The CIBJO EU Committee also raised the subject of the European Union's REACH Regulations, which concern the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. In particular, it referred to EN 1811:1998, which is the revised legal standard for testing articles for compliance with nickel release limits, which became effective in the EU from March 31, 2013, replacing the earlier standard from 1998. EN 1811:2011 is applicable to articles intended to come into …

Winners will be presented with a treble clef award provided by Jewellery Quarter-based  company WH Darby. The Birmingham Assay Office will engrave the awards with the winners’ names. Several of this year’s nominees, along with an exciting array of musicians from around the world, will also be playing at venues across the city as part of the 29th Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival (5th -14th July). Over 200 (mostly) free performances will take music to pubs, re…

St Paul’s Church will host the best jazz musicians in the UK[/caption] Jim Simpson, former manager of Black Sabbath, started the British Jazz Awards with legendary jazz personalities Humphrey Lyttleton and Benny Green. He said: “We felt that Jazz musicians were often overlooked for their talents and so decided to set up the British Jazz Awards to celebrate the genre. The Jewellery Quarter BID has helped bring the awards back to Birmingham and we are very excited to have Jaki as …