BCU student wins £500 prize and work experience with the manufacturing house.
Weston Beamor strengthens 3D print and bespoke teams
Weston Beamor has strengthened its 3D print and bespoke teams as customer demand for personalisation grows. Just a few months on from Ed Hole’s promotion to business manager, Weston Beamor has announced a new starter and two internal promotions. Sarah Parry, who graduated from Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery following the completion of a…
Jewellery Industry Supplier of the Year finalists announced for 2018 PJ Awards
Professional Jeweller is delighted to announce the finalists in the Jewellery Industry Supplier of the Year category of the 2018 Professional Jeweller Awards. This category is for jewellery industry suppliers operating in the UK that have demonstrated they have the best products, sales, support and service this year. The finalists in the Professional Jeweller Awards Jewellery Industry Supplier of the Year…
Weston Beamor helps next generation of jewellers up the ladder with work experience prize
Birmingham-based casting house, 3D printing and bespoke manufacturing company, Weston Beamor, is continuing its efforts to welcome new talent into the sector with a bumper work experience opportunity. Weston Beamor has offered up a week of work experience, including access to jewellery CAD designers, 3D print technicians and master craftsmen, plus £250 cash prize, at…
INTERVIEW: Why the only way is ethics for WB the Creative Jewellery Group
WB The Creative Jewellery Group (WBTCJG) prides itself on its focus on ethical jewellery manufacture and supply chains, but what sits behind this focus and success? And why is it important? Fiona Pluck, WBTCJG’s head of quality control and quality assurance, explains why the only way is ethics for the UK fine jewellery manufacturer. How…
Weston Beamor announces new business manager
Weston Beamor has announced changes to its leadership team, with current head of CAD design and 3D Printing, Ed Hole, being promoted to the role of business manager for the bespoke precious metals casting, 3D printing and production division. Hole has worked at Weston Beamor for more than 14 years, joining the team in 2003…
Weston Beamor unveils Live Project winner
Birmingham City University (BCU) School of Jewellery (SoJ) student Kai-Blu Triassi has won the annual Weston Beamor (WB) Live Project with his contemporary geometric ‘Dyad’ engagement and wedding ring set design. The annual competition is open to all BCU SoJ students in their second year of a Higher National Diploma in Jewellery Manufacturing. Competition for…
Weston Beamor unveils shortlist for annual design awards
Three Birmingham City University School of Jewellery students have been shortlisted as finalists in an annual design competition run by Weston Beamor. Entrant of the Live Project design competition, which is open to all BCU students in their second year of a Higher National Diploma in Jewellery Manufacturing, had to design a wedding and engagement…
WB the Creative Jewellery Group sold to Heimerle + Meule Group
Patrick and Vivian Fuller, co-owners of WB The Creative Jewellery Group, have announced that, after 70 years in family ownership, the business has been sold to the Heimerle + Meule Group, the precious metals division of L. Possehl & Co. mbH, for an undisclosed sum. The sale includes all three businesses in WB The Creative…
Gemex hires Weston Beamor’s Glen Day
Diamond jewellery manufacturer Gemex has announced the appointment of a former Weston Beamor employee. Weston Beamor’s business development manager, Glen Day, has been hired by Gemex as a new business development manager for the Midlands area. Day has been in the trade for 33 years, has worked in manufacturing, wholesale and retail, and as such comes with…
