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…

The Surface World Show 2013 is the major industry event for the UK surface treatment industries – aimed at specifiers, engineers, designers and practitioners. The Surface World Show offers all the latest technologies, products and services under one roof covering protective, decorative and functional coatings and platings of all kinds plus essential cleaning and pre-treatment. The Laboratory at The Birmingham Assay Office will be exhibiting at the SURFACE WORLD SHOW 2013 at NEC BIRM…