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ALROSA group company PJSC Severalmaz tested “unmanned aerial vehicles”, the parent Company said, “for mine surveying of land objects of Lomonosov Mining and Processing Division”. The drones used in the pilot test included a Geoscan 401 Geodesy quadcopter and aGeoscan 101 Geodesy aircraft by Geoscan. During the tests the open-pit mine, dump, ore storages and other bulked land objects were surveyedcovering a total area of over 3 square kms, with a flight time of 2 hours 40 minutes. However, in order to accomplish the assigned tasks, the drones flew a total of about 100 km. “Preliminary estimates show that the use of unmanned technologies provides high survey accuracy, increases the speed and safety of work,” ALROSA declared. The Company elaborated thatthe measurement error is “within acceptable limitswith a large margin”; adding that the use of drones made the survey much faster compared to traditional laser scanning. It asserted that for one of the tasks, the duration of work

The National Association of Jewellers has secured a social media expert for its upcoming congress, which will be taking place on Tuesday June 5. The annual event, which this year will be focused on ‘how to sell more jewellery’, has revealed a social media expert as one of its speakers. One of the UK’s leading Facebook and Instagram trainers, David Glenwright, will be leading a session on how to sell on social media. David Glenwright is one of only eight trainers in the UK accredited directly by Facebook, as part of the company’s ‘She Means Business’ initiative. Glenwright makes regular appearances on TV and radio, commenting on social media in the news, and has recently been shortlisted in Enterprise Nation’s 2018 Top 50 Business Advisers. In his session, Glenwright will explore exactly how these sites work, how they determine who sees what content, how you can manipulate these algorithms to best serve your business, and most importantly how jewellers can use these platform

Longstanding managing director of Switzerland-based trade show Baselworld, Sylvie Ritter, has resigned. Ritter has spent over a quarter of a century at MCH Group, which runs Baselworld, and 15 as managing director of the prestigious jewellery and watch the event. “After 26 years with the MCH Group – 15 of which were as managing director of Baselworld – it’s time for me to start something new and take on new challenges”, says Sylvie Ritter in explaining her decision. A statement from MCH Group chief executive officer, René Kamm, suggests every effort was made by the organisation to keep Ms Ritter. He says: “We very much regret her departure and I would like to thank her on behalf of the entire MCH Group for her extraordinary commitment during her many years of activity within our company. She has shaped and directed Baselworld with great passion and professionalism.” The industry’s steering committee for Baselworld, known as the Comité Consultatif, also expressed regret.

The Betts Group has welcomed a new UK sales manager for its Unity Wedding Bands arm. After eight years at Ti Sento as an account manager, Lisa Davies has accepted a role with Betts Group. In her new position, Davies will be responsible for Unity Wedding Bands sales, client relationships, and expansion of the customer base across the UK. “Lisa is a great, positive addition to the sales team,” shares a head of Unity Wedding Bands, Sam Felton. “Lisa’s experience and strong retail relationships within the industry will really help Unity move forward and especially with so many exciting plans on the horizon within The Betts Group.” Davies has been in the business for 30 years after starting with Johnson Matthey and since then her passion for jewellery has grown, as have her relationships with contacts in the trade. During her eight years at Ti Sento Davies worked closely with Houlden Jewellers of Excellence and The Company of Master Jewellers . Davies says: “I am very exci

The US was the main driver of growth for the fourth consecutive year, where positive macroeconomics and strong consumer confidence saw demand for diamond jewellery increase by 4% to $43-billion, representing more than half of total global demand. De Beers added that an increase in self-purchase of diamond jewellery helped drive demand, representing 33% of total US diamond jewellery pieces acquired in 2017. Consumer demand in mainland China, the world’s second-largest consumer market for diamond jewellery , also returned to positive growth in 2017, reflecting the trend of the broader luxury goods sector. Demand increased by 3% in local currency and by 1% in US dollar terms, totalling $10-billion, De Beers said, adding that the growth was supported by strengthening macroeconomics towards the end of the year and a 20-year high in consumer confidence. In addition, there was a revival in the Hong Kong market in the second half of 2017, driven by stronger local demand and a resurge