Penny Parkes (The Birmingham Assay Office Marketing Manager) and Steve Franklin (The Laboratory at The Brmingham Assay Office Marketing Co-ordinator) along with Thinktank staff Kenny Webster and Lynsey Fairweather, were on hand to help set up for a special event that is being held on Tuesday 19th February 'Ask the Experts,' where among other things you can have a go at hallmarking with expert Birmingham Assay Office hallmarker Faye Grove and unlock the secrets of the hallmarking code! [captio…

  Owner Steve Bickerton[/caption]  He said: “We have hundreds of loyal customers who enjoy the experience of coming in to the shop, browsing through the items on sale and then coming up with a design of their own based on what we have to offer. Customers can talk face to face with the craftsman who will be making their jewellery and even watch him in the workshop.” It’s this quality level of service that secured Bickerton the honourable job of making pieces that were p…

  Michael Allchin CEO The Birmingham Assay Office[/caption] The grant is a boost for staff at The Assay Office who have been working hard on a detailed specification for the new building since planning permission was granted just before Christmas. Working closely with a team of external consultants, led by Project Manager Mark Wright of Trebor Developments  and architects Simon Rea and Helen Wootton of Glazzard Architects,  space is being carefully planned  for each of its five di…

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