An article from Bangkok Gems & Jewellery magazine (issue February 2006, vol.19 no.7, page 220, 221)
CORPORATE PROFILE
Gems also stocks other gemstones like rhodolites and amethysts, etc. The company sources its rough mainly from Africa, Australia and China and process it to strict quality standards using the latest and most efficient technology at its factory and exports its production mainly to India and Europe though it does
9001:2000 cutting and polishing facility. In fact the company produces more than two thousand carats every month and that is not a small amount. The production includes all kinds of shapes like rounds, ovals, baguettes, princess, diamond cuts, etc. in all sizes but mainly from the 4x3 to 10x12mm range. The quality range also swings widely from everywhere between THB50-5,000 per carat.
Apart from sapphires, Expert
Mr. Thongsak with members of his family.
have a sizeable clientele in other markets around the world as well. The company also has a significant proportion of local sales but quite a bit of it is re-exported or value added by setting in jewellery.
Mr. Thongsak Chintakanroek (2nd left) with customers at the Expert Gems booth.
Thanks to its regular presence at top international trade shows like the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair. Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Manufacturers Fair, Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair and the Tucson Gems Show, Expert Gems is rapidly expanding the scope of its marketing reach and it will not be very long before its name conveys a subliminal connection to sapphires in the minds of gemstone buyers all over the world.
lie in the good quality to price ratio of its gemstones, the availability of large sized lots, regular supplies and very good customer service that has more and more buyers finding their way to its door.
Expert Gems main strength
Production is a streamlined affair at Expert Gems Factory and students from educational institutes often come visiting to learn here.
