Assay Office Birmingham pleased by national standard body’s announcement to remove the ambiguous ‘no decision’ category from Nickel Release test results EN 1811:2011 was designed to protect the consumer from sensitisation from nickel release, which could cause irreversible, life-long dermatitis. This change, which comes into effect from 31 August 2015, means that retailers and suppliers across Europe can now have confidence in every result that they receive as the removal of…

Assay Office Birmingham has compiled the latest UK Hallmarking figures for the month of July 2015. July 2015 saw a reduction in the overall hallmarking numbers compared to the same month last year with the total number of pieces hallmarked across all four UK Assay Offices down 10.5%. All categories of metal, with the exception of Platinum, were affected with Gold articles hallmarked down 9.6%, Silver down 12.1% and Palladium down 10.5% whilst Platinum remained flat against last year. Hallma…

Come and see Assay Office Birmingham, AnchorCert Academy, AnchorCert Gem Lab, AnchorCert Analytical, and SafeGuard Jewellery Valuations on STAND B60 at International Jewellery London, Olympia, 6 - 8 September. Don’t leave it too late. Register for your FREE visitor pass today by clicking here: REGISTER NOW It is IJL’s 60th Anniversary and Diamonds will definitely be at the heart of this year’s event. HALLMARKING SEMINARS | GEMSTONE TRAINING | TAILORED PROGRAMMES | UNDER…