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Assay Office

Assay offices are central to the UK jewellery trade, ensuring the integrity of precious metal goods through hallmarking and quality assurance. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed about the activities and developments of the UK’s assay offices—Birmingham, London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh—is vital. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on hallmarking standards, regulatory updates, innovations in testing and certification, and the broader role assay offices play in supporting the trade.

Assay Office

Assay offices are central to the UK jewellery trade, ensuring the integrity of precious metal goods through hallmarking and quality assurance. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed about the activities and developments of the UK’s assay offices—Birmingham, London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh—is vital. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on hallmarking standards, regulatory updates, innovations in testing and certification, and the broader role assay offices play in supporting the trade.

Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office hosts second successful student event

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office stage a successful second iteration of its…

Birmingham jewellers fined over unhallmarked gold

A Birmingham jewellery firm has been ordered to pay a total of £8,288 after it was found to…

Marked feature bricks laid in new BAO premises

The new premises currently being constructed for the Birmingham Assay Office this weekend…

Jeweller fined £70k over hallmarking

A Birmingham jeweller was today sentenced to 10 weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay more…

MARKET ANALYSIS: precious metals and the market

[intro]After a turbulent couple of years, more reasonable metal prices are creating the…

Goldsmiths’ Company to stage jewellery careers event

London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall will host what it claims is the UK’s ‘biggest’ careers event for…

Hallmarking figures climb in February

The total number of articles hallmarked across all four of the UK’s assay offices saw a 7.9%…

Birmingham Assay Office’s ‘Analytical Laboratory’ rebrands

The Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) has rebranded its Analytical Laboratory as AnchorCert Analytical. 

Edinburgh Assay Office launches new pay-as-you-go service

The Edinburgh Assay Office (EAO) is hoping to “unlock international markets” for online…

Hallmarking figures drop in January

After a strong year of growth for hallmarking figures in 2014 the total number of articles…
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