Assay Office Birmingham News

Following the news that one of the rogue companies selling “investment diamonds” has been ordered into liquidation this week, Assay Office Birmingham’s AnchorCert Gem Lab has confirmed that it has fielded a string of enquiries and carried out a number of gemstone assessments during the past few years for people who have fallen victim of these fraudsters.  Some stones were found to be genuine gemstones but offered at massively inflated prices, whilst others were found to b…

Assay Office Birmingham and its divisions AnchorCert Analytical, AnchorCert Gem Lab, AnchorCert Academy and SafeGuard Jewellery Valuations  will be CLOSED for business from  4pm Thursday 24th March 2016 And will re-open at 8:30am on Tuesday 29th March 2016. Wishing all our customers a Happy Easter Break!

Delegates on recent courses at AnchorCert Academy have been extremely positive about the quality and relevance of information and feedback has been excellent. Those attending the Buying Antique Jewellery course were very enthusiastic about both its content and delivery. This course which includes handling of many examples of styles, manufacturing methods and gemstones has been reviewed and updated for 2016 and delivers a huge amount of invaluable information in just one day. The first Customise…

As Spring Fair approaches, many of you will be preparing your exhibition materials and planning customer meetings; gearing up for one of the UK Jewellery industry’s event highlights… Whilst you’re driving volume sales at Spring Fair, let AnchorCert Academy help you ensure that you don’t lose custom through your retail offering. For SPRING FAIR week only, all available remaining spaces on AnchorCert Academy courses are available for just £200 per delegate!