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Our experts are ready to help you find the perfect solution whether it’s hallmarking, analytical testing or valuations,
Building trust, protecting value, and creating confidence at every transaction.
In the fast-moving world of auction houses and pawnbroking, trust is everything. Buyers want confidence in what they are purchasing; sellers need assurance that their items are valued fairly and transparently. At Birmingham Assay Office, we provide the independent expertise and value-added services that help auctioneers and pawnbrokers deliver reassurance, transparency, and a unique experience to every customer.
For over 250 years, we’ve been trusted by the jewellery trade to protect authenticity and value and today, we continue to support businesses where credibility, reputation, and customer loyalty matter most.
Your challenges...
The fine jewellery and luxury sector is under growing pressure to:
- Prove authenticity and value in a market facing counterfeiting and fraud.
- Demonstrate compliance with strict UK, EU, and international regulations on precious metals and product safety.
- Deliver transparency and traceability across complex global supply chains.
- Meet rising consumer expectations for sustainable and ethically sourced materials.
- Protect brand reputation by ensuring that every piece leaving production is safe, compliant, and independently verified.
How Birmingham Assay Office supports you...
We provide expert, independent services to help luxury brands and fine jewellery businesses meet these challenges:
Hallmarking & Metal Certification
- Legal hallmarking for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
- Custom sponsor marks, commemorative marks, and branding options.
Analytical Testing & Compliance
- UKAS-accredited testing for precious metal content and purity.
- Nickel release, lead, cadmium, and other REACH/RoHS compliance testing.
Diamond, Gemstone & Luxury Valuations
- Independent valuations for insurance, resale, and customer assurance.
- Valued & Vaulted – NFC-enabled authentication cards with blockchain traceability, creating a unique digital certificate of ownership.
Authentication & Consumer Protection
- Verification services to combat counterfeiting in jewellery, watches, and luxury goods.
- Independent testing that enhances transparency, brand protection, and customer trust.
to learn how Birmingham Assay Office can provide valuations, hallmarking, and authentication services that build trust, add value, and set you apart.
Why choose Birmingham Assay Office?
- Heritage & Trust – Over 250 years supporting the UK jewellery trade and financial services.
- Independent Expertise – Impartial valuations and testing that both customers and regulators trust.
- Transparency & Integrity – Services designed to protect both your business and your clients.
- Value-Added Services – Help you go beyond transactions to build customer loyalty.
- Innovation Meets Tradition – Combining hallmarking heritage with blockchain digital certificates.
“Working with Birmingham Assay Office has allowed us to transform customer confidence. Their independent valuations and digital certificates have created a new level of trust and transparency and we’ve seen more customers purchasing because of it.“
Representative from
Global Auction House and Pawnbroker
Contact us
Birmingham Assay office
0121 820 0773
Address
1 Moreton St, Birmingham, B1 3AX