Jointly Organised By: MJDMA SOUTH INDIA S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL B2B JEWELLERY FAIR POST SHOW REPORT 08-10 FEB 2014 Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India
The Biggest B2B International Jewellery Exhibition of South India The 10th edition of the Gem & Jewellery India International Exhibition (GJIIE 14) was the biggest jewellery fair of its kind in South India and offered the best in Indian and International jewellery, machinery, and allied products under one roof. The opening was grand with traditional celebrations and a lamp lighting ceremony. GJIIE 14 was inaugurated by Sunny Chittilappilly, the Chairman of Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group and B.S. Keshava Murthy, Chief General Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai. This mega trade fair was held from 8th to 10th February, 2014 at the Chennai Trade Centre. It was jointly organised by the Madras Jewellers and Diamond Merchants Association and UBM India. The highlight of GJIIE 14 was the three days of business that was greatly appreciated and well received by both the exhibitors and visitors. Over the last 10 years, GJIIE has grown in terms of exhibitors and footfalls. This has not only made it the number one trade fair in South India, but also the best platform to serve as a gateway to the South Indian jewellery market. The exhibition, witnessed a 20% increase in visitor participation (from over 200 cities) as compared to last year. Potential buyers and well known jewellers from Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Tumkur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Vijayawada and Trissur attended the event. Some of the exhibitors of GJIIE 14 included KRIZZ (Chennai) Chain and Chains (Mumbai), Derewala Jewellery (Jaipur), MuktiGold (Mumbai), RKR Gold (Coimbatore), White Fire (Chennai), Jewel Park (Nellore), Sanghi Jewellers (Hyderabad), Prakash Gold Palace (Chennai), Laxmi Jewellery (Chennai). The 11th edition of Gems & Jewellery India International Exhibition is scheduled from 20th 22nd March, 2014 at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai. With close to 10,000 trade visitors, over 225 participants already booking their stalls, and with organizers adding more features to the show, the upcoming edition of GJIIE promises to keep getting bigger and better! Be part of GJIIE 15 today! Book your stalls OR Pre-register with our early bird discounts!
Messages P. Rajendran - Pondicherry Jewellery Association UBM has organized an excellent jewellery exhibition. GJIIE is a platform for jewellers to develop their business on the right path. Each visitor can decide their huge business in three days. I suggest to each jeweller and manufacturer compulsorily make a note on their calendar to visit the show every year to develop their business. We wish UBM the best to continue your services for years to come. Ragunathan - President, Tamil Nadu Jewellery Association I appreciate UBM India for conducting GJIIE 2015, which is a platform for different manufacturers from India and abroad to display their skill and quality through their products for exhibition and a unique opportunity for establishing contact with retailers. I also wish UBM India should organize these types of exhibitions all over world in the future. Mothi Dandaytham - Senior Adviser, Tiruchirappalli Jewellers Association There is no occasion when the entire industry comes together in such a large number on a single platform apart from GJIIE. It is an opportunity to see the latest innovations and designs, to be updated with the latest trends, and to meet business associates and friends. I wish the very best of luck to GJIIE. Chandrasekaran - President, Tiruchirapalli Jewellers Association I appreciate UBM India for conducting Gem & Jewellery India International Exhibition 2015. It helps retailers know about new jewellery and to stay up-to-date with patterns. It provides great interaction between manufacturers & jewellery traders. Certainly these types of exhibitions bring awareness of modern technology in jewellery trade. I am very happy to visit the exhibition; I once again congratulate the UBM India management for bringing all manufacturers, dealers, and retailers under one roof. Jaganathan - President, Madurai District Diamond, Gold & Silver Jewellery Traders Association I appreciate & congradulate UBM India for conducting fantastic show every year. The show gives an opportunity to jewellers with available resources to develop the requirements, new ideas, methods and technology. This motivates the industry to shine bright with perfection. They get many opportunities and business in this crucial situation. Thobiaz - Angel Gold (Exhibitor) As GJIIE is the one of the biggest platforms for the promotion of a jewellery business, we at Angel Gold have been participating continuously in the show from its first edition. By our participation in this B2B jewellery show we could enlarge our customer base. We are very happy to be a part of this show. UBM India and MJDMA deserve all the credit for the grand success of this show. We wish this venture all the success. S Sridharan - Shree Varu Jewellers We feel extremely happy to address everyone through this magazine. Being a new exhibiter to GJIIE, I can say that it was really new and different experience when we entered. But UBM and GJIIE made us feel free and guided us in every way. We had positive feedback too! I take this opportunity to thank UBM India, GJIIE, and the Madras Jewellers & Diamond Merchants Association for their support. We wish to have the same support in every subsequent year.
Trade Speak M.P Ahammed - Chairman and Managing Director, Malabar Gold Very happy to be part of a good platform for trade. Developed good business relationships. Well organized show... perfect as always. Joy - Chairman & M.D., Joyalukkas Justified exhibition, fantastic and appropriate base for market, we wish UBM India the best to continue their grand success in the upcoming editions of GJIIE. Jorge - DHC Jewellers Kerala (Exhibitor) We, at DHC certify diamonds and gem stones and also run an educational institute for Gemology. DHC is in the process of developing its business further now. So we would like to participate in the next Gem and Jewellery India International Exhibition in Chennai also as it is one of the prominent Jewellery Shows in India. We believe that this would be a very powerful marketing medium for us and an excellent opportunity to enhance our competitive intelligence as it brings together thousands of traders/exhibitors, suppliers and potential customers at a single location over just 3 days. P. D. Lakshmana Gupta - Secretary, Kanchipuram Jewellery Association The Seminars, Workshop, and Fashion parade were very nice. I wish you great achievements in the years to come. G.V.Sreedhar - President, Jewellers Association Bangalore GJIIE is a very credible platform to the jewellery industry (wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers and designers) to showcase their finest jewellery in an exhibition of impeccable standards. GJIIE is not only platform for big jewellers; it also caters to the small and medium jewellers. It gives good opportunities to upcoming youngsters in the industry. It offers a wide variety and innovative designs of jewellery especially for South Indian jewellers. Year after year this exhibition is reaching greater heights. Thanks to MJDMA and UBM India for its wonderful and tremendous efforts. We wish you the very best in all your upcoming events. JAB extends its full support to GJIIE. Sankar Subramaniyam - President, Sankaran Kovil Merchants Association GJIIE 14 was very successful event and it was very useful to all candidates where we had good sessions useful for future business. Now we are looking for next year GJIIE 15. Thanks a lot for a great effort. Adv. S. Abdul Nazar - President, AKGSMA Kollam Dist. I am very happy to inform you that GJIIE is one of the best jewellery show in India. GJIIE has given an excellent opportunity for retailers to meet manufacturers who came to participate in this show from India and abroad. K. V. Ramanjalu Chetty - K.V.R.C. Jewellers Chittoor UBM has been organising GJIIE from the past 10 years. I feel very happy to visit this exhibition every year. I came to know so many new things from this exhibition and have improved my business too. So I really thank UBM India for giving this opportunity to us every year.
Trade Speak Vijay Kumar - District President Of The Guntur Gold & Silver Merchants Association I appreciate your care and the arrangements by UBM India in conducting jewellery exhibitions in India. This exhibition is useful for jewellers right from small to large business. GJIIE displays a wide variety of products in the show. Wish all success to GJIIE-2015. K. Ram Kiran - Secretary, Bellary jewellers & Pawn Brokers Association GJIIE 2014 was organized by UBM India; it provided a good platform for retailers to meet over 200 manufacturers and designers. The seminar conducted by BIS and GIA provided good knowledge to jewellers. We wish that you continue this kind excellent service. K. V. Sathya Narayana - President, The Tirupati Gold and Silver Merchants Association It has been a delight for us to visit such a great fair. Our experience at every step of the fair was outstanding. Having a place where so many vendors gather with the newest collections great varieties is indeed good. We really appreciate the creativity of the designers and makers. The meeting held was very productive and the topics related to Weights and Measurements was very informative to the buyers and sellers in their daily trading. Shantilal Jain - President, Nellore District Bullion, Jewellers & Diamond Merchant Association Nellore I am happy to know that GJIIE is being organized by UBM India. South India needs a truly international B2B forum like this and I am sure that the show will bring the right mix of the buyers and sellers together. We are very excited to be a part of this and wish UBM India all the best for their initiative. Girish Agarwal (M.D) - Kuber Diamonds Manufacturer & Exporter of Fine Jewellery (Hyderabad & Mumbai) I congratulate the UBM India team for the wonderful work they have been doing over the years and for bringing both the B2B exhibitors and traders to a single platform where they can exchange their business views and develop for a better future. P. Venkateshwar Rao - Shanmuka Jewellery We had visited GJIIE show last year. Our main purpose is to meet wholesale suppliers so that we can get new varieties of jewels. It is very useful to us. After visiting UBM India s exhibitions we have improved our business. We request you to inform us about future exhibitions.
Exhibitor Analysis Report Exhibitor Satisfaction WHAT DO THE EXHIBITORS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT 100% 50% GJIIE 2014 0% Business Opportunities Lead Generated Visitor Traffic Visitor Quality Below Average Good Average Excellent Exhibitor Overall Rating 19% 8% 11% 62% Excellent Average Good Below Average
Visitor Analysis Report Visitor Interest Gold Diamond Silver Gemstones Networking Expansion National Visitors at GJIIE 2014 21% Andhra Pradesh 3% 2% Kerala Tamil Nadu 71% 3% Karnataka Maharashtra International Visitors at GJIIE 2014 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% Overall Rating 5% 11% 10% 5% 3% 2% 15% 16% 22% 16% 3% 2% 73% Bahrain China Dubai Guatemala Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Saudi Arabia Excellent Good Singapore Spain Thailand Average Below Average Sri Lanka Uae Ukraine
Product Showcase BAANGANGA JEWELLERS: Baanganga jewellers since 1992 serving industry with the immense quality and quantity with the latest trends. Dealing in plain gold jewellery, costume jewellery and real diamond jeweler ANGEL GOLD A centre of beauty and quality, Angel Gold started 33 years back at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala. It is one of the leading manufacturers, wholesalers and exporters of 916 gold jewellery. The wide variety of gold ornaments has attracted the people of all ages. Angel Gold is reputed for its innovative and exclusive, traditional and modern jeweler designs in 22 ct. gold. Its flawless craftsmen and goldsmiths are very well versed in making Angel's dream designs true, that satisfy the tastes of modern generation. The delicate and extremely intricate and elaborate jewellery collections mesmerizes a wide spectrum of customers from all around the globe. CNB DIAMONDS CNB diamond jewellery are of the highest quality,and sure to compliment any occasion and outfit.all the designs are screened,approved and finally developed into masterpieces by traditional talented goldsmiths where the finish is brought to its utmost perfection. We give customer their full satisfaction with assured quality, designer jewellery, best ideal cut diamonds, affordable prices, worth investment for the guaranteed buy-back. As our jewellery is manufactured in-house, all jewellery can be custom made in any combination you desire.it is the conceptual creation of n.ravichandran, gemmologist& diamond appraiser with the background of 40yrs old jeweler concern. ASHLYN CHEMUNNOOR INSTRUMENTS PVT. LTD Ashlyn Chemunnoor Instruments entered the analytical and precision weighing business catering primarily to the jewelry industry and research laboratories in 1989.With more than 2500 installations of only EDXRF Spectrometer; it is one of the market leaders in this segment. There are different models available; they are EDX 700, EDX 600 & EDX 3000.All these models have got 20mm scanning area, the largest available in the market. This helps Indian Jewelers to get melting purity of the ornaments by taking average from different areas. All models are AERB certified for Radiation Safety.An extensive service network comprising site service engineers stationed in strategic locations has been the cornerstone of the organization's success. This reputation for aftersales service has helped the Ashlyn group to evolve,enduring links throughout the Indian gold jewelry industry. A close association with almost all the known jewelry retail groups, throughout the country, has also helped the company to evolve the right products. DHARMANANDAN DIAMONDS Dharmanandan Diamonds, a largest diamond manufacturer and DTC sight holder, having 25 years of rich experience and adopted a set of Business Principles to ensure that its business is free from any malpractice. Group has setup strategic Marketing networks at major centre to facilitate its customers worldwide, Dharmanadan is committed and deliver full satisfaction in customer services, with consistency, quality and reliability of product. Company offers wide range of Diamonds and Diamonds jewellery, size from 0.01 cts to 5.00 cts in D to Cape colour, IF to I3 Clarity in different shape. EMERALD EMERALD" is a name synonymous with quality and enchanting designs. With 27 years of tradition in Gold jewellery manufacturing, "EMERALD" is known for its quality consciousness, perfection, reputation and business ethics. The Group has gradually transformed Gold Jewellery manufacturing from conventional methods to Technology and Talent driven one. The state of the art factories at Coimbatore are set to international standards and stands testimony to the Group's perseverance in this field. The Company is involved in designing, developing, production and distribution of a wide range of jewellery collections. Its motto has always been ultimate of the customer satisfaction achieved by excellent designs coupled with uncompromising quality. DC EXPORTS DC Gold is a leader in the wholesale jewellery in South India Since 1989. Beautiful jewels is famous for its exclusive designs and craftsmanship. Skill, Craftmanship & Equisite finish are the HALLMARK of DC Exports. For over 20 Years our gold jewellery, specially Calcutta Design Ornaments has always found the place of pride in prestigious showrooms in South India. We have a large capacity to design and manufacture gold jewellery in a virtually unlimited variety of designs. We makes all varieties of necklaces, earrings, pendents, rings, bangles and bracelets in traditional, Calcutta, Ethnic and Trendy Designs for the present generation. We are also engaged with the whole sale bullion trade and export of ornaments.
Glimpses GJIIE 2014 See you at GJIIE 2015 20-22 March Chennai Trade Centre
Golden Hand Awards at GJIIE 2014 Satyajit Bose lives and works with six other The world renowned Indian bridal gold jewellery are painstakingly created men in one of the sweatshops located on the by small time artisans in adverse working conditions. With no proper set up and third floor of a run-down residential sanitation facilities, these artisans are building in Tava Galli. In 10 feet by 12 often made to work in adverse feet room, he spends approximately 12 conditions with no proper working hours a day, bent over a environment. They are also not provided saddle-shaped wooden table lit any post retirement benefits. Paid meagre dimly by a low-hung tube light. salaries, these artisans often work on strict Here he crafts gold jewellery deadlines and far away from their homeland. that finds a market in Zaveri Bazaar and across the country and is exported to other parts of the world. Bose is among the 15,000 gold karigars in Zaveri Bazaar who make sure that Mumbai remains the largest exporter of gold jewellery in India. AWARDS Reference * The story appeared in the FRONTLINE magazine from The Hindu group titled Sweat And Gold - http://goo.gl/seutb6 An Industry strives when it ensures that people at the lowest section of the trade are given the right recognition and rewarded for their brilliance. UBM India has always strived to provide the best trade platform to the Jewellery industry in India and at KJGF 2014, UBM India launched Golden Hand Award an initiative to honour and recognise the unspoken heroes of the jewellery trade who meticulously create beautiful pieces through their craftsmanship. Taking this initiative further UBM India extended the Golden Hand Award to Chennai and launched it at the 10th edition of Gems and Jewellery India International Exhibition (GJIIE)-2014 held recently.
Golden Hand Awards at GJIIE 2014 Sponsored by Emerald Jewel Industry India Ltd. one of the pioneers of jewellery business in South India, Golden Hand Award Chennai edition will provide the perfect platform to jewellery artisans from Tamil Nadu to showcase their talent to a huge gathering of jewellery aficionados. Emerald Jewel Industry has always been at the forefront in providing best working conditions to its karigars and by partnering with Golden Hand Awards Chennai edition, it wants to set out a benchmark within the industry for others to follow. Known for its exquisite design collections, Emerald Jewel Industry respects the efforts taken up by its jewellery artisans in creating masterpieces one after the other. Something which has helped the brand set up as one of the country s most premium jewellery brands and a trendsetter for the country. Golden Hand Award Chennai edition will invite craftsmen to share their designs and will be evaluated by a panel of judges, comprising of industry experts. Thus The Golden Hand Award will not only provide the craftsmen, a platform to showcase their designs to the world but will also be recognized and awarded at the event. The winner will be rewarded with a cash prize of Rs.1,00,000 with a host of other goodies. The first runner up pockets a cash prize of Rs.50,000 while the third runner up takes home Rs.25,000 Initiatives like Golden Hand Award recognize the artistic brilliance of Indian karigars who have long been deprived of platforms where they can exhibit their skills to the industry at large. It is indeed a proud moment for all of us and I especially would like to thank UBM India for the great initiative."
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