Palladium
Palladium has become an important precious metal in the jewellery trade, valued for its strength, light weight, and contemporary appeal, especially in bridal and fine jewellery. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding palladium’s market dynamics, pricing trends, and design applications is key to meeting consumer demand. Jewellery Focus provides specialist coverage on palladium, including market analysis, innovations in manufacturing, ethical sourcing, and insights into how this metal fits within the broader precious metals sector.
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Dec- 2023 -14 DecemberManufacturers
Hallmarking drops 3.5% in November
Hallmarking dropped by 3.5% in November, from last month’s 896,622 to 865,515, according to new data from the Birmingham Assay Office. Despite the overall drop the number of gold pieces hallmarked rose 4.9% to 405,935, up from 387,058. This increase was driven mostly by a 10.4% in 375 gold from…
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Nov- 2023 -24 NovemberRetailers
Hallmarking up 3.1% in October
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices has seen a 3.1% rise in October. In total 867,971 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in October 2023 compared with 841,693 in October 2022, an increase of 26,278. However, gold hallmarking dropped 2.8% from 404,355 pieces hallmarked down…
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Sep- 2023 -19 SeptemberManufacturers
Hallmarking falls 12.2% in August
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 12.2% in August. In total 778,960 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in August 2023 compared with 886,746 in August 2022, a decline of 107,786. Gold hallmarking dropped 11.2% from 364,652 pieces hallmarked down to 323,993. However, gold…
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Jul- 2023 -14 JulyTrade Organisations
Hallmarking falls 13.5% in June
The number of pieces hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices was down 13.5% with 666,658 pieces hallmarked in June 2023 compared with 770,358 pieces in June 2022. This is yet another month of decline after hallmarking in May dropped 30% year-on-year. Gold hallmarking was down 7.6% with 277,008 pieces…
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Jun- 2023 -16 JuneManufacturers
Hallmarking down 30% in May
The number of hallmarked pieces from the four UK Assay offices dropped 30% year on year in May from 842,236 down to 586,468. The figures mark another month of decline after April saw a decline of 24% and March saw a decline of 36%. Gold hallmarking dropped 18.5% from 336,108…
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May- 2023 -15 MayTrade Organisations
Hallmarking drops 24% in April
The number of items hallmarked in the UK from the four UK Assay Offices fell 24% in April 2023 compared with April 2022. All four of the Assay offices collectively hallmarked 245,583 pieces of silver in April 2023, down from 349,654 in the same period in 2022, a drop of…
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Apr- 2023 -18 AprilEconomy
Hallmarking drops 35.9% in March
The total number of items hallmarked by all four UK Assay Offices fell 35.9% in March 2023 compared with the same period in 2022, according to data from Birmingham Assay Office. The total number of items hallmarked in March was 591,874, around 320,000 less than the same month in 2022.…
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Feb- 2023 -1 FebruaryNews
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 of King Charles III. Based on a medal by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS and using artwork supplied by Thomas Fattorini, the mark depicts the King’s head against an oval background. The mark can be…
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Nov- 2022 -29 NovemberNews
Birmingham Assay Office teams up with Aston University for KTP
Aston University has teamed up with hallmarking specialists Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) through a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) aimed at developing a sophisticated intelligent business system. The system will aim to improve operational efficiency and increase BAO’s competitiveness, leading to significant improvements in customer experience. A KTP is a three-way…
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Oct- 2022 -19 OctoberEconomy
Hallmarking drops -15.8% in September
The total number of hallmarked pieces during September 2022 dropped by -15.8% year-on-year from 1,009,071 to 849,351, marking a decrease of -159,720, according to the latest figures from the four UK Assay offices. Overall, gold pieces dropped -1.1% in September from 390,638 to 386,433, and silver declined by -26.6% from…
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