AnchorCert Analytical News

On Sunday 2nd June nine members of staff from The Birmingham Assay Office are taking up the challenge of the Great Midlands Fun Run 2013, which is a testing 8.5 mile course around the Sutton Coldfield area. The Assay Allstars Team is made up of Michael Allchin (CEO), Marie Brennan (Business Relations Manager), Sophie Whitehouse (AnchorCert Marketing Coordinator), Anu Manchanda (Senior Gemmologist), Steven Franklin,(Laboratory Marketing Coordinator), Antony Charalambous (Laboratory Admin),…

  Final year degree students at Birmingham's School of Jewellery are set to host a graduate show next month. The students' work will go on show in Birmingham for five days from June 10 to 15, with an industry evening on June 11 at the school's Vittoria Street campus. The work will include everything from catwalk pieces through to minutely detailed designs. There will also be twists on traditional techniques and objects made using unusual materials. The schools BA course director Zoe…

The Members Day gave members and Industry individuals who work closely with the BJA the opportunity to discuss topics covered by the Association during 2012/2013. Marie Brennan (Business Relations Manager) and Penny Parkes (Marketing Manager) both attended the event on behalf of The Birmingham Assay Office and found it very interesting and informative. L-R: Marie Brennan (The Birmingham Assay office) with Greg Fattorini and Gay Penfold[/caption] Gordon Hamme explained the new BJ…