Latest News & Press

30th November 2023

We are pleased to announce that our Early Hall Service has today been reinstated and is once again fully operational.

14th November 2023

Due to a high volume of work, we are temporarily suspending our Early Hall service. This will be reviewed on 1st December and will hopefully be re-introduced in the final few weeks leading up to Christmas. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

It was with a heavy heart that Assay Master, Ashley Carson announced the very recent, sad passing of Sheffield Assay Office's longest serving member of staff, Conal Grant.

Our Assay Master, Executive Committee Members and Guardians were delighted to recently welcome Mrs Bookey Oshin and Mr Christopher Brzozowski on to the governing bodies here at Sheffield Assay Office.

The installation of a 3rd ICP-OES instrument was recently completed here at Sheffield Assay Office, enabling us to not only increase the capability of our current limits of detection but to also reinforce our capacity to meet fast turnaround requests.

A Sheffield charity set up over two centuries ago with money left in a will is continuing to help those within the silversmithing trade in the City of Sheffield. The Mary Parsons Charity service will take place at Sheffield Cathedral on Wednesday 27th December.

All divisions of Sheffield Assay Office will close for the festive period at 12pm on December 22nd and will re-open as normal on Tuesday 2nd January. Click here to see the full list of collection and delivery times.

A special, hardback edition of the Bradbury's Book of Hallmarks is now available to buy, marking the 250th anniversary of Sheffield Assay Office.

Sheffield Assay Office were delighted to host a celebration event at Sheffield's Millenium Gallery in honour of our 250th anniversary.