The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) is delighted to announce the first sponsors for the NAJ Awards 2024, including the return of Curteis as headline sponsor.
Following their support of the 2023 event, Curteis return as the headline sponsor for the 2024 NAJ Awards. Curteis is one of the UK’s leading precious metal jewellery manufacturers, selling to leading jewellery retailers, wholesalers, and the gift sector.
Claire Davies, Curteis’s operations director, shares, “Curteis are thrilled to once again collaborate with the National Association of Jewellers for this year’s NAJ Awards. With a proud heritage of supporting the jewellery industry, Curteis is excited to honour and celebrate with the finalists on this special evening.”
Curteis joins a host of category sponsors keen to champion the talent and professionalism found throughout the jewellery trade.
Insurance specialists TH March return once again as Team of the Year sponsors. TH March managing director Simon Dawe explains, “We are delighted to be able to support and sponsor the NAJ Awards, particularly Team of the Year again. The award showcases a team with a high level of professionalism, integrity and honesty, and the NAJ Awards provides the opportunity to award the people who are really making an impact in their business and supporting the vibrant, diverse UK jewellery industry; we can’t wait to celebrate with the finalists at this year’s awards.”
With responsible and sustainable practices, a crucial element of any jewellery business, the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) join as CSRI of the Year sponsor.
Melanie Grant, executive director, says, “The NAJ are an important part of the jewellery landscape and as such, we are thrilled to support the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year Award for the second year running. Rewarding talent and the will to do good is a key part of our philosophy, and I look forward to congratulating the 2024 winner.”
The NAJ’s Copywatch partners and IP specialists, RWK Goodman, once again support Designer of the Year.
Stephen Welfare, RWK Goodman partner, shares, “RWK Goodman has enjoyed a long association with the NAJ and has provided advice and assistance to its members on all issues of intellectual property law. As a creative industry, the integrity of design is of paramount importance and value to jewellery designers and owners of jewellery businesses. We recognise the incredible skill of designers in creating new and novel works and are pleased to sponsor the NAJ Designer of the Year award celebrating outstanding craftsmanship.”
Online education and training specialists At The Bench demonstrate their support of bench skills by sponsoring the Workshop Professional of the Year category.
Andrew and Louise Berry, shares, “At ‘The Bench’ is proud to sponsor Workshop Professional of the Year at this year’s NAJ Awards, as promoting excellence in this essential sector of our industry is at the heart of everything we do. Our workshop heroes are absolutely vital to the trade and often go unseen, but definitely not unappreciated!”
The British Academy of Jewellery join in the celebrations, helping highlight new talent in the trade.
Ioanna Kefalogianni, careers & industry engagement manager, explains, “The British Academy of Jewellery is thrilled to join hands with the National Association of Jewellers in sponsoring the Rising Star of the Year award. At BAJ, we believe in nurturing talent and fostering innovation within the jewellery industry. Partnering with NAJ for this prestigious award enables us to celebrate and support the innovative, emerging talents who are shaping the future of our craft; we are proud to be a part of this journey.”
Finally, bespoke trade supplier Vulcan Jewellery join as Jewellery Retailer of the Year sponsor.
Founder Ethan Tate shares, “We closely work with our retail partners and value the commitment and quality of UK jewellery retailers. That’s why we’re eager to support the Jewellery Retailer of the Year category and look forward to celebrating with the finalists in October.”
The NAJ’s chief executive, Ben Massey, concludes,“It is exciting to see so many great businesses and organisations support the 2024 NAJ Awards as we celebrate the extraordinary talent within the jewellery industry. With only a few days left to enter, we urge all of our members and wider trade to enter this year’s awards and champion the great work your business and people do.”
This year’s 15 categories have been grouped into three thematic pillars, celebrating Great Ideas, Great People and Great Businesses.
Nominations close on July 31st and are free for all NAJ members. Non-members are also eligible to enter at a fee of £100 +VAT per nomination.
To make a nomination, visit the NAJ’s dedicated Awards page:
🌐 https://www.naj.co.uk/awards
