HALLMARKING, BRANDING AND PERSONALISATION – USING THE LATEST LASER TECHNOLOGY The growing demand for the application by laser technology of hallmarks, corporate logos, personalised messages and sequential numbers requires skill and expertise, all of which is in plentiful supply in the laser marking department. The combined skills and knowledge of this important team enables the Office to offer a reliable and efficient laser marking service to its customers. AnchorCert Gem …

Hallmark Salon exhibition opened at Somerset House yesterday for a five day run. Assay Office Birmingham was pleased to attend a buzzing  Private View and meet with some of the very talented jewellers and silversmiths showing there. Well done to the two Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Silversmiths who committed to attend, Andrew Macgowan and Louise Mary. The show is open at West Wing Somerset House until Saturday 28th June. Entrance by catalogue £6. More information at hallmarksalon.com

Stephen Goldsmith @goldpolisher and his students attending a 4 day polishing course at Birmingham School of Jewellery @SoJ_BCU took a short walk from the school to Assay Office Birmingham at lunchtime today and were treated to a guided tour of the  assaying (testing) and hallmarking floors. This all came about from a simple image of a closed Assay Office Birmingham Trade Counter Door being tweeted by Stephen  yesterday evening -  expressing a wish to see inside. We tweeted back an…