NEW - Education &Training at The Birmingham Assay Office
Hallmarking Seminars - Diamond Training - Gold Assay Courses and Tailored Programmes. Call today for more details.....more>

NEW -THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE SILVER COLLECTION
DRAWS HUGE CROWDS
‘A Celebration of Silver’ - The Birmingham Assay Office draws huge crowds
The “Celebration of Silver” feature staged by The Birmingham Assay Office proved a huge success at the recent Antiques for Everyone show at the NEC with thousands of people visiting the stand over four days.....more >

NEW - IJL - Be Part of it. Click here to register...more >

NEW - HALLMARKING SEMINAR - A GUIDE TO HALLMARKING...more >

NEW - THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE SILVER COLLECTION FEATURES AT 22-25 JULY, NEC,BIRMINGHAM
‘A Celebration of Silver’
As part of the” Antiques For Everyone” silver anniversary celebrations, The Birmingham Assay Office will be showing important pieces from its private silver collection on the main feature stand during the summer exhibition which takes place at the NEC, Birmingham from 22-25th July, 2010...more >

NEW - Arts Council England is Supporting the Birmingham Launch Event of British Silver Week
The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce that it has recently been successful in gaining support from the Arts Council England and has been awarded funding from the National Lottery to assist with the Birmingham Launch Event of British Silver Week which takes place from 7th – 27th June...more >

NEW - SUMMER SILVER EXHIBITION – BIRMINGHAM LAUNCH - ‘From Songsmith to Silversmith” A Fusion Of Midlands Arts and Creativity - MONDAY 7th JUNE – 5.30 – 8.30pm
The Birmingham Assay Office is delighted to support the official launch of the British Silver Week selling exhibition on Monday 7th June. The venue for this exciting spectacle of Midlands silversmithing skill is St Pauls Gallery, located a short walk from The Birmingham Assay Office and the largest commercial art gallery in the UK outside London...more >

NEW - TREASURE TALK:  A Consumer’s Guide to Buying Fine Jewellery and Diamonds
As part of London Jewellery Week, The Birmingham Assay Office will host 3 workshops and Jewellery Clinics during  the Treasure Exhibition which is being held at Victoria House, Southampton Row, in London’s Bloomsbury......more »

NEW - Job Vacancies - Analytical Chemist x 2 Inorganic and Organic - Laboratory Assistant/Administrator x 2 - click here for more details

NEW - SafeGuard Premium Valuation Service - Valuation Portfolio
The SafeGuard Valuation Portfolio provides the option of a superior quality valuation, appropriate for high value jewellery, watches and Silverware. ...more >

NEW - BRILLIANTLY BIRMINGHAM SILVER VISIT
A Unique Opportunity For The General Public To Visit The Birmingham Assay Office And View Its Private Silver Collection Thursday 3rd December 2009 - Book Your Place Today ...more >

A call to the jewellery industry to support the launch of fairtrade gold
I am writing to invite you to take part in a secure online survey entitled ‘fairtrade and fairmined gold market survey’. This survey has been commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation in London aimed at gaining a greater level of understanding into the UK jewellery industry and beyond...more >

Palladium hits the mark
Palladium has been officially acknowledged as the latest precious metal trend for the fine jewellery industry with the advent of a hallmark to guarantee its fineness. From today, 22nd July 2009,  the four UK Assay Offices can mark Palladium articles with a legally recognised Hallmark, applied under an amendment to the Hallmarking Act 1973.....more »

THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE PARTICIPATES IN THE 100TH ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Birmingham is ready to welcome more than 20,000 people from over 151 different countries to the City...more >

CELEBRATE THE LIFE, WORK AND LEGACY OF THE FOUNDER OF THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE - MATTHEW BOULTON - THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDUSTRIALIST OF THE 18TH CENTURY AND ONE OF BIRMINGHAM'S FINEST MEN...more >

MATTHEW BOULTON DAY IN CHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM - WITH THE STAFF OF THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE...more >

The Birmingham Assay Office and SafeGuard Jewellery Valuation Service participate in Coutts London Jewellery Week with 2 Jewellery Valuation Events at Mappin & Webb, Regent Street, London. Click the link below for further information.

www.londonjewelleryweek.co.uk/whos-who/the-birmingham-assay-office

IT’S A SPRING AFFAIR AND WE’VE GOT SOMETHING NEW……..
THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE AT SPRING FAIR , NEC 1-5 FEBRUARY 2009
THE JEWELLERY SHOW – HALL 17 STAND A19 More NEW Innovative Services from
The Birmingham Assay Office...more>

E Tickets available for Free Spring Fair 09 entry. Click here to register online to receive your free entry ticket.

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES - AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE......more>

YOU CAN TRUST OUR OLD FASHIONED VALUES....
If you want to know the real value of a piece of antique jewellery, watch or silverware talk to the experts at The Birmingham Assay Office......more >

The birmingham assay office – principal financial supporter of the national association of goldsmiths conference for valuers and jewellers 2008
The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to be the Principal Financial Supporter of the annual National Association of Goldsmiths Conference for Valuers and Jewellers to be held in Loughborough from 20–22 September 2008.....more >

INTERNATIONAL JEWELLERY LONDON. THE GREAT DEBATE
The Birmingham Assay Office continues to be concerned about ethical, humanitarian and social issues associated with the Jewellery trade and is keen that these be confronted and the challenges met in a transparent way....more>

THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE AND SAFEGUARD INDEPENDENT
JEWELLERY VALUATION SERVICE PARTICIPATE IN COUTTS SUCCESSFUL LONDON JEWELLERY WEEK
The Birmingham Assay Office celebrated the first London Jewellery Week with a successful educational Event at Goldsmiths’ Canary Wharf store. ........more >

THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE JOINS LAPADA
The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce that it has joined LAPADA the UK’s largest Trade Association for Professional Art and Antiques Dealers as an Approved Service Provider.  ........more >

THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE CELEBRATE A SUCCESSFUL SPRING FAIR 2008 The Birmingham Assay Office celebrated a very successful Spring Fair where for the first time it was able to show visitors the complete range of services that it provides to the jewellery industry........more >

SAFEGUARD INDEPENDENT JEWELLERY VALUATION SERVICE LAUNCHES NEW JEWELLERY ASSESSMENT REPORT
SafeGuard Independent Jewellery Valuation Service is launching a new “Jewellery Assessment Report” in response to requests from many manufacturers, importers and retailers....more>

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR JEWELLERY IS WORTH
SafeGuard launch campaign.....more >

NEW SAFEGUARD CONSUMER LEAFLET
In response to customer demand a new SafeGuard leaflet has been developed for those retailers who do not wish to turn a potential jewellery valuation customer away ........more>

SAFEGUARD PERSONAL JEWELLERY VALUATIONS SERVICE EXPANDED
For some while SafeGuard, the UK’s premier Independent Jewellery Valuations service has offered personal home valuations to client ....more >

THEFT VICTIM GETS HER PRIZED POSSESSION BACK
When SafeGuard Valuer Phil Withington was reading a recent edition of The Jeweller
he came across an appeal from Hertfordshire Police asking for information about a distinctive ring that had been stolen from an elderly lady in Watford in October .......more >

CHARITY CHARM BRACELET SET TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION
Lasting Impressions (Devon) Ltd and SafeGuard Independent Jewellery Valuations support the RNLI and Guide Dogs For The Blind......more >

IS YOUR JEWELLERY REAL ?
What is it worth ? Marion Wilson from The Birmingham Assay Office shares her gems of advice........more >

GEORGINA DEER TALKS TO THE ANCHOR
The Independent, Expert, Registered Valuer – Georgina Deer FGA DGA PJ.VAL.DIP – talks to The Anchor about her work for SafeGuard in the North West of England.........more >