Hallmarking

SECURITY A presentation by representatives of West Midlands Police will address the security measures that need to be taken to reduce the rate of crime. Delegates will be issued with a ‘Jewellers Personal Safety and Security Guide for Robbery’ published jointly by the London Metropolitan Police and BJA HALLMARKING Trading Standards Officers in Birmingham have recently seized more than £50,000 worth of jewellery in a crackdown on the City. 21 retailers were target…

As would be normal for any business that has had demand for its services slashed by 70%, the Office has had to loose valued staff members as the hallmarking work dried up. “Over the years we have, unfortunately, had to make some redundancies,” explains Allchin. He says that many of the staff who worked in hallmarking have now since retired, but the redundancies are not a thing of the past – just last month three more people were laid off from the hallmarking division. But t…

[gallery link="file" columns="1" orderby="ID"] Want to know more about Hallmarking ?  There are a few places left on 28 March seminar Cost £50  T 08718716020 or E gem@theassayoffice.co.uk to book a place

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