Christmas 2025
Both counters at Goldsmiths’ Hall and our Greville Street office will close at 12.00 on Tuesday 23 December 2025, and reopen at 9.00 on Monday 5 January 2026.
Date Published: 04 December 2025
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London Trading Standards win 2025 Touchstone Award for “Stamping Out” hallmarking infractions
London Trading Standards – a collective of trading standards teams from the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Camden, Westminster, Hackney, Ealing, Waltham Forest, and Newham, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – have been awarded the British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) Touchstone Award 2025, for their role in Operation Stamping It Out. A pioneering hallmarking education and enforcement project, which is delivered by WRi Group on behalf of the London Assay Office.
Date Published: 25 June 2025
Easter 2025 Opening Hours and Service Times
On Thursday 17 April 2025 at 12:00noon we will close the counters at Goldsmiths' Hall and Greville Street for the Easter Weekend.
Both counters will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 22 April 2025.
Date Published: 14 April 2025
Price Adjustment 2025
We have made the decision to adjust our prices. This has not been taken lightly. However increased costs of production, and the surge in demand for high priority packet return and for complex marking of articles, have made it a necessity for our business.
Date Published: 25 March 2025
Review of the British Hallmarking Council
The UK government announced on 17 March 2025 that it will “commence a review into the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) which will look at the role, remit and governance of the BHC, including options to merge, abolish or reform it.” The BHC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the department for Business & Trade.
Date Published: 18 March 2025
Greville Street Office re-opening
Greville Street is re-opening on Monday 13th January 2025
Date Published: 08 January 2025