Two months remain to request the Platinum Jubilee commemorative mark

In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, seventy years of service, having acceded to the throne in 1952.

To celebrate the occasion, the body which oversees UK hallmarking, the British Hallmarking Council, sanctioned a commemorative component mark. 

2 months remain to request the Platinum Jubilee commemorative mark, as we must cease to apply it by the end of the year. 

Date Published: 31 October 2022

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Discover Britain magazine goes behind the scenes at the Goldsmiths' Company

Journalist Kate Youde wrote about the Assay Office for the recent issue of Discover Britain magazine.

Read "Kate Youde goes behind the scenes of the Goldsmiths’ Company and meets some of the people upholding the traditions of the 700-year-old institution – one of the oldest consumer watchdogs in the world" online here.

Date Published: 27 October 2022

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Royal Mail industrial action 25 October 2022

Royal Mail has informed us that there is planned industrial action by their delivery and collection teams on Tuesday 25 October 2022.

There will be systemic delays processing parcels through the Royal Mail system, and in turn, our production line.  Please note, our priority packet charges will still apply.

It is being reported that Royal Mail workers are to hold 19 days of strike action during the peak postal build-up to Christmas. Please factor this into your work schedule. 

Further dates for Royal Mail industrial action are shown here.

Date Published: 24 October 2022

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2022 Christmas deadlines and holiday closing

Both Goldsmiths’ Hall and our Greville Street office will close at 1pm on Friday 23 December 2022, and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023.

Cut offs:

We are anticipating an extremely busy run up to Christmas, and postal strikes and rail strikes will further impact our turnaround times. 

To guarantee your work is ready before we close, standard service packets must be submitted by Friday 9 December. Early Hall / next day packets must be received by Wednesday 21 December.  1 hour packets will be accepted up until 11am on Friday 23 December.  Packets must adhere to our submission and service rules. 

There are currently no further planned service restrictions / packet limitations. 

Date Published: 20 October 2022

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Royal Mail industrial action 20 October 2022

Royal Mail has informed us that there is planned industrial action by their delivery and collection teams on Thursday 20 October 2022..

There will be systemic delays processing parcels through the Royal Mail system, and in turn, our production line.  Please note, our priority packet charges will still apply.

It is being reported that Royal Mail workers are to hold 19 days of strike action during the peak postal build-up to Christmas. Please factor this into your work schedule. 

Date Published: 07 October 2022

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Royal Mail industrial action 13 October 2022

Royal Mail has informed us that there is planned industrial action by their delivery and collection teams on Thursday 13 October 2022..

There will be systemic delays processing parcels through the Royal Mail system, and in turn, our production line.  Please note, our priority packet charges will still apply.

It is being reported that Royal Mail workers are to hold 19 days of strike action during the peak postal build-up to Christmas. Please factor this into your work schedule. 

Date Published: 06 October 2022

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