Assay Office Birmingham opens new headquarters

Original web page at Assay Office Birmingham opens new headquarters Assay Office Birmingham has today opened its new specialised contemporary headquarters on Moreton Street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Boasting almost 6,000 square meteres over three floors, the new building includes a flexible floor plan, enabling the offices to be expanded more easily to include equipment.…

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Assay Office opens new Birmingham headquarters

Original web page at Assay Office opens new Birmingham headquarters The new Assay Office in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM’S Assay Office has opened the doors on its new multi-million pound purpose-built facility in the city’s Jewellery Quarter. The move marks the end of the office’s 137-year association with its historic base in Newhall Street, which is being…

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Assay Office opens doors to its new HQ

Original web page at Assay Office opens doors to its new HQ Europe’s largest Assay Office has opened the doors to its new purpose-built facility in Moreton Street, in the Jewellery Quarter. The modern headquarters unlocks many new opportunities for Assay Office Birmingham. The iconic office, which was based in Newhall Street for 137 years…

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AnchorCert backs new Diamond ISO Standard

Original web page at AnchorCert backs new Diamond ISO Standard The Birmingham Assay Office’s AnchorCert Gem Lab has welcomed the recent publication of a new diamond ISO Standard. The standard, entitled ‘Consumer Confidence in the Diamond Industry’, was published on 1 st July, and AnchorCert described it as a “refreshingly simple and concise document intended…

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Assay Office Birmingham Begins ‘Farewell’ to Newhall Street

Original web page at www.thehockleyflyer.info L-R: Noel Hunter Warden, Sue Beardsmore Heritage Lottery Fund, Marion Wilson Academy Director, Roy Smith former employee – Customer Service Manager Assay Office Birmingham last week began saying farewell to its historical headquarters on Newhall Street, ahead of its move to a brand new facility this summer. Friday June […]

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Assay Office Birmingham celebrates Heritage Lottery Funded project

Original web page at www.retail-jeweller.com Assay Office Birmingham employees past and present, customers and VIP guests celebrated the launch of year-long Heritage Lottery Funded project on Friday June 19. The project, which recounts the history of Assay Office Birmingham and its iconic Jewellery Quarter building led to the creation of the recently-launched Assay Archives […]

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Digital Archives Now Available on Assay Office Birmingham Website

Original web page at www.thehockleyflyer.info Assay Office Oral History Project The silverware, coins, and library collection of Assay Office Birmingham are now available to view and search online: CLICK HERE The Heritage Lottery Fund grant enabled Assay Office Birmingham to transfer its paper records onto an electronic catalogue and photograph the collection during 2014/15. […]

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Birmingham’s Assay Office moves to new premises in Jewellery Quarter

A historical hallmarking centre in Birmingham is moving out of the Victorian building where it has been based since 1877. Original web page at www.bbc.com The Assay Office says its current building is ‘too small’ A historical hallmarking centre in Birmingham is moving out of the Victorian building where it has been based since 1877.…

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