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
One Hour Service Restrictions
Due to high demand of all our services we are restricting the One Hour Service. All One Hour packets need to be received at the counter before 12.00.
Date Published: 18 December 2024
Christmas 2024
Both counters at Goldsmiths’ Hall and our Greville Street office will close at 1pm on Monday 23 December 2024, and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 2 January 2025.
Date Published: 25 November 2024
August Bank Holiday 2024
Please see our opening hours prior to the August Bank Holiday for 2024.
Date Published: 19 August 2024
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