Birmingham Assay Office

Birmingham Assay Office strikes first mark for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The Birmingham Assay Office welcomed Dan Higgs from local manufacturer F G H Products Ltd to witness the first commemorative…

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Birmingham Assay Office to launch LGD screening service

The Birmingham Assay Office has announced that it will now screen laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs) as a part of its jewellery…

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Birmingham Assay Office elects eight new guardians

The Birmingham Assay Office has announced the election of eight new guardians of the Standard Wrought Plate. Created in 1773…

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Birmingham Assay Office appoints new wardens

Birmingham Assay Office has announced the appointment of two new wardens, Russell Jeans, founder and CEO of Sefton and Associates,…

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Birmingham Assay Office launches search for new guardians

The Birmingham Assay Office has announced it has begun its search for “seasoned individuals” to become the organisation’s new guardians.…

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The Birmingham Assay Office launches Rainbow Logo mark to raise funds for the NHS

The Birmingham Assay Office has launched its rainbow logo mark to be applied as an optional mark alongside the hallmark…

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Birmingham Assay office elects five new guardians

The Birmingham Assay office has announced the election of five new guardians of the standard of wrought plate. The raft…

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Birmingham Assay Office reopens gem lab amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Birmingham Assay Office has re-opened its gem lab and is now fully operational three days a week amid the…

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Birmingham Assay Office closes operations

The Birmingham Assay Office has announced that it will be “closing all operations” from today (24 March) for the three…

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Latest hallmarking figures released by Birmingham Assay Office

The Birmingham Assay Office has released the latest hallmarking figures.

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