PRESS RELEASE: Birmingham Assay Office Launches Assay Hub

The Jewellery Quarter has always been more than a place to work. It was built on shared expertise and continues to thrive as an epicentre of industry knowledge.

Within it, we’re introducing Assay Hub, a new membership space by Birmingham Assay Office, designed to offer jewellery professionals a community environment and access to specialised screening equipment.

For many working in jewellery and precious metals, the technical kit required for verification isn’t readily available, or affordable. Working remotely lacks the energy of the Quarter. Access to peers and face-to-face consultation is limited.

Assay Hub has been created to change that.

It offers a professional setting where gemmologists, valuers, and jewellery specialists can work alongside one another. Located in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter — a central hub for the UK jewellery trade — Assay Hub also provides a convenient base to step out, meet clients, connect with other professionals, and stay embedded in the wider industry.

Set within one of the most established institutions in the trade, Assay Hub provides:

• A welcoming, professional workspace in the Jewellery Quarter
• Access to specialist gemmological screening equipment
• A community of like-minded professionals
• A central base to connect with the wider trade across the UK

Alongside the workspace, members enjoy tiered access to meeting rooms, discounted gem reports, and invitations to networking events that connect professionals from across the trade.

With flexible options — including pay-as-you-go access as well as part-time and full-time memberships — Assay Hub allows members to access the sense of community that defines the Jewellery Quarter in a way that supports modern, independent working.

Membership costs begin at just £50.

Contact Birmingham Assay Office to arrange a private viewing.