High quality alloys manufactured by United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. and dependable findings by B.A. Ballou of the United States are available from Gesswein (Thailand) Ltd., says Fillip Sharifi, president of Gesswein (Thailand)

            “To really make alloys is very important so everything here is imported to ensure that we have the best alloy” for Thai jewelry manufacturers, Sharifi said in an interview.

            “If we’re going to sell, then we’ve got to sell the best. We don’t want to have a bad reputation,” he said.

            United Precious Metal Refining is a major supplier of master alloys for the jewelry casting trade, specializing in silicon casting alloys, non-deoxidized alloys for rolling and casting as well as boron de-oxidized casting alloys. It supplies to Town & Country, Stuller Settings, I.B. Goodman and Ullenberg among others.

            Gesswein (Thailand) stocks the complete range of United’s alloys in different colors and tints which include the super casting alloys, the 14 karat yellow and white casting alloys and special purpose alloys. Gesswein also will represent Heraeus’ platinum alloys here, Sharifi said.

            “All jewelry manufacturers need good quality alloys that, in turn, will improve the quality of their finished jewelry,” he added.

            Buy from Gesswein (Thailand) and manufacturers get assured quality, a wide variety of alloys and the 10,600 tools of the industry which come with attentive after – sales service and at least a year’s warranty for all products. Sharifi says.

            “We don’t bother with low quality. The name Gesswein means quality in product and service,” he said, adding that more than 400 manufacturers in Bangkok have qualified for line of credit.