Hallmarking
Hallmarking is a cornerstone of the UK jewellery trade, ensuring the authenticity and quality of precious metal items through independent verification. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying up to date with hallmarking legislation, standards, and practices is essential to maintaining compliance and consumer trust. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on hallmarking, including updates from the UK’s assay offices, regulatory changes, innovations in testing, and insights into the role hallmarking plays in supporting the trade.
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Dec- 2025 -9 DecemberTrade Organisations
Hockley Mint’s Gary Wroe receives 2025 NAJ Chair’s Award
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has named Gary Wroe, managing director of Hockley Mint, as the winner of the 2025 NAJ Chair’s Award. The award recognises his long-standing contribution to the UK jewellery industry, and was presented at the Benevolent Society Christmas Ball at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham…
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Nov- 2025 -26 NovemberAppointments
Sheffield Assay Office names new head of commercial operations
Sheffield Assay Office has appointed Sara Hale as its new head of commercial operations, joining the organisation on 1 December to lead its commercial strategy across hallmarking and analytical services. Hale brings more than 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical sector, where she has held senior roles focused on commercial…
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4 NovemberTrade Organisations
Goldsmiths’ Company appoints four new members to its Court of Assistants
The Goldsmiths’ Company has appointed four new members to its Court of Assistants, the organisation’s non-executive board equivalent. Silversmith Brett Payne, lawyer and university registrar Rachel Sandby-Thomas, former Deloitte partner Sir William Touche and technologist Doug Twining have joined the 25-member Court, following an open call for applications and a…
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Sep- 2025 -3 SeptemberProduct Launches
Edinburgh Assay Office launches ‘Hallmarking 2.0’ digital pilot
The Edinburgh Assay Office (EAO) has launched Hallmarking 2.0, a proof-of-concept project to bring hallmarking into the digital era by linking it with blockchain technology and Digital Product Passports. The new scheme creates a unique physical and digital identifier at the point of hallmarking, allowing each item to be tied…
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Jul- 2025 -29 JulyRetailers
Antique Jewellers launches free hallmark identification tool
UK-based antique ring specialist Antique Jewellers has launched Hallmark Finder, a new online tool that helps identify British jewellery hallmarks. The free-to-use Hallmark Finder allows collectors, dealers, valuers and jewellery professionals to quickly decode the small symbols stamped on antique and vintage pieces. It identifies metal purity, assay office and…
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May- 2025 -12 MayNews
Hallmarking falls 13% in April
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 13% in April. In total 4,96,962 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in April 2025 compared with 5,71,291 in 2024, a decline of 74,392. Gold hallmarking fell by 8.3% from 2,57,391 pieces hallmarked down to 2,36,066. Gold 999…
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7 MayNews
Hallmarking slump narrows to 1.8% in March
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices saw a modest decline of 1.8% in March compared with 16.8% in February. In total 5,36,442 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in March 2025 compared with 5,46,530 in 2024, a decline of 10,088. Gold hallmarking was up 5.2%…
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Mar- 2025 -20 MarchManufacturers
Government to review British Hallmarking Council
The UK government has announced that it will commence a review into the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) which will look at the role, remit and governance of the BHC, including options to merge, abolish or reform it. The BHC is an executive, non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for…
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14 MarchNews
Hallmarking falls 16.8% in February
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 16.8% in February. In total 457,144 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in February 2025 compared with 549,539 in 2024, a decline of 92,395. Gold hallmarking fell by 7.9% from 260,662 pieces hallmarked down to 240,098. Gold 999…
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10 MarchAppointments
British Hallmarking Council appoints three new members
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has appointed Kerry Gregory, Sally Leonard and Frederick Toye as the three new members to the British Hallmarking Council from January 2025 for a period of three years. They will work with the chair Noel Hunter, OBE and existing members of council…
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