You can drop off your items and collect them at a later date or you can make an appointment to attend one of our very popular monthly Valuation Days where you can have a private one to one meeting with an Expert Valuer.  Our next ones are Wednesday 28th August and Tuesday 17th September.  For those of you who have larger collections of Jewellery, Watches or Silverware then we can organise a personal home visit. Most valuations are required for insurance purposes but we can also prov…

The Annual Conference is an important part of the programme of continuous professional development which valuers are now required to undertake to maintain their qualification. Valuing is becoming an increasingly complicated exercise as counterfeits, treated gemstones and synthetics increase and insurance companies become increasingly demanding. SafeGuard supports the need for all valuers to be fully up to speed, to protect the reputation of their profession and regard the Conference as an im…

This course follows a bespoke event on Hallmarking that was organised for Warwickshire Trading Standards in November 2012, with a second cohort of staff due to take part in similar training in November of this year.  If you would like to arrange a bespoke training course please call 0871 871 6020 or email gem@theassayoffice.co.uk to discuss your requirements and timescales.  We look forward to hearing from you.