To trace the roots of Hockley Mint we must journey back to 1953, when the first generation of the Merrell family set upon an idea. The goal was to create a specialist casting company, located in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, that offered quality precious metals and showcased the unbeatable skill of British craftsmen and women. This commitment to family values, British quality and standard-setting craftsmanship only strengthened with time; ensuring the Merrell family name became synonymous with the finest quality casting. By 1992, the second generation of the Merrell family had ideas of their own. Building on the foundations their parents had built some 40 years earlier, a decision was made to expand into finished mounts, fine jewellery, polishing, setting and bespoke design. To encapsulate all this and more, the Merrell family set upon a fresh name: Hockley Mint. Today, Merrell Casting and Hockley Mint are entirely intertwined and operate side-by-side from the same premises. The combined efforts of multiple generations of the same family have established our business as one of the largest independent jewellery manufacturers in Europe, specialising in everything from hand-carved waxes to ready-to-wear collections.
