Current Affairs
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Jun- 2012 -26 June
Sheffield Assay Office celebrates 30 years of UKAS accreditation
Sheffield Analytical Services, a division of the Sheffield Assay Office, has been awarded a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) certificate for the 30th year running.
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25 June
Mitchell Charlesworth gives advice on payroll law changes
Accountancy firm Mitchell Charlesworth is urging businesses to prepare for the major changes in payroll law that will take place in April 2013.
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20 June
Warning as shoppers take to Facebook to share dismay at ‘1p’ sales
Independent Software Retailer CTS Retail has revealed that angry shoppers have been venting their frustrations on Facebook about high street sales offering as little as 1p off.
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19 June
Responsible Jewellery Council certifies three new members
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced that Sheetal Manufacturing Company Private Ltd, Accurist Watches Limited and Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd have all been certified.
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18 June
Elvis’ Omega watch breaks world record at auction
Elvis’s Omega sold for $52000 at Antiquorum last week and this figure was nearly three times its pre-sale estimate of $20000.
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18 June
Lord Henley praises the Gold Standard
The Code of Conduct for the Purchase of Second-hand Precious Metals & Jewellery has been created to help protect jewellers and members of the public when dealing with the face-to-face purchase of scrap precious metals.
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18 June
Jeweller in Rochdale held at gunpoint
SaferGems found itself at the forefront of fighting crime when a Jeweller from Rochdale, Greater Manchester used the service.
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14 June
Hallmarking figures show improvement on last year
May 2012's hallmarking statistics show that the total number of units hallmarked by the four UK assay offices is up 7.6 per cent when compared to May 2011.
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12 June
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills sets up new skills academy
A new investment has been announced to extend the National SkillsAcademy for Creative & Cultural to benefit the jewellery sector.
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11 June
Edinburgh Assay Office to launch online consumer assurance scheme
Edinburgh Assay Office will launch the jewellery industry's first consumer online assurance scheme –Assay Assured – on 12 June at the Jewellery Show in London.
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