The British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) 2 awards in 2023
recognise excellent work in promoting hallmarking, protecting
consumers and providing a level playing field for retailers.
The Touchstone Award and the Hallmarking Awareness and Learning
Online (HALO) Award,
both collaborations between the BHC and the National
Association of Jewellers (NAJ), are
complementary.
The HALO Award
is concerned with ensuring that vital information about
hallmarking is provided to jewellery customers so that they know
that the piece they are buying is what it says it is. The
Touchstone Award is designed to support a level playing field for
legitimate retailers, ensuring that sellers are complying with
hallmarking law. Together the two awards support each other
in maintaining and improving hallmarking enforcement and
awareness.
In 2023 both awards were presented to worthy winners.
The HALO Award was
presented jointly to Anna Mcloughlin Fine Jewellery and Harriet
Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery at the prestigious Benevolent Society
Ball in December 2023. London silversmiths Hersey and Son
were highly commended as runner up.
The Touchstone
Award was presented to Colin Briggs, Trading Standards
Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire.
The excellent standards of the winners of these 2 awards
demonstrate how these complementary activities support
hallmarking excellence and help to protect consumers. The
2024 Touchstone Award will be open for entries in early 2024 and
the HALO Award
2024 will be launched at the NAJ’s AGM on
6 June 2024.
