Hallmarks

April hallmarking figures up by a fifth, 9ct gold up almost 50%

Figures released by The Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that the total number of articles hallmarked for April increased by…

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TK Maxx moves on jewellery market

Clothing retailer TK Maxx has arranged for hundreds of its staff to receive jewellery retail training ahead the launch of…

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Birmingham Assay Office “privileged” to be part of brooch collaboration

Marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, the Birmingham Assay Office joined with members of the British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) to…

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Watchdog Daily follows hallmark trail to Birmingham Assay Office

The Watchdog Daily team recently ventured to the Birmingham Assay Office, with a cohort of Birmingham Trading Standards officers, to…

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Irish jewellers face penalties if they trade without a dealers’ notice

The Edinburgh Assay Office has seen an increase in demand from its UK customers to hallmark articles that normally fall…

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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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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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Assay office announces further training courses for 2012

The Birmingham Assay Office has announced that it has extended its core training and education programme to introduce two new…

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New hallmark kicks off Diamond Jubilee celebrations

The British jewellery and precious metals industries celebrated in style yesterday at a glittering event to launch the commemorative hallmark…

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