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New Directors Appointed

The Assay Office has reconfirmed its strategy of continued investment in both statutory and non-hallmarking activities and announced the appointment of four new Directors, to bring more customer focus to its forward planning and day to day operations.

During the last six years the organisation has grown its hallmarking base and invested in developing many new services for the jewellery, gemstone and precious metal industries.  The Birmingham Assay Office now has five operating divisions in the U.K; Statutory Hallmarking; AnchorCert Diamond and Gem Certification in Birmingham and London; Technical Services and Consultancy; and SafeGuard Valuations.

All of the new Directors are currently part of the Senior Management team at the
Assay Office.

They are:

John Knowles - Finance Director

Les Helyer - Hallmarking Operations Director

Dippal Manchanda - Technical Director

Marion Wilson - Marketing Director

They join Eric Emms - Director, AnchorCert London to create a new internal Board.

Michael Allchin, Chief Executive and Assay Master, said, “The Birmingham Assay Office’s hallmarking operation is the largest in Europe and we have successfully grown and developed our non-statutory businesses in recent years. We are committed to offering our customers a broad range of high quality services and I am pleased to announce the promotion of the new Directors to support the Wardens and Guardians of the Birmingham Assay Office.

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