Birmingham Assay Office
The Birmingham Assay Office is a cornerstone of the UK jewellery trade, providing hallmarking, testing, and certification services that ensure the quality and integrity of precious metal goods. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed about its developments is essential to maintaining compliance and understanding industry standards. Jewellery Focus offers in-depth coverage on the Birmingham Assay Office, including regulatory updates, innovations in testing and hallmarking, and its role in supporting the jewellery sectorโs operational and ethical standards.
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Feb- 2013 -20 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Gold Paper launch calls for jewellers to take the lead on CSR
The National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G.) and British Jewellersโ Associationโs (BJA) Gold Paper has called for the UKโs jewellers to lead the way in corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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19 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Council approves ยฃ1.2m grant for the Birmingham Assay Office
Birmingham City Council has approved a ยฃ1.2 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 โfundraiser of the yearโ
Chief executive of the Birmingham Assay Office Michael Allchin recently received the โFundraiser of the Yearโ award from charity, Cyclists Fighting Cancer.
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Jan- 2013 -28 JanuaryEvents
Jewellery Focus editor among attendees at annual BAO Hallmarking Review
Many of the UK jewellery industryโs 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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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 โFashion Jewellery and Accessoriesโ category at this yearโs 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 Jewellersโ Associationโs (BJA) Jubilee brooch competition.
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Dec- 2012 -19 DecemberProduct Launches
Birmingham Assay Office โprivilegedโ to be part of brooch collaboration
Marking the Queenโs Diamond Jubilee year, the Birmingham Assay Office joined with members of the British Jewellersโ 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 BJAโs โMember of the Yearโ
ย During the British Jewellery Associationโs (BJA) recent 125th Anniversary Awards, the Birmingham Assay Office was announced as the organisationโs โMember of the Yearโ.
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Nov- 2012 -16 NovemberTrade Organisations
Watchdog Daily follows hallmark trail to Birmingham Assay Office
The Watchdog Daily team recently ventured to the Birmingham Assay Office, with a cohort of Birmingham Trading Standards officers, to document the progress of seized, wrongly hallmarked goods.
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