AnchorCert Gem Lab News

EU rules about which chemicals can be used in toy jewellery or kids’ pieces cannot be ignored. We asked the Analytical Laboratory's Michelle Cartwright to talk us through the issues. Restrictions relating to nickel were followed by the control of cadmium in December 2011. While this legislation is chiefly intended to protect those in the manufacturing part of the supply chain where fumes from molten cadmium can cause severe health hazards, it has imposed a significant cost on the fashion…

Assay Office Birmingham has seen a big increase in sales of both its AnchorCert Gem Weight Estimator app and Help with Hallmarks app. If you would like to purchase the AnchorCert Gem Weight Estimator app, you can do so by downloading it from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store for a price of £14.99. The app contains useful information relating to hallmarks, and is an invaluable “on the go” tool for retailers, collectors, antique and second hand dealers, silver expert…

Students of Deltion College, which is based in the Netherlands, will be given an informative talk and unique tour of Assay Office Birmingham's Silver Collection by Dr. Sally Hoban on Friday 7th November. David Mahony, who is accompanying the students, will also be giving a talk on architecture. Assay Office Birmingham also runs Silver Visits for members of the public. The next public Silver Visit will take place on Thursday 4th December at 2pm. The visits cost £15.00 pounds per person. …

Assay Office Birmingham Requires A Sales Administrator An opportunity to be part of the successful Sales and Marketing department of Assay Office Birmingham.  We are looking for a Sales Administrator to work in the Sales & Marketing department of Assay Office  Birmingham. This role will be key in supporting the sales team for the five channels of the business including Hallmarking, The Laboratory, SafeGuard, AnchorCert and Training & in their regular communication with custo…