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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.

London borough of Southwark wins Touchstone Award 2014

The British Hallmark Council and the four Assay Offices of the UK have announced the London…

Goldsmiths’ Company to showcase services at New Designers event

The Goldsmiths’ Company is set to sponsor the annual ‘New Designers’ exhibition, supporting…

April hallmarking figures up by a fifth, 9ct gold up almost 50%

Figures released by The Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that the total number of…

Birmingham jeweller fined £25,000 for breach of Hallmarking Act

A Birmingham jeweller was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment earlier this week,…

Ground broken on new Birmingham Assay Office site

Birmingham Assay Office bosses joined members of their building project team to begin work…

FEATURE: The End of the Gold Rush

The gold price has stabilised, and the slump in gold hallmarking has bottomed out. And now…

Q1 hallmarking figures rise 23%, gold jewellery on the up-and-up

The number of articles hallmarked across the four UK assay offices rose by 23 per cent in…

Hallmarking figures for 9ct gold rise more than 33%

Figures released today by the Birmingham Assay Office show that the number of 9ct gold items…

Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office named ‘apprenticeship trailblazer’

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office has been named by the government’s apprenticeships…

BAO announce 1.9% decline in hallmarking

Hallmarking has dropped 1.9 per cent on last year according to The Birmingham Assay Office…
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