F. Goldsmith and Co Ltd. has enjoyed a long history in the jewellery trade since the brand began trading over 100 years ago. Over the decades, F. Goldsmith and Co has become a widely respected name that is trusted by companies and individuals in the jewellery retail market. The F. Goldsmith story began in 1898, when the fine jewellery manufacturer brand was established. The company made jewellery in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, which is known as the heart of the English jewellery trade. Ken Clifford joined the jewellery trade in 1943, bought the F. Goldsmith business in 1959 and made it into a Limited company. F. Goldsmith & Co Ltd. The company then went from strength to strength and the expansion of the company continued when Ken built a new factory in the Jewellery Quarter in the 1960s. The company continued its long tradition of quality jewellery manufacturing by employing local people and utilising the skills of students from the University of Birmingham to produce innovative jewellery designs.