HONG KONG, Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth annual
JNA Awards was a resounding success.
Twenty-eight shortlisted companies were recognised and
recipients of eleven award categories were announced at the
InterContinental Hong Kong on 14 September. To add to the
excitement that evening, internationally
acclaimed tenor, Warren Mok,
gave an outstanding performance to the audience.
Organised by JNA (Jewellery News Asia), the awards
event recognises and celebrates companies and individuals whose
passion for excellence, innovation and outstanding business
performance has helped shape the growth and development of
Asia's jewellery industry.
Shouzui Yasui, Chief Executive Officer of Yasui & Co, was
the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award -- one of the
highest accolades in the global jewellery and gemstone industry and
the most esteemed tribute conferred by the JNA Awards. Yasui is a
name that has long been associated with casting solutions for the
jewellery industry. Yasui's casting solutions, starting from the
wax injector, were seen as pivotal in the mass production of
jewellery, which consequently made jewellery accessible and
affordable to many.
The 14 award recipients across 10 categories are:
1. Brand of the Year -- Retail
Hiersun Industrial Co Ltd -- I Do -- China
2. Industry Innovation/Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Shenzhen Batar Investment Holding Group Co Ltd -- China
Shenzhen Foreway Jewellery Group Co Ltd -- China
Shenzhen Ganlu Jewellery Co Ltd -- China
Shenzhen Xingguangda Jewelry Industrial Co
Ltd -- China
3. Manufacturer of the Year-- Cutting & Polishing
Kiran Gems Pvt Ltd -- India
RMC Gems India Ltd -- India
4. Manufacturer of the Year -- Jewellery
PANDORA Production Co Ltd -- Thailand
5. Outstanding Enterprise of the Year -- ASEAN
Soo Kee Group -- Singapore
6. Outstanding Enterprise of the Year -- India
Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt Ltd -- India
7. Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – Greater China
KGK Jewellery Manufacturing Ltd -- Hong
Kong SAR
8. Retailer of the Year (450 outlets and below)
Beijing Cai Shi Kou Department Store Co Ltd -- China
9. E-tailer of the Year
China Stone Co Ltd -- Thailand
10. Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Age 40 and below)
Ms Wang Zhuo, Shenzhen Sunfeel
Jewelry Co Ltd -- China
Letitia Chow, Founder of
JNA, Director of Business Development -- Jewellery
Group at UBM Asia and Chair of the JNA Awards Judging Panel
commented, "Great teamwork is always the key to a successful event.
Each year, the JNA Awards team work closely with its stakeholders
-- our valued Headline and Honoured
Partners, the judges, all participants who have submitted entries,
and guests attending to make this a more meaningful and worthwhile
event in the international jewellery and gemstone scene. I would
like to extend, again, my warmest congratulations to all of the
recipients and honourees."
Simon Farry, Vice President of
Sales & Marketing of Rio Tinto Copper & Diamonds, said,
"Rio Tinto is proud to be a Headline
Partner of the JNA Awards for the last five years.
Partnerships are at the heart of everything we do -- they enable us
to offer diamonds that are tracked from the source and through
every stage of cutting & polishing by our customers. The JNA
Awards plays an important role in fostering the kinds of
partnerships required behind such innovative supply-chains, new
products and new markets for diamond jewellery."
Kent Wong, Managing Director of
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, added, "JNA Awards is a
platform for exchanging great ideas to raise industry standard,
generate innovation and uphold best practices for the betterment of
the jewellery industry. I am delighted to witness the growth of the
JNA Awards over the years and I believe that it will further deepen
its impact to the industry."
"The JNA Awards are a celebration of excellence, innovation and
achievement within the jewellery industry. By championing the
deserving nominees and winners, the JNA Awards stimulate creativity
and excellence throughout the industry. They also stand as an
initiative through which we, as an industry can come together and
collaborate for greater success,"
shared Ian Harebottle, CEO of
Gemfields.
In addition to the Headline Partners, Diarough Group, the Israel
Diamond Institute Group of Companies, Shanghai Diamond Exchange,
Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange, and Guangdong Land Holdings
Limited supported the JNA Awards 2016 as Honoured Partners.
For more information,
visit http://www.JNAawards.com/ or contact:
JNA Awards Marketing
UBM Asia (Hong Kong)
+852 2516-2184
marketing@JNAawards.com
Notes for Editors:
1. About JNA
(www.jewellerynewsasia.com)
JNA is the organiser of the JNA Awards and is the
flagship publication of UBM Asia's Jewellery Group. First published
in 1983, the title is the leader in providing up-to-date
international jewellery trade news with an Asian insight. It
features original, in-depth reports by experienced journalists
covering the latest developments in the diamond, pearl, coloured
gemstone, jewellery manufacturing, and equipment and supplies
sectors.
2. About the Headline
Partners
2.1 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited
(www.chowtaifook.com)
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (Stock Code: 1929) is a
world-class leading jeweller listed on the Main Board of The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong in
December 2011, and has become the
largest jeweller listed in Hong
Kong by market capitalisation.
The iconic brand "Chow Tai Fook" of the Group has been widely
recognised for its trustworthiness and authenticity, and renowned
for product design, quality and value. The acquisition of Hearts On
Fire, an internationally acclaimed U.S. luxury diamond brand, in
August 2014 has further underpinned
the Group's stature as a diamond expert in the industry.
The Group boasts an extensive retail network comprising over
2,300 Chow Tai Fook and Hearts On Fire stores spanning more than
500 cities in Greater China,
Singapore, Malaysia, South
Korea and the United
States, as well as a strong and fast growing e-tail network
through operating its Chow Tai Fook e-Shops and various e-tail
accounts on other online shopping platforms.
The Group's sophisticated vertically integrated business model
provides it with an effective and tight control over the entire
operation chain from raw material procurement, design, production,
to marketing and sales through its extensive POS and e-tail
channels.
2.2 Gemfields plc (www.gemfields.co.uk)
Gemfields plc is a leading supplier of responsibly sourced
coloured gemstones and is quoted on the AIM market of the London
Stock Exchange (ticker: GEM) where it is a constituent of the AIM50
index.
Gemfields is the operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem
emerald mine in Zambia and the
Montepuez ruby deposit in Mozambique. In addition Gemfields also holds a
50% interest in the Kariba amethyst mine in Zambia, as well as controlling interests in
various other gemstone mining and prospecting licenses in
Zambia, Mozambique, Colombia, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Sri
Lanka.
Gemfields' outright ownership of the Fabergé brand - an iconic
and prestigious brand of exceptional heritage - enables Gemfields
to optimise positioning, perception and consumer awareness of
coloured gemstones, advancing the Company's "mine and market"
vision.
Gemfields has developed a proprietary grading system and a
pioneering auction and trading platform to provide a consistent
supply of quality coloured gemstones to the global downstream
markets. This is a key component of the Company's business model
which the Directors believe has played an important role in the
appropriate distribution and associated resurgence of the global
coloured gemstone sector.
2.3 Rio Tinto Diamonds
(www.riotinto.com/diamondsandminerals)
Rio Tinto Diamonds is one of the world's major producers of
rough diamonds and operates a fully integrated diamond exploration,
mining and marketing business.
For over three decades, the company has been an important
participant in the international diamond market with two world
class underground diamond mines in Australia (Argyle) and Canada (Diavik) and an advanced diamond
project in India (Bunder).
Rio Tinto Diamonds' production is sorted and prepared for sale
at its sales and marketing office in Antwerp, Belgium, supported by a network of
representative offices in Hong
Kong, Mumbai and
New York. It also operates a niche
cutting and polishing factory in Perth,
Australia for the rare pink diamonds from its Argyle mine.
Rio Tinto Diamonds is a leading supporter of the Kimberley Process,
as well as a founding member of the Responsible Jewellery Council
and the Diamond Producers Association.
3. About the Honoured
Partners
3.1 Diarough Group (www.diarough.com)
Diarough Group was established in Antwerp in 1975 and owns diamond polishing
factories in China, India, Thailand and Botswana, with a network of sales offices
around the world. Diarough is known among the most professional and
respected names in the international diamond industry.
Diarough believes in building and nurturing long-term business
relationships based on mutual trust, finding solutions to business
and marketing problems, creating marketable opportunities through
innovative products and providing excellent client services.
Its jewellery manufacturing unit Uni-Design has produced many
award-winning jewellery pieces, which have been proudly worn by
celebrities on the red carpet over the years.
The Group employs over 3,500 people and is engaged in a wide
range of diamond business activities like rough trading, cutting,
polishing, jewellery manufacturing and marketing to retailers,
chain stores, global brands and private labels worldwide. Diarough
employs advanced technology and modern work speed with traditional
ethical business practices upon which the Company was founded.
3.2 Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies
(www.israelidiamond.co.il)
The Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) is a
non-profit, public interest company representing all institutions
involved in the Israeli Diamond Industry. Israel is one of the world's leading diamond
centres and IDI works to enhance Israel's position as a major trading and
manufacturing hub.
IDI works to benefit Israel's
diamond industry in a variety of areas including: marketing
and PR, technological innovation, encouraging local manufacturing,
training, and security consulting. IDI seeks out new markets for
Israeli diamonds and develops existing ones. As part of this
effort, IDI organises industry participation in major trade fairs
around the world, establishing Israeli Diamond Pavilions and
sponsoring events at these shows.
IDI operates a representative office in Hong Kong, which fosters trade relations with
Asian markets.
3.3 Shanghai Diamond Exchange
(www.cnsde.com)
Authorised by the State Council, the Shanghai Diamond Exchange
(SDE) is the only diamond exchange in China and provides diamond dealers a fair and
safe transaction venue under close supervision. It also enjoys a
favourable taxation policy and is operated in accordance with
international best practices of the diamond industry.
Established in 2000, the SDE is a non-profit, self-regulating
membership organisation and a member of the World Federation of
Diamond Bourses.
3.4 The Guangdong Gems & Jade
Exchange
Founded in February 2016, the
Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange is one of two provincial
jewellery trading platforms authorised by the People's Government
of Guangdong Province.
Aggregating resources from key industrial hubs across
Guangdong including Guangzhou, Pingzhou of Foshan, Yangmei of
Jieyang and Sihui of Zhaoqing, the Guangdong Gems & Jade
Exchange joins hands with world-renowned jewellery brands in
setting up an international supply chain integrated service
platform that offers a secure and convenient trading experience for
domestic and overseas jewellers.
The Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange is set to benefit
China's jewellery industry in a
variety of areas, such as the promotion of a healthier and more
balanced international division of labour, foreign trade
development, cross-border resource management and consumer market
growth. As part of this effort, it will take full advantage of the
base and influence of Guangdong's
jewellery industry and the benefits stemming from the Belt and Road
Initiative to establish linkages with national and global gemstone
and jewellery markets.
3.5 The Guangdong Land Holdings Limited
(www.gdland.com.hk)
The Guangdong Land Holdings Limited (GDLAND), with its
headquarters in Hong Kong, is
listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and is a
subsidiary of GDH Limited, which is Guangdong Province's largest conglomerate
operating outside Mainland China.
The principal business of GDLAND is property development and
investment, including but not limited to the development and
operational management of the innovative commercial real estate,
urban complex and industrial business complex. As the strategic arm
of GDH Limited, GDLAND engages in the business development of
commercial real estate, as well as the projects of urban and
industrial complex.
GDLAND's flagship project, namely the "Buxin Project", is
planned to become the biggest and most advanced jewellery mart in
the world, including a large-scale jewellery trading and exhibition
centre along with other facilities, with a lot size of over 87,000
square metres and the construction scale (floor area) is expected
to be more than 700,000 square metres. The Buxin Project, which is
located in the Buxin area of Luohu district in Central Shenzhen, close to the Shuibei Gold
and Jewellery Base, is expected to develop the area into one of the
most influential gold and jewellery trading and exchange platforms
in China and around the world.
4. About UBM Asia
(www.ubmasia.com)
Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia
is the largest trade show organiser in Asia and the largest commercial organiser in
China, India and Malaysia. Established with its headquarters in
Hong Kong and subsidiary companies
across Asia and in the US, UBM
Asia has a strong global presence in 24 major cities with 32
offices and 1,300 staff.
With a track record spanning over 30 years, UBM Asia operates in
19 market sectors with 230 events, 28 targeted trade publications,
18 round-the-clock online products for over 2,000,000 quality
exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and
subscribers from all over the world. We provide a one-stop
diversified global service for high-value business matching,
quality market news and online trading networks.
UBM Asia has extensive office networks in China, Southeast
Asia and India, three of
the world's fastest growing B2B events markets. UBM China has 12
offices in the major cities in mainland China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Guzhen and Shenzhen, where we organise 90 events. In
ASEAN, UBM Asia operates from its offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and the
Philippines with 70 events in this region. UBM India teams
in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai organise over 20 events every year
across the country.
UBM Asia was awarded 'Asia's
Most Reliable Trade Show Organizer Award' in Hong Kong's Most Valuable Companies Awards
(HKMVCA) 2016.
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