AnchorCert Gem Lab News

Almost 2 months have passed since we last informed you about how the construction of the new Assay Office Birmingham building was progressing.  So here is our latest update showing you how the building work is coming along. As you can see, the brickwork is starting to take shape.  Keep up the good work bricklayers!

Retail Jeweller Editor, Ruth Faulkner and Emily Mills are visiting Assay Office Birmingham on Tuesday and will be given a guided tour of all the operating divisions:  Hallmarking, AnchorCert Gemmological Laboratory, SafeGuard Jewellery Valuations and the Analytical Laboratory.

Christmas time is fast approaching and 2015 is almost upon us, but before you think about what gifts you are going to buy for your loved one's, why not take up a one day training course at Assay Office Birmingham?!

Assay Office Birmingham - not just here for you for Christmas - Send us your hallmarking all year round -   While gold is making a comeback, the most precious of the white metals, platinum, is still a firm bridal favourite, with hallmarking volumes holding steady, as Marion Wilson, sales and marketing director, Assay Office Birmingham(BAO) explains here: Platinum’s performance was undoubtedly assisted by the fashion trend for white metal, and the continued marketing ac…