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A New Year, a new date letter and a new commission for Sheffield Assay Office’s collection. Assay Master, Ashley Carson has commissioned Dinner for 3 from Silversmith, Nova Smith. Dinner for 3, a kinetic candelabrum is the first piece of the year to be marked with an ‘A’ at the office.  

Allied Gold recently issued a press release to announce the official opening of an in-house Assay Office at their Brown & Newirth headquarters.

Our very own Dr Belen Morales and Emma Paragreen were recently welcomed as Freemen of The Company of Cutlers by Master Cutler, Philip Rodrigo, alongside Mistress Cutler, Giselle Rodrigo, and Clerk to The Company, Martin van Kan.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at Sheffield Assay Office, for a Deputy Chief Operations Officer. Could it be you?

Sheffield Assay Master, Ashley Carson and Quality Manager, Matt Hawker, were delighted to meet with the winners of the 2024 British Hallmarking Council Touchstone Awards - Hull City Council Trading Standards.

January is always an exciting month as it's the time that all four UK Assay Offices change to a new Date Letter. Read about the history of the Date Letter and the importance of the Bradbury Book of Hallmarks and the compulsory Dealers Notice.

This month our Analytical Services Head of Administration, Joanne Adams, has been getting 'hands on' with an excellent cost-saving and environmentally friendly initiative.

Warmest congratulations were offered to Sheffield Assay Office Guardian, Mrs Kim Streets DL, for being awarded an MBE in the 2025 New Year Honours list.