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Nineteen48

Nineteen48 offers responsibly mined and fully traceable coloured gemstones from a number of carefully selected sources around the world. We can supply sapphire and ruby, as well as a wide range of other gemstones including aquamarine, garnet, spinel, amethyst, tourmaline, moonstone, tanzanite, citrine, zircon, peridot and topaz.

We sell mainly to trade customers, both in the UK and overseas, supplying everything from individual gemstones to large quantities of gems for wholesale or retail. Our aim is to provide a competitive and affordable product to our customers, as well as a fair return to our partners.

When you buy your gems from us, you have the peace of mind that your jewellery will be made with a stone that is guaranteed "conflict free" and conforms to the principles of full disclosure and fair trade.

Nineteen48 is also a commercial enterprise with a social conscience. From the outset, it was our intention to build a company that could contribute actively to charitable and community projects in the countries in which we operate (primarily Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the UK).

With the help of our customers, partners and supporters, we are able to make a positive impact on the lives of people in these countries and to ensure that they have a fair share of the profits derived from their labours.

You can find more specific information in our Ethical Policy.

Our company also actively supports efforts to promote the responsible sourcing of diamonds, gemstones and gold with the jewellery industry, working as a member of the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) and a key participant in the Fair Luxury collective.

Our Vision

For the whole industry to use traceable sources for their materials and to ensure their products are made without causing people or the planet to suffer.

As well as this, our vision is to build a foundation that can fund charitable and social enterprise projects far into the future. We want our organisation to be recognised for the good it does for the community and to leave a legacy of which we will be proud.

Our Mission

Our mission is to deliver responsibly mined and fully traceable gems to the market place.

We consider ourselves to be different from other gem suppliers for the following reasons:

• We offer a wide range of responsibly sourced products that are competitively priced
• Our gemstones are fully traceable and from known sources
• We operate as transparently as possible

Why Nineteen48?

We chose the name Nineteen48 for our company, because 1948 was the year that Sri Lanka gained independence from the UK and it is therefore a significant date for the Sri Lankan people and one which also shows the historical link between the two countries.

Rubyfair 

As well as using the main "Nineteen48" brand, we also sell coloured gemstones from Tanzania under the Rubyfair banner. You can find out more about Rubyfair at www.rubyfair.com.

Moyo Gemstones 

We are involved in a ground-breaking project, Moyo Gemstones, sourcing incredible gemstones from the artisanal miners of the Tanzanian Women Miners' Association (TAWOMA). You can find out more about this project in our blog posts here:

https://www.nineteen48.com/blog/moyo-gemstones---how-it-all-began

https://www.nineteen48.com/blog/the-moyo-gemstone-project---all-the-links-you-need