Final category sponsors for the NAJ Awards announced
03 May 2022
Today, the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has announced the final category sponsors joining this year’s NAJ Awards celebrations.
Hockley Mint has been unveiled as Retailer of the Year sponsor, while Dimexon supports the newly created category, Designer-Retailer of the Year. Finally, Jewellery Education and Training (JET) Programmes will be sponsoring Salesperson of the Year at this year’s event on June 12th as part of the second NAJ Summit.
Rajiv Mehta, Dimexon Director, shared,
“Dimexon is proud to support the NAJ Awards by sponsoring this year's Designer-Retailer of the Year category. Britain has a long and brilliant legacy when it comes to producing creative jewellers, and we are privileged to play a supporting role in this through supplying fully traceable, perfectly calibrated, natural melee diamonds. Our family business has served some of the biggest names in the watch and jewellery industry since its inception in 1966. With our new online store that provides quick and easy access to melee for all approved professionals, we look forward to seeing what the next generation of talented jewellery designers will do with our diamonds.”
Kevan Jenkinson, Sales Director at Hockley Mint, said,
“We are delighted to be exhibiting at the NAJ Summit 2022 and are proud sponsors of the Retailer of the Year Award. It is a great opportunity for us to promote Honest British Craftsmanship and celebrate the exceptional efforts of fellow companies in the jewellery industry.”
Principal Officer of the NAJ, Ben Massey, stated,
“It’s wonderful to see such long-running and established jewellery businesses be part of the NAJ Awards. With education and training so crucial to developing the best salespeople in the trade, we only felt it right that the NAJ’s industry-recognised training programme, JET, should support the individual excellence of those nominated for Salesperson of the Year.
“We are excited to be sharing the celebrations with a host of fantastic sponsors, and we look forward to welcoming members and guests on June 12th to reveal the winners.”
Dimexon, Hockley Mint and JET Programmes join headline sponsor Nivoda and fellow category sponsors TH March, Royds Withy King, CMJ and the BATF.
CMJ and BATF join the NAJ Awards as category sponsors
The NAJ Awards 2022 feature seven categories, including Retailer of the Year, Designer-Retailer of the Year, Team of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year, Designer of the Year, Supplier of the Year and Salesperson of the Year.
The NAJ Awards finalists are as follows:
Retailer of the Year (sponsored by Hockley Mint)
- Bradley’s Jewellers York
- C W Sellors
- Sonny’s Jewellers
- Fitzgerald Jewellers
- Mitchel & Co
Designer-Retailer of the Year (sponsored by Dimexon)
- Jessica Flinn Jewellery
- Saunders & Pughe
- Lucy Quartermaine Jewellery
- Dinny Hall
- Purely Diamonds
Team of the Year (sponsored by TH March)
- Harriet Kelsall
- Daniella Draper
- Powells Jewellery
- 77 Diamonds
- Hockley Mint
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year (sponsored by BATF)
- De Beers
- Karlin Anderson Jewellery
- Lebrusan Studio
- Purely Diamonds
- Lucy Quartermaine Jewellery
Designer of the Year (sponsored by Royds Withy King)
- Arabel Lebrusan (Lebrusan Studio)
- Dainty London
- Isabella Day
- Augustine Jewels
- Emma Fathers (Jessica Flinn Jewellery)
Supplier of the Year (sponsored by CMJ)
- Sierra Consultancy
- V M + Events
- Nivoda
- Merrell Casting
- Georgia Wang Jewellery
Salesperson of the Year (sponsored by JET Programmes)
- Louise Coleman (Lucy Quartermaine Jewellery)
- Claire Beatson (Nightingale Jewellers)
- Fatima Hammal (Purely Diamonds)
- Tina Mollard (Time and Motion Jewellers)
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Source: National Association of Jewellers