The ancient tradition of hallmarking is Roshan Nightingale’s forte. Here, with insightfulness that can only come from decades of experience, she gives us a glimpse of life on the Birmingham Assay Office’s marking floor. August 2013. Eagle-eyed hallmarking supervisor Roshan Nightingale is happy today. There’s a mountain of work to be getting on with, and as another tub of impossibly fiddly articles lands on her trolley, she shouts ‘bring it on’, a favourite expression …

  The Birmingham Assay Office will be promoting all its services at International Jewellery London.   The Show is well worth a visit so please do come along and say hello. There is always something new on our stand; check out our iPad to see our latest innovative App or browse our ever increasing range of training courses specifically designed to add to your knowledge. Michael Allchin will also be participating in the seminar programme on Tuesday. Visit us on Stand H119 1st - 4…