JEWELLERY designers, makers, and distributors are being given the chance to showcase their products in the Big Apple.

The British Jewellery and Giftware Federation (BJGF), in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, is looking for jewellery companies to exhibit in the British Pavilion, at the New York Jewellery Show, from Sunday, July 27 to Wednesday, July 30. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, April 16.

The event is subsidised by Trade Partners UK, the Government agency that helps companies begin or increase their global exports.

Grants of up to £2,300 are available to eligible companies.

For further details, contact Cate Dearn on 0121 237 1115, or email at cate.dearn@bjgf.org.uk.