Hallmarking
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Jun- 2012 -14 JuneCurrent Affairs
Hallmarking figures show improvement on last year
May 2012's hallmarking statistics show that the total number of units hallmarked by the four UK assay offices is up…
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11 JuneCurrent Affairs
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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Apr- 2012 -30 AprilTrade Organisations
CIBJO releases special report ahead of congress
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has issued a special report of the Precious Metals Commission, ahead of the 2012 CIBJO…
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25 AprilTrade Organisations
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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Feb- 2012 -27 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Assay master calls for more hallmarking after jeweller trial
Sheffield assay master Ashley Carson has called for greater responsibility in the jewellery community after a Bradford jeweller was uncovered…
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8 FebruaryTrade Organisations
British Hallmarking Council appoints new chairman
The former chairman of the 238-year-old Sheffield Assay Office has been appointed to the organisation's governing body, the British Hallmarking…
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Jan- 2012 -23 JanuaryEvents
Goldsmiths’ Fair 2012 calls for UK designer-makers working in precious metals
The two-week Goldsmiths' Fair for professional silversmiths and jewellers, due to be held at Goldsmiths' Hall in London from 24…
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Nov- 2011 -29 NovemberEvents
Scrap gold and silver course to begin in the New Year
Adding to its existing portfolio of education and training courses, the Birmingham Assay Office has announced the addition of a…
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9 NovemberRetailers
New website to showcase Weston Beamor’s services
Weston Beamor has launched a new website www.westonbeamor.co.uk, designed to “demonstrate the breadth of jewellery making services it now offers…
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Jul- 2011 -28 July
Industry support ensures Hallmarking survives Red Tape Challenge
Hallmarking will not be scrapped as part of the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’, following overwhelming support from the jewellery industry,…
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