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Last week saw our dedicated Guardians gather here at Sheffield Assay Office for the Half Yearly Meeting of the Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate in the Town of Sheffield.

In 2025 the Master Cutler has chosen to raise awareness about dementia support and to support projects across Sheffield and South Yorkshire that will have a lasting impact on dementia care.

The British Hallmarking Council (BHC) recently issued a press release in relation to the importance of hallmarking as a consumer protection, and the recognition of the hallmarking enforcement work being done by Trading Standards organisations in the UK, through the Touchstone Award.

On 31st March 2025 the Assay Master, Executive Committee and all staff were delighted to welcome Mark Vaughan onto the team, as Chief Operating Officer.

It is with immense sorrow that we announce the news that our past Chairman, Peter Hayes, sadly passed away, aged 78.

A public appeal has been launched by the Silver Society to help recover a silver box stolen from Hanbury Hall in Worcestershire on 23 March 2025.

Assay Master, Ashley Carson, was recently delighted to revisit a beautiful silver goblet, made in 1978 by the man himself!

The HALO Award (Hallmarking Awareness & Learning Online) is managed by Assay Assured, a joint initiative between the four UK Assay Offices: Birmingham, Edinburgh, London and Sheffield and is recognition from the industry that a business embraces the long-standing tradition of hallmarking in the UK through a fresh, modern perspective.