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Clogau Gold aims to take prestigious business awards

Rising Welsh jewellery brand Clogau Gold (pronounced "clog-eye") is setting its sights on taking two prestigious awards at next months Chambers of Commerce Business Awards for Wales.

Short-listed from hundreds of businesses across Wales, Clogau is aiming to win both the Welsh Company of the Year and Marketing Excellence awards.

This would seal Clogau’s growing success in the UK jewellery market, which, despite the effects of the recession and the overall contraction of the jewellery market in 2009, continues to show no signs of slowing.

The annual awards, presented during an awards gala on the final day of the Chambers of Commerce Business Week, recognises the outstanding achievements of member and non-member businesses, acknowledging their contribution to the Welsh economy.

Clogau certainly has the credentials to take the awards.

From a standing start in the early 1990s with just 5 products and as many employees, Clogau’s unique range of handcrafted jewellery containing rare Welsh gold is now available in over 500 outlets throughout the UK, including the likes of H Samuel and F Hinds.

The last 3 years have seen a dramatic rise in business. So much so that Clogau is now one of the fastest growing jewellery brands on the UK high street.

According to statistics published in Retail Jeweller magazine, an industry-leading magazine that uses information provided by the Company of Master Jewellers, Clogau was the number one high street gold brand for the month of June. Click to view Retail Jeweller Magazine's June Barometer.

Sponsoring the prestigious Company of the Year category will be the University of Wales, who will announce the winners at the award ceremony at Holland House Hotel in Cardiff on September 11.

Welsh Rugby Legends Receive Exclusive Clogau Gold Cufflinks

Gareth Thomas, 100 caps	Gareth Edwards, 53 caps

On November 8th Welsh rugby legends Gareth Edwards and Gareth Thomas were presented with exclusive pairs of Clogau Gold cufflinks containing Welsh gold mined from the mountains of Snowdonia.

The two former Welsh internationals received their cufflinks at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff following Wales's narrow defeat to South Africa. In attendance was Prince William who was there in his capacity as vice royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

The cufflinks were commissioned by the WRU to acknowledge the contribution to the game by Edwards (53 caps) and Thomas (100 caps). Each cufflink was engraved with the player's initials, number of caps and Prince of Wales feathers.

Managing Director of Clogau Gold Ben Roberts, who presented the cufflinks during the ceremony, said, "Clogau Gold is delighted to be part of the tributes being paid to these two true rugby legends".

"Presenting them with these two exclusive pieces, each containing some of our rare Welsh gold, expresses our support for everything they have done throughout their careers, and in the future."