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UK Assay Offices

UK Assay Offices play a vital role in maintaining trust and integrity within the jewellery industry, ensuring precious metal items meet legal standards through hallmarking. For jewellers, manufacturers, wholesalers and designers, their work is central to compliance and consumer confidence. Jewellery Focus covers developments at the UK’s Assay Offices, including regulatory updates, technological advancements in testing, and changes impacting the trade. Our reporting also explores how these institutions support the industry with guidance, innovation, and services that affect daily operations for professionals across the jewellery supply chain.

UK Assay Offices

UK Assay Offices play a vital role in maintaining trust and integrity within the jewellery industry, ensuring precious metal items meet legal standards through hallmarking. For jewellers, manufacturers, wholesalers and designers, their work is central to compliance and consumer confidence. Jewellery Focus covers developments at the UK’s Assay Offices, including regulatory updates, technological advancements in testing, and changes impacting the trade. Our reporting also explores how these institutions support the industry with guidance, innovation, and services that affect daily operations for professionals across the jewellery supply chain.

Hallmarking falls 13% in April

The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 13% in April.

Hallmarking slump narrows to 1.8% in March

The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices saw a modest decline of…

Hallmarking falls 16.8% in February

The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 16.8% in February.

Hallmarking falls 18.8% in January

The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 18.8% in January.

UK hallmarking falls 3.3% in 2024

The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 3.3% in 2024.

UK hallmarking unchanged in January

The number of pieces hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices was flat with 0.0% growth in…

Hallmarking falls 17.6% in 2023

The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 17.6% in 2023.

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.

Hallmarking falls 12.2% in August

The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 12.2% in August.

Hallmarking falls 13.5% in June

The number of pieces hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices was down 13.5% with 666,658…
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