The miners, representing four Fairtrade mining co-operatives first attended the Company of Master Jewellers’ UK Jewellery Conference. Supported by Fairtrade gold programme co-ordinator Greg Valerio and Managing Director of Cred Jewellery Alan Frampton, they clearly set out the difference that the Fairtrade premium has already made to their communities and the  challenges they still faced.  Later that afternoon, the miners visited The Birmingham Assay Office to see the Fairtrade ma…

To highlight the city of Birmingham's innovation....The Birmingham Assay Office is delighted to announce the arrival of its latest innovative App – Help With Hallmarks.  Available on both iPhone and iPad as well as Android devices, it enables users to quickly research and identify the date letter on precious metal, jewellery and silverware. The App includes date letters from the eleven key assay offices in the UK, going back as far as 1544. Just Go to iTunes or Google Play…