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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.

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.

Hallmarking drops 35.9% in March

The total number of items hallmarked by all four UK Assay Offices fell 35.9% in March 2023…

BHC reappoints chair for third three-year term

The British Hallmarking Council (BHC) has appointed its current chair, Noel Hunter OBE, to…

Bradley’s Jewellers receives first King Charles hallmark

Independent retailer Bradley’s Jewellers York has become one of the first people to have a…

New Trustmark Scheme relaunched in March

The world’s first consumer online assurance scheme for the jewellery industry, the Trustmark…

Assay Offices approve new King Charles III coronation hallmark

The Assay Offices of the UK has announced the approval of a new hallmark for the coronation…

Birmingham Assay Office teams up with Aston University for KTP

Aston University has teamed up with hallmarking specialists Birmingham Assay Office (BAO)…

Hallmarking drops -15.8% in September

Hallmarking rises 13.1% in August

The total number of hallmarked pieces during August rose by 13.1% to 886,746, up from 784,…

NAJ partners with Sheffield Assay Office for futures event

The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) and Sheffield Assay Office have announced…

Sheffield Assay Office joins the NAJ

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