURE: Brown & Newirth talk brand strategy
With a British-made story, a line-up of new collections and a debut bricks-and-mortar boutique, Brown & Newirth has proved that slow and steady really can win the race. Professional Jeweller speaks to sales director John Ball about the results of four years’ hard work… In a world of fast fashion, snap decisions and instant…
