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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.

Birmingham Assay Office receives RJC recertification

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that the Birmingham Assay Office has…

Stella Layton named new Jewellery Quarter chairman

Stella Layton, the chief executive and assay master of the Birmingham Assay Office, has been…

New ‘sub-office’ in Heathrow for Edinburgh Assay Office

The Edinburgh Assay Office has launched a new, one-stop, secure, in-transit hallmarking and…

Benevolent Society Ball raises £30,000 for charity

The 79th British Jewellery & Giftware Federation Benevolent Society Ball has raised some…

Hallmarking set to top 10m items for first time in three years

The total number of hallmarked items is set to top 10 million for the first time since 2011,…

HALLMARKING: Gold keeps climbing, silver lets the side down

Gold continued its upward trajectory in the month of October with a 22.1% rise in the number…

GALLERY: Photos released of Birmingham Assay Office under construction

The Birmingham Assay Office has released images of its new premises under the latest phase…

September hallmarking figures up 18%, 9ct gold continues to shine

Rising hallmarking figures showed no sign of abating in September, as the latest results…

New Birmingham Assay Office building starting to take shape

The construction of the new assay office building in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is…

Don’t argue with the data…just wait for your slice

It is beginning to feel more like a job as a leader-writer for the Financial Times than a…
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