HONG KONG, April 17, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- The Gubelin Group, known for its three areas of
expertise -- fine jewellery that merges Swiss goldsmith
craftsmanship with rare gemstones, a world-renowned scientific
gemstone laboratory and the Gubelin Academy for gemmological
education -- is returning as an Honoured Partner of the JNA Awards
for the third consecutive year, awards organiser JNA
(Jewellery News Asia) has announced.
The Switzerland-based company
joins Headline Partners Rio Tinto and Chow Tai Fook, and fellow
Honoured Partners Diarough Group, Israel Diamond Institute Group of
Companies (IDI), Shanghai Diamond Exchange and Guangdong Land
Holdings Limited (GDLAND) in supporting one of the industry's most
prestigious and widely respected awards initiatives.
The JNA Awards recognises and honours outstanding companies from
around the world whose business practices have had a positive
impact on the Asian region and the gemstone and jewellery industry.
These companies have shown exceptional leadership, embraced
innovation and demonstrated a commitment to sustainability.
Raphael Gubelin, CEO and Board
Member of the Gubelin Group, said, "We are very delighted to
support JNA Awards 2015, probably the most important event of the
year for the jewellery industry. It is an occasion to catch up with
old friends, strengthen relationships, and discuss recent
innovations and new ideas or products. For our part, we are pleased
to announce this year that the Gubelin Gem Lab will introduce
redesigned Gem Reports, improving their readability. In addition,
in September during the fair, we are proud to be launching our new
Level 2 classes at the Gubelin Academy, providing an even deeper
insight into coloured gemstones."
"Gubelin has long been recognised as a company that consistently
strives for excellence and has a deep commitment to the highest
standards -- values that the JNA Awards is set out to promote in
the jewellery and gemstone industry. We are most honoured to
join hands with such a respectable global partner in building
synergy among industry stakeholders and supporting best business
practices within the trade," added Letitia
Chow, founder of JNA and Director of Business
Development -- Jewellery Group at UBM Asia.
Established in 1854, Gubelin is a family-owned business now led
by sixth-generation members with operations covering jewellery
manufacturing, retail, gemstone testing, and most recently, a
gemstone education academy. Headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland, Gubelin has nine boutiques in key
locations across Switzerland,
Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. In 2013, Gubelin further grew its
presence in Asia, with the
inauguration of its VIP Salon and the opening of the Gubelin
Academy in Hong Kong, which offers
courses aimed at trade professionals, private clients and
connoisseurs of coloured gemstones.
The group also operates its world-renowned Gubelin Gem Lab, one
of the world's oldest and most respected institutions of its kind,
which is widely trusted by gemstone dealers, jewellery retailers,
auction houses, royal families and private collectors since the
1920s.
JNA Awards 2015 is now accepting entries until 30 April, 24:00
Hong Kong time. The awards
ceremony will be held on Sunday, 20 September, during the September
Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair 2015, at the Regal Airport Hotel
in Hong Kong, where the Recipients
in 16 award categories will be announced.
For more information about the JNA Awards, including the full
list of 2015 award categories, visit www.JNAawards.com or
contact:
JNA Awards Marketing
UBM Asia (Hong Kong)
+852 2516-1683
marketing@jnaawards.com
Notes for Editors:
1. About JNA
(www.jewellerynewsasia.com)
JNA is the flagship magazine 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, gemstone, jewellery manufacturing, and equipment
and supplies sectors.
2. About the Headline Partners
2.1 Rio Tinto Diamonds
(www.riotinto.com/diamondsandminerals)
Rio Tinto operates a fully integrated diamonds business from
exploration through to sales and marketing. It is one of the
world's major diamond producers through its 100 percent control of
the Argyle mine in Australia, 60
percent interest in Diavik mine in Canada, 78 percent interest in the Murowa mine
in Zimbabwe and 100 percent
interest in the Bunder project in India.
Rio Tinto's share of the production from its three operating
diamond mines is sold through its sales and marketing office in
Antwerp, with representative
offices in Mumbai, Hong Kong and New York. It also operates
a niche cutting and polishing factory in Perth for the rare pink diamonds from its
Argyle mine. Rio Tinto is a leading supporter of the Kimberley
Process, as well as a founding member of the Responsible Jewellery
Council.
2.2 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited
(www.chowtaifook.com)
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd, one of the world's leading
jeweller and the largest in terms of sales, was listed on the Main
Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong in December 2011. Chow
Tai Fook is now a constituent stock
of the Hang Seng China 50 Index and the Hang Seng Mainland 100
Index.
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 recent acquisition of
Hearts On Fire, an internationally acclaimed luxury jewellery
brand, has further underpinned the Group's stature as a diamond
expert in the industry.
The Group has an extensive retail network comprising over 2,250
Chow Tai Fook and Hearts On Fire points of sale spanning nearly 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-Shop and various e-tail
accounts on other online shopping platforms.
The Group's sophisticated vertically integrated business model
provides 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.
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 Gubelin Group (www.gubelin.com)
Since 1854, the name Gubelin has stood for the very highest
standards in gemstones, jewellery and watches. With its selection
of the most sought-after timepieces and jewellery of its own
design, the family-run business is represented at all the prime
locations in Switzerland: Lucerne,
Zurich, Basel, Bern,
St. Moritz, Lugano and
Geneva. Last November, Gubelin
Jewellery established its presence in Hong Kong.
Besides the jewellery boutiques and the Gubelin Ateliers, the
group has a newly-established Academy and a world-renowned
Gemmological Laboratory. The Gubelin Gem Lab is one of the oldest
and most respected institutions of its kind, relied on by dealers,
auction houses, royal families and collectors since the 1920s.
3.3 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 organizes 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.
3.4 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.
3.5 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 30
offices and 1,300 staff.
With a track record spanning over 30 years, UBM Asia operates in
20 market sectors with 230 dynamic face-to-face exhibitions and
high-level professional conferences, 23 targeted trade
publications, 20 round-the-clock online products for over 1,000,000
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 11
offices in the major cities in mainland China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Guzhen and Shenzhen, where we organise 90 exhibitions and
conferences. In ASEAN, UBM Asia operates from its offices in
Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and the
Philippines with over 40 events in this region. UBM India
teams in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai organise 40 exhibitions and
conferences every year across the country.
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