Birmingham Assay Office

UK jewellers consider legal challenge to BAO over Indian hallmarking

A group of jewellers and silversmiths in the UK are considering a legal challenge to the Birmingham Assay Office over…

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9ct gold soars 32% in positive August hallmarking figures

The number of 9-carat gold items hallmarked in August soared 32% in a positive month for overall hallmarking figures. That’s…

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UK Jewellers launch parliamentary petition to restrict offshore UK hallmarks

A group of UK silversmiths and jewellers have launched a campaign to restrict the use of distinctive traditional UK hallmarks,…

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Hallmarking slumps 11.8% in July

The total number of hallmarked items dropped 11.8% in July, a decrease of 92,333 pieces when compared with the same…

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9-carat gold soars 15.8% as overall hallmarking figures fall

The number of 9-carat items hallmarked in April jumped 15.8%, despite an overall decline in hallmarking figures. The latest data…

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9-carat rockets 16.4% in upbeat March hallmarking figures

The total number of hallmarked items grew 5.4% in March, boosted by an 8.2% jump in the number of gold…

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Hallmarking edges up in February as number of gold articles jump

The total number of hallmarked items rose by 0.8% in February, an increase of 5,970 articles compared with February 2015.…

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Hallmarking down 9.1% in January

The total number of hallmarked items fell 9.1% in January, a decrease of 67,252 articles when compared with January 2015.…

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NAJ to propose Simon Johnson as chairman

The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) says its current vice-chairman and co-owner of retail jeweller Marmalade, Simon Johnson, will be proposed…

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2015 full-year hallmarking edges upwards

The total number of hallmarked items fell by 1% in December suggesting a flat Christmas, but the annual figures for…

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