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This year's Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council Awards were held at the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Hall in London on Monday 3 March with more than 300 guests in attendance.

The British Hallmarking Council's Touchstone award for trading standards teams is open for submissions. Find out everything you need to know about entering and winning this prestigious British Hallmarking Council award.

Early bird tickets for Goldsmiths North are available now. Book before 28 February and not only will you save 40%, you’ll also be entered into a £500 prize draw.

We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Joselyn, Sheffield Assay Office Guardian, has recently joined the Goldsmiths’ Company as a Liveryman.

We are proud to be a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC). The RJC is a standards-setting organisation that was established to advance responsible ethical practices throughout the diamond, gold and platinum group metals jewellery supply chain. The RJC has developed a benchmark standard and credible mechanisms for verifying responsible business practices through third party auditing.

The Sheffield Assay Office team were delighted to take part in the judging of this year's Goldsmiths Craft & Design Council Awards. Assay Master Ashley Carson and Curator Emma Paragreen were part of a panel that judged the award for 2D Hand Rendering, sponsored by the office.

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.