August Bank Holiday 2024
Please see our opening hours prior to the August Bank Holiday for 2024.
Date Published: 19 August 2024
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Customer Service Update
UPDATE - THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REOSLVED ON 2 AUG 2024
Please be aware we are experiencing a service disruption caused by our internet service provider.
Date Published: 01 August 2024
May Bank Holidays 2024
Please see our opening hours prior to the May Bank Holidays for 2024.
Date Published: 29 April 2024
IT and Service Issues Final Update
Final updates on our services returning to normal from a customer perspective.
Date Published: 25 March 2024
Price Adjustment 2024
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: 14 March 2024
Annual UK Hallmarking Figures for 2023
The total number of articles sent for hallmarking at all UK offices in 2023 fell by -17.7% to 8,020,089.
Gold, silver, platinum and palladium saw a decline in the quantity of articles hallmarked.
Date Published: 15 January 2024
2024 date letter
Happy New Year!
The date letter for 2024 is a lower case z.
A non-compulsory mark, the date letter changes annually on 1 January. The font, case, and shield shape all change so each can only indicate one specific year.
Learn about the evolution of the hallmark and the component marks in the article ‘Hallmark as Hero’ by Goldsmiths’ Company Deputy Librarian.
Date Published: 02 January 2024
James Cargill, Deputy Production Manager, made a Freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company
Congratulations to James Cargill, Deputy Production Manager of our Heathrow sub-office, who, earlier this month, was made a Freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company by Special Grant in celebration of 10 years service.
A Freeman is a tier of membership in Livery Companies. It is the largest grouping of members at the Goldsmiths’ Company. Freemen play an important part in the life of the Company.
Read more about Company membership here thegoldsmiths.co.uk/membership
Date Published: 18 December 2023
HALO Award winners announced at the Benevolent Society Ball
Two jewellery businesses with an emphasis on creating bespoke commissions are the joint winners of the HALO Award 2023. Chair of the British Hallmarking Council Noel Hunter presented the Award to Harriet Kelsall, founder of Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery company and Anna Mcloughlin of Anna Mcloughlin Fine Jewellery at the prestigious Benevolent Society Ball at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham.
Date Published: 11 December 2023