Coming up on Wednesday 1st October is the latest edition of the Understanding Hallmarking training course. This course offers delegates a unique opportunity to visit the historic Assay Office Birmingham building before we move into new premises in 2015. The course allows you to: • Tour the Hallmarking floor and the opportunity to ‘have a go’ at Hallmarking • Learn all about the history of Hallmarking in the UK • Gain an overview of the Hallmark…

Do you really know what your precious jewellery possessions are worth? Are your valuables adequately insured against theft, loss or even repairs? Would you be able to prove ownership of all of your valuable jewellery items should they go missing? This is a rare opportunity to have your Jewellery, Watches and Silverware valued in the historic surrounds of Assay Office Birmingham. The next Jewellery, Watch and Silverware Valuation Event Day is taking place at Assay Office Birmingham on: …

It was a pleasure to see staff from one of the leading jewellery magazines - Professional Jeweller -  here at Assay Office Birmingham. Their next stop was a visit to the  SafeGuard Jewellery, Watch and Silverware Valuation Division, where they were greeted by Carla Goodfellow (Director of AnchorCert and SafeGuard) and Marion Wilson (Sales and Marketing Director). They were given an overview into how SafeGuard carries out valuations on customers' jewellery, watches and s…