Johnston Jewelers A Good Catch Largest LGD grower continues rapid expansion Seeking to become direct source to retailers

If you sell lab grown diamonds, the odds are pretty good that you’re already selling diamonds from the Bhanderi laboratory, because with 1,475 CVD machines, they say they are the largest growers on planet earth. Given their extraordinary scale, they naturally became an important source of supply for lab grown diamond (LGD) dealers, wholesalers, and jewelry manufacturers. But now, with a newly formed partnership between Bhanderi and the JB Group, retailers will be able to start procuring LGD, as well as LGD jewelry, directly from JB Bhanderi, under the Surreal brand.

According to JB Bhanderi Chairman Jitu Surani: “The lab grown business is evolving at a breathtaking pace, and as the supply chain becomes more streamlined, it’s inevitable that more and more retailers will be searching to buy directly from the source. We intend to be that source.”

The JB Bhanderi partnership starts with extraordinary in-