Assay Office Birmingham News

Presentation  Prepared - Check, Venue Prepared - Check, CE & Assay Master Prepared - Double Check!!  2014 is the Hallmarking year of the  date letter "P"  and we are now "P" for PREPARED. Everyone is now off to set up at the Birmingham School of Jewellery, a fitting venue for Michael Allchin's last annual hallmarking review to the jewellery and precious metal trade.

AnchorCert gemmologists are having Christmas late as they have to wait until February for their “new toy”, the latest addition to their UV Vis equipment. Senior Gemmologist Anu Manchanda says “We are all looking forward to having the new kit; it will open a lot of new opportunities to increase the services we offer to support the UK trade.”

Ian Bayley circa 1993...[/caption]  He went on to become Quality Manager and Senior Chemist in 2004 and is responsible for the Assay Office's business management systems, certified and accredited to ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 respectively, both at Central Office and its six Sub-Office locations. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="375"] Ian Bayley circa 2000[/caption]

  However, the crucial point is that the consumer must know what they are buying and pay the appropriate price. The long standing fear that parcels of natural diamonds may become polluted with synthetics which are then very difficult to identify and segregate has become a reality. AnchorCert’s continuing investment in the necessary equipment to identify synthetics and treatments means they are in a position to provide the reassurance the trade needs. For more information and to or…