Our visitors from Lyon had a very tight schedule and were off to a local restaurant for lunch after their visit to the Assay Office but we hope to see them again when they visit the Jewellery & Watch Show at the NEC next week. A team from the Assay Office will be  exhibiting in Hall 17, Stand P60 so do come along and see us!  

  VISIT US IN HALL 17 STAND P60

Penny Parkes, Marketing Manager[/caption]  Penny Parkes, Marketing Manager, will be at the NEC on Thursday leading The Assay Office Birmingham stand building team - they will definately need their helmets this year! The Show opens on Sunday 2nd February until Thursday 6th February so make sure you come down to The Show to say hi as we've got lots of new services and our world leading App's to show visitors on our stand. COME SEE US ON HALL 17, STAND P60 Click …

  In order to be classified as one of the categories of “crystal glass” the material must comply with three different criteria. It must contain oxides of Lead, Barium, Zinc or Potash combined or alone of at least 10%, have a refractive index of above 1.52 and a density above 2.45 grams per cubic centimetre. The Birmingham Assay Office has the specialist resources needed to offer this test, having the expertise and equipment to carry out both chemical and gemmological testing. …