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Boodles commits to using Single Mine Origin gold in its jewellery

28 Jan 2021
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Betts Group is working in partnership with luxury jeweller, Boodles, to offer Single Mine Origin (SMO) gold in its jewellery.

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Expanding Betts Envirometal opens new factory in Kidderminster

15 Jan 2021
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The UK’s leading company for silver recovery and recycling has invested in a new storage and waste management facility in the West Midlands, following a period of sustained growth. Family-run Betts Envirometal, which recycles all forms of X-ray film for the NHS and leading aerospace businesses, has taken…

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Betts Group wins ‘Ethical Jewellery Business of the Year’ at UK Jewellery Awards

18 Dec 2020
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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…

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Betts Metal Sales reopens Jewellery Quarter trade counter for business

1 Dec 2020
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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,…

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Betts Group celebrates 260th anniversary with industry-leading move to responsibly sourced gold

30 Nov 2020
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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…

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Precious metal markets take collective breath before next move

6 Nov 2020
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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…

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