Protecting the Consumer and Servicing
the Trade with Independence and Integrity

WELCOME TO THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE

The home of UK Hallmarking

 

welcome to the birmingham ASSAY oFFICE

Birmingham Assay Office was founded in 1773 to provide assaying (testing) and hallmarking of precious metal items (gold, silver, platinum and palladium) as required by the Hallmarking Act.

It has been a centre of expert opinion and independent assessment of jewellery and precious metals for nearly 250 years.

During recent decades it has expanded its services far beyond its statutory assaying and hallmarking duties to include Diamond, Gemstone & Pearl Certification, Jewellery, Watch and Silverware Valuations, non-precious metal testing, product safety and quality assurance testing as well as educational training and consultancy.

 
 
 
    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LATEST TWEETS


Our Gem Lab has just launched a new Synthetic Diamond Detection Service using
the SYNTHdetect! The device has been… https://t.co/BO6j8Txo4a
01:39 22/05/2019
Yesterday we assayed some 18th Century punches from the Baskerville press! The famous
printer & type designer was s… https://t.co/FoiIbFSInZ
02:58 17/05/2019
Check out the brilliant display mark on the British Hallmarking Council Touchstone award.
A full day of assessing e… https://t.co/3LAJoBGkEk
04:33 14/05/2019
Congratulations to one of our SafeGuard valuers, Georgina Southam, who received
the prestigious Alan Hodgkinson Bur… https://t.co/Ui03Ep3kCY
10:26 14/05/2019
Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce the appointment of a new
trade Warden, Gary Wroe, Managing Director… https://t.co/QPIVUB6K5Z
08:40 03/05/2019
Successful day at this years AGM held at the Birmingham Assay Office. Thank you
to all our Wardens and Guardians fo… https://t.co/wdkIs0il9O
03:35 30/04/2019
Retweet of @BAJ_UK: 💎 THE FUTURE IS OUR JEWEL: Travelling Erasmus #Jewellery Exhibition 📆 30th
April - 8th May 2019, 10am to 5pm at… https://t.co/CYW7PVwcd6
10:21 29/04/2019
Do you know why the Birmingham Assay Office's hallmark is an anchor? The
legend goes that when the silversmiths of… https://t.co/eQGUuHcw6H
02:05 25/04/2019
As we close for Easter we'd just like to say a massive thank you to
our wonderful cleaning team from We Clean who g… https://t.co/BL1JbgXZod
04:31 18/04/2019
Happy Easter! 🐤 Don't forget the Birmingham Assay Office will be closed for Easter
from 4pm on Thursday 18th and wi… https://t.co/EaPXpxymVF
01:14 17/04/2019

 

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