AnchorCert Analytical News

It was a great pleasure to meet staff from one of the UK’s leading jewellery magazines, Retail Jeweller, here at Assay Office Birmingham. They first visited the Hallmarking floor, where members of staff explained the assaying (testing) and hallmarking processes.   Ruth and Emily certainly saw and learnt alot during their time here and we hope to see them again on one of our training courses in the new year.

AnchorCert Gem Lab is proud to sponsor this year's Gem-A Conference, which is taking place at the London Business Design Centre from Saturday 1st November to Tuesday 4th November. Welcoming a host of speakers from across the globe, the Gem-A Conference has a reputation for tackling the most innovative and contemporary gem-related topics, whilst bringing together some of the leaders in the industry for a weekend of networking and special events.

FANCY DRESS COSTUME PRODUCT WITHDRAWALS HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO TEST FOR ALL LEGISLATION We are well aware of the dangers surrounding lanterns and candles that are synonymous with Halloween, but are we as aware of the fire hazards associated with Halloween dress up costumes? We could be putting our children at serious fire risk. Long floaty/swingy styled princess dresses and boy superhero flowing capes can easily brush by a naked flame and potentially catch fire. Avoid glitter. Not in all …

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!