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Hallmarking was in the spotlight at the recent Chartered Trading Standards Conference in Birmingham with the presentation of the Touchstone Award. The Award is sponsored by British Hallmarking Council and the National Association of Jewellers and encourages Trading Standards officers to raise awareness about the importance of hallmarking.

In 2023, Sheffield Assay Office is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Our Assay Master, Ashley Carson sits down with Professional Jeweller magazine to discuss the growth and development of the office, and what needs to be done within the industry to better serve consumers.

On behalf of our Assay Master, Sheffield Assay Office Guardians Colette Bishop and Emma Paragreen were delighted to award special prizes to students from Sheffield Hallam University's Jewellery, Materials and Design course.

Following the success of last year's HALO Awards, the British Hallmarking Council are proud to announce entry for 2023 is now open!

As proud sponsors and supporters of Goldsmiths North, our Assay Master Ashley Carson was delighted to sit down with Jewellery Outlook Editor David Brough to discuss the upcoming Sheffield-based jewellery selling fair.

The HALO Award, developed by the British Hallmarking Council and the National Association of Jewellers, was launched for its second year at the NAJ’s AGM on June 8th.

The competition is now closed.

We are delighted to announce that this year’s North Star competition is now open and will be running online in the run up to Goldsmiths North 2023. Read on to find out how you can win a piece of jewellery worth up to £1,000...

This year, Sheffield Assay Office is extremely proud to be celebrating its 250th anniversary. We're delighted to see this milestone featured in the summer edition of The Jeweller magazine.