Hallmark

Weston Beamor to sponsor New Designers’ Award

Birmingham casting and rapid-prototyping firm, Weston Beamor, has announced that it will once again be sponsoring an award at New…

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Don’t let the threat of shoplifters spoil Valentine’s Day businessDon’t let the threat of shoplifters spoil Valentine’s Day business

Neil Matthews, vice president at Checkpoint Systems. The most romantic day of the year is almost upon us. Jewellers up…

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Hallmarking shows growth in September

The Birmingham Assay Office has joined the chorus of statistics showing recent growth in hallmarking, with figures that show total…

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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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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…

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Irish jewellers face penalties if they trade without a dealers’ notice

The Edinburgh Assay Office has seen an increase in demand from its UK customers to hallmark articles that normally fall…

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Edinburgh Assay Office to launch online consumer assurance scheme

Edinburgh Assay Office will launch the jewellery industry's first consumer online assurance scheme –Assay Assured – on 12 June at…

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Stand-alone gold marks banned on bonded gold

The British Hallmarking Council (BHC) has recently announced a ban on stand-alone gold fineness marks on bonded gold articles, because…

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Tributes to PJ Watson founder

Peter Watson, founder of PJ Watson Ltd, sadly passed away on Sunday 5 February, aged 85. Not only was he…

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New hallmark kicks off Diamond Jubilee celebrations

The British jewellery and precious metals industries celebrated in style yesterday at a glittering event to launch the commemorative hallmark…

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