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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Jan- 2014 -14 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
BAO announce 1.9% decline in hallmarking
Hallmarking has dropped 1.9 per cent on last year according to The Birmingham Assay Office 2013 hallmarking figures. The decline, compared to figures for 2012, show that the four UK Assay Offices hallmarked 9,156,858 articles in 2013 compared to 9,331,451 the previous year. This slight drop however is an improvement…
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Oct- 2013 -11 OctoberEconomy
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 number of items hallmarked at all four UK assay offices have risen by 9.8 per cent since September last year. The biggest year-on-year growth was in 14 carat gold, which…
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Jul- 2013 -18 JulyDesigners
New watch training course from The Birmingham Assay Office
The Birmingham Assay Office has announced a new training course for retail staff to gain a better understanding of watchmaking and features. ‘Understanding Watches’ will be delivered by watch industry expert Peter Tales MBHI, and will take the form of a one day course intended for retail staff or enthusiasts…
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May- 2013 -30 MayNews
Birmingham Assay Office CEO to retire
It’s the end of an era for the jewellery industry, as chief executive and assay master of the Birmingham Assay Office, Michael Allchin, has announced he will be retiring in summer 2014.
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20 MayEvents
The Assay Allstars prepare for charity run
On Sunday 2 June nine members of staff from the Birmingham Assay Office are taking up the challenge of the Great Midlands Fun Run 2013, which is a testing 8.5 mile course around the Sutton Coldfield area.
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Apr- 2013 -19 AprilManufacturers
The Birmingham Assay Office opens new sub-office at Hockley Mint
The Birmingham Assay Office has announced that the British Hallmarking Council has authorised the opening of a sub-office at Hockley Mint, located in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
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9 AprilTrade Organisations
The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office marks Heathrow anniversary
On Thursday 4 April the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Heathrow sub-office.
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Jan- 2013 -30 JanuaryTrade Organisations
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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28 JanuaryEvents
Jewellery Focus editor among attendees at annual BAO Hallmarking Review
Many of the UK jewellery industry’s 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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