Assay Office Birmingham’s independent, world-class AnchorCert Gem Lab searches for rising gemmological stars! “We’re looking for a high level of calibre, we trade on the strength of our entire gemmological team, underpinned by our companywide focus on quality and independence. It’s a very exciting time to join the team, so we’d encourage applicants near and far to apply.” AnchorCert Gem Lab is a world-class diamond and gemstone grading laboratory utilising…

The Secretary of State wishes to appoint four members to the British Hallmarking Council, a partner body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.  If you have experience in the trading or manufacture of articles of precious metals, such as jewellery and antiques, a background in consumer protection or experience gained in another field of expertise relevant to the work of the Council, such as economics or quality assurance, we would like to hear from you. Members are not re…

Gem Industry News

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…