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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 sector’s operational and ethical standards.

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 sector’s operational and ethical standards.

Bradley’s Jewellers receives first King Charles hallmark

Independent retailer Bradley’s Jewellers York has become one of the first people to have a…

Birmingham Assay Office teams up with Aston University for KTP

Aston University has teamed up with hallmarking specialists Birmingham Assay Office (BAO)…

Birmingham Assay Office chair Carol Brady to step down

Hallmarking rises 27.4% in July

The total number of hallmarked pieces in July 2022 rose 27.4% to 876,281 from 687,952…

Hallmarking rises 14.6% in June but Gold sees drop

The total number of pieces hallmarked in June 2022 rose 14.6% when compared with June 2021,…

Hallmarking surges 69.5% in May

The total number of hallmarked pieces climbed 69.5% to 842,236 in May 2022, up from 496,964…

Birmingham Assay Office elects new Guardians

The Birmingham Assay Office has announced the election of four new Guardians of the Standard…

Birmingham Assay Office operations and business director to retire

Carla Goodfellow, operations and business development at the Birmingham Assay Office, is set…

Hallmarking surges 26% in April

The total number of hallmarked pieces climbed 26.3% to 660,006 in April 2022, up from…

Number of hallmarked pieces reaches 11-year high in Q1

The total number of pieces hallmarked in 2022 Q1 is the highest in 11 years, with total…
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