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To celebrate the milestone event that was The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Sheffield Assay Office team sent Her Majesty a gift to mark the occasion, accompanied by a letter form the Assay Master, Ashley Carson.

This month saw the return of the Livery Masters’ Weekend – an annual gathering of Masters, Prime Wardens and their consorts from City and UK livery companies. This year's event also saw a special Goldsmiths North pop-up, allowing guests a taster of what the full Goldsmiths North event will have to offer in July.

Sheffield Assay Office Master, Ashley Carson recently awarded prizes to three students from SHU's Jewellery, Materials and Design course - celebrating their final graduation projects.

Sheffield Assay Office’s Chairman, Charles Turner, and Assay Master, Ashley Carson were delighted to welcome the The Worshipful Company of World Traders to find out more about the importance of hallmarking.

The team here at Sheffield Assay Office were delighted to recently host the Sheffield Town Trust for a very fine silver dinner.

We are proud to use the very best available technology in our Diamond Verification Services, including the SynthDetect machine which was developed by the World’s leading diamond company DeBeers Group. 

To help promote the importance of hallmarks, the British Hallmarking Council, along with the four UK Assay Offices, have created a new initiative - the Hallmarking Awareness & Online Learning award.

Lab Grown Diamonds are continuing to rise in popularity.  As a younger generation enters the diamond market, consumers are generally more price conscious and are gravitating to more suatainable products. However, these requirements now seem to be capturing a wider audience, especially with the introduction of certified stones on larger sizes.