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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Nov- 2011 -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 its customers.” Weston Beamor director Yvonne Brookes said: “We wanted a site that is easily accessible, clear and easy to use, and which also shows at a glance the…
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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, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills confirmed today.
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May- 2011 -20 May
Hallmarking down again in April
The total number of units hallmarked in April fell, year-on-year, by 34.2 per cent, according to data released
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20 MayUncategorized
Birmingham Assay Office seeks pastures new
The Birmingham Assay Office has reported that it is seeking a new site in the city’s famous Jewellery Quarter in order to “fully develop [its] potential in the 21st century.”
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