L-R: Kate Hartigan with Stella Layton[/caption] It was Kate Hartigan’s first AGM as Chairman of the Wardens and Stella Layton’s first since the announcement that she will be the next Chief Executive and Assay Master, when Michael Allchin retires in early 2014. Stella has been a Guardian of the Office for several years and her new appointment was very well received by her peers attending the AGM .  Michael delivered his usual informative and entertaining view of the year, and …

After an intensive day’s business it was time for some fun and the evening dinner was the usual lively affair. The usual Charity Auction raised over £12,000 for the NSPCC and the annual awards ceremony created a string of industry stars including The Money Shop who won the coveted Employer of the Year Award, sponsored by The Birmingham Assay Office.  NPA Chief Executive, Ray Perry, said ‘It was wonderful to bring everyone together after the NPA conference during the day to jo…

  RoHS II is concerned with the environmental impact of all goods containing batteries, and other electronic goods. When they are finally disposed of potentially toxic elements can leach back into the earth and cause long term damage and pollution.  Technical Director Dippal Manchanda and staff from the Laboratory also attended the seminar.  [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="248"]