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.
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Feb- 2013 -19 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Council approves £1.2m grant for the Birmingham Assay Office
Birmingham City Council has approved a £1.2 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) towards a new building for the Birmingham Assay Office.
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8 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Assay Office chief executive named ‘fundraiser of the year’
Chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office Michael Allchin recently received the ‘Fundraiser of the Year’ award from charity, Cyclists Fighting Cancer.
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Jan- 2013 -30 JanuaryTrade Organisations
Glasgow hallmark revived
Award-winning Scottish jeweller Eric Smith has won his campaign to revive Glasgow’s hallmark, 50 years after it was last struck.
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28 JanuaryEvents
Jewellery Focus editor among attendees at annual BAO Hallmarking Review
Many of the UK jewellery industry’s luminaries, including Jewellery Focus editor Louise Hoffman, braved the inclement weather to attend the Birmingham Assay Office Annual Hallmarking Review.
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11 JanuaryEconomy
Lightweight and fashion jewellery affecting hallmarking figures, says assay master
Shoppers are increasingly looking to lightweight silver articles and fashion jewellery, which do not need hallmarking, according to the chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office.
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10 JanuaryEconomy
Assay Office figures show drop in hallmarking
Figures released by the Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that there has been a decline in hallmarking across the four UK assay offices.
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9 JanuaryTrade Organisations
Assay Office lab sponsors fashion section of Gift of the Year Awards
The Birmingham Assay Office laboratory has announced that it is to sponsor the ‘Fashion Jewellery and Accessories’ category at this year’s Gift of the Year Awards.
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4 JanuaryCelebrities
Queen wears BJA brooch at Sandringham
The UK jewellery industry received a much-needed boost on Christmas day, as Her Majesty the Queen wore the winning design from the British Jewellers’ Association’s (BJA) Jubilee brooch competition.
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Dec- 2012 -19 DecemberProduct Launches
Birmingham Assay Office “privileged” to be part of brooch collaboration
Marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, the Birmingham Assay Office joined with members of the British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) to create a spectacular platinum, gold and diamond brooch, which was given to Her Majesty on 5 December.
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11 DecemberTrade Organisations
Birmingham Assay Office announced as BJA’s ‘Member of the Year’
During the British Jewellery Association’s (BJA) recent 125th Anniversary Awards, the Birmingham Assay Office was announced as the organisation’s ‘Member of the Year’.
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