L-R Charlotte Hodgkinson and Alan Hodgkinson with Anu Manchanda, Senior Gemmologist[/caption] Alan has an international reputation as a gemmology lecturer. He gained a distinction in the gemmology exams in 1961 and started teaching gemmology in 1969. He developed the first Uk residential courses in practical gemmology and has widely promoted his development of Visual Optics.  Alan has been awarded many honours including lifetime awards from the AGTA of America, the American Gem Trad…

  L:R Michael Allchin with Host, Gisela Stewart MP[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3610" align="alignleft" width="252"] L:R Marion Wilson, Marketing Director with Michael Allchin, Chief Executive & Assay Master (Both The Birmingham Assay Office)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3615" align="alignleft" width="252"] L-R: Krys Zalewska (The Allied Trade Federation), Geoff Field (Sutton Tools), Gay Penfold (JIIC)[/caption] A toast to the BJA... and what a way to do it! Cham…

Tickets are selling fast -  There are now only 6 places left in the morning and 2 places left in the afternoon.  This is the last chance for the public to come into The Birmingham Assay Office this year.....  Call now to reserve a place - £12  Tel 0871 871 6020 or email silver@theassayoffice.co.uk The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce that it is uniquely opening its doors to the General Public and offering limited places on its popular Silver Collection Visits pr…

The Watchdog Daily team recently ventured to the Birmingham Assay Office, with a cohort of Birmingham Trading Standards officers, to document the progress of seized, wrongly hallmarked goods. Local presenter Shefali Oza and the TV crew followed the exercise as Trading Standards officer (TSO) Gary Singh and his colleagues uncovered 90 items, with a retail value of more than £25,000, which were un-hallmarked or suspected of bearing fake trademarks. Please click on the link below …