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The Betts Group has been recognised for its ethical and sustainable approach to business at this year’s UK Jewellery Awards. The family-run precious metal firm won ‘Ethical Jewellery Business of the Year’ at the UK’s longest running and most established industry awards event. The award recognises the Group’s strong…
Betts Metal Sales reopens Jewellery Quarter trade counter for business
Precious metal expert, Betts Metal Sales, reopened its Birmingham Jewellery Quarter trade counter for business last week (2 December). The historic family-run firm has announced that its premises in Spencer Street will be open to the public, following the latest national coronavirus lockdown. Despite current tier three restrictions in Birmingham,…
Betts Group celebrates 260th anniversary with industry-leading move to responsibly sourced gold
One of the UK’s oldest family-run businesses has marked its 260th anniversary by announcing the use of responsibly sourced gold in all of its manufactured gold products. The Betts Group, which was formed in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter at the dawn of the industrial revolution, has revealed that it is…
Precious metal markets take collective breath before next move
Having corrected and stabilised over the summer, the precious metal markets seem to be taking a collective breath before the next move, writes Betts Group managing director, Charlie Betts. Few people would argue that the long-term impact of Covid 19 on the global economy has yet revealed itself. After an…
Sharp rise in gold and silver prices as Covid crisis continues
The enormity of the long-term impact of Covid 19 on the global economy has finally began to be reflected in precious metal markets, writes Betts Group managing director, Charlie Betts. In the past two months, we have seen sharp rises in the gold and particularly the silver price as investors…