Price Adjustment 2026
On Tuesday 6 April 2026 we will be making some adjustments to London Assay Office pricing.
Date Published: 17 March 2026
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Easter 2026 Opening Hours
On Thursday 2 April 2026 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 7 April 2026.
Date Published: 17 March 2026
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
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
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
Judges praise high standard of entries for the HALO Awards 2023
Members of the judging panel for the HALO Award 2023 have been highly complimentary about this year’s entries, praising businesses for their imaginative ways of creating consumer awareness of hallmarking. After lengthy consideration the winners of the Award for 2023 have now been selected.
Full details of the winning entries will be published after the formal announcement on 7th December.
Date Published: 29 November 2023
Make Your Mark 2D Design award at the Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council competition 2023/24
We are delighted to be partnering again with The Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council for the 2023/24 Competition with our Make Your Mark design challenge.
This year, on the theme of ‘City Spirit’, entrants are invited to design jewellery, smallwork or silverware. Broad and engaging interpretations of this are encouraged and welcomed, such as folklore, fashion, festivals, communities, culture, diversity, food, history and architecture to name but a few areas of interest. Designers can choose any city (globally) but must embrace their concept visually through their design presentation.
Also important, designs must incorporate a display, or bespoke placement of the London Assay Office hallmark that is complimentary to the design and thoughtfully positioned. This is an opportunity to choose the placement of the hallmark components, and to consider the hallmark in harmony with your design.
Date Published: 17 October 2023