Touchstone 2025 seeks submissions

The annual celebration of work to promote and enforce hallmarking is seeking submissions from TS teams

A diamond day for Trading Standards

A free course has given Trading Standards Officers a useful lesson on diamond terminology

Hallmarking: worth its weight in gold

A recent event showed the importance of hallmarking, and taught some valuable lessons

HALO Award seeks entrants

The HALO Award, along with the Touchstone Award, promotes consumer protection in the jewellery trade

Setting the gold standard

Going behind the scenes at the Royal Mint to explore Hallmarking’s history

Touchstone winners make their mark

The Touchstone Awards continue to celebrate the importance of hallmarking

The work of a lifetime

Robert Grice's book on hallmarking examines a subject that still resonates today

Old problems, new solutions

As well as upholding the oldest form of consumer protection, the BHC champions innovation

Touchstone Award seeks nominees

The Touchstone Award celebrates trading standards success stories in hallmarking

Touchstone Award success stories

The winners of the 2021 Touchstone Award highlight the importance of hallmarking

Jeweller guilty of hallmarking offences

A jeweller in Southall who sold unhallmarked items has been fined more than £7,500

Delivering ‘gold standard’ service

The work of one outstanding TSO shows the difference trading standards can make

Hallmarking makes its mark

Why hallmarking is just as important to enforcement today as it was 700 years ago

Temporary Assay Office closures

The UK's four Assay Offices are closing temporarily because of the Covid-19 situation

Robert Grice awarded MBE

Trading standards stalwart Robert Grice has been recognised with an MBE

Touchstone shows value of hallmarking

Touchstone Award winners uncovered thousands of cheated consumers