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As would be normal for any business that has had demand for its services slashed by 70%, the Office has had to loose valued staff members as the hallmarking work dried up. “Over the years we have, unfortunately, had to make some redundancies,” explains Allchin. He says that many of the staff who worked in hallmarking have now since retired, but the redundancies are not a thing of the past – just last month three more people were laid off from the hallmarking division. But t…

The course is very hands-on, so to ensure all participants receive the required attention, the places available are strictly limited to ten people. The workshop has been modified to suit the UK’s preference for the use of the loupe, although microscopes will also be available. Participants will examine a variety of natural and treated ruby and sapphire, over 100 specimens will be available for examination and discussion. The hands-on session is supported by a PowerPoint presentation …

[gallery link="file" columns="1" orderby="ID"] Want to know more about Hallmarking ?  There are a few places left on 28 March seminar Cost £50  T 08718716020 or E gem@theassayoffice.co.uk to book a place

Michael Allchin CEO and Assay Master - The Birmingham Assay Office 1. What was your plan for carrying out the RJC self Assessment? Our RJC certification has an unusually wide scope, capturing not only our hallmarking activities but also the metal analysis carried out by The Laboratory and the gemstone testing done in our AnchorCert Gemmological Laboratory. The Birmingham Assay Office is already certificated to ISO9001:2008 and The Laboratory and AnchorCert are accredited to UKAS 17…