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Hallmarking suffers monthly slump of 14%

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 17th December 2019

Figures compiled by Assay Office Birmingham for November 2019 show a decrease in items hallmarked compared to the same period last year. Overall, the number of units hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices in

Hallmarking dips in October as majority of metals suffer

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 13th November 2019

Platinum was the only metal category to experience growth last month, latest hallmarking figures reveal.

British Hallmarking Council updates Dealer’s Notice

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 24th September 2019

From 1 May 2020 the revised version will be the only legally recognised notice.

Hallmarking up in July as silver soars

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 16th August 2019

The overall number of items hallmarked increased, despite only silver experiencing growth.

Hallmarking dips in June as all metals suffer

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 18th July 2019

The number of articles hallmarked were down in June and Q2 2019, latest figures reveal.

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Global jewellery retailers becoming more innovative for better margin

International by Patrick Cremona on 14th June 2019

The global platinum jewellery market is becoming increasingly innovative as firms focus on the bottom line. This is according to Platinum Gold International’s (PGI) quarterly business review for the first quarter of 2019. The report

Hallmarking up 5% in a positive April

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 16th May 2019

All metals apart from palladium recorded an increase in the number of articles hallmarked in April 2019.

Hallmarking up in March and Q1 as majority of metals post positive figures

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 18th April 2019

Figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office show hallmarking increased by 3% in March and by 1.9% in Q1 2019.

Hallmarking dips in February as all metals suffer

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 15th March 2019

Figures compiled by Assay Office Birmingham reveal a 5.4% decrease in the number of articles hallmarked.

Hallmarking posts positive lift for first month of 2019

News Precious Metals by Stacey Hailes on 14th February 2019

All metals apart from palladium witnessed an increase in articles hallmarked in January.

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