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Alarmed At The Lack Of Understanding!

I am alarmed at the general lack of understanding as regards hallmarking. As I intimated in my previous blog the UK has the most stringent regulations of any country in the world with regards to the marking of all items created from...

Alan Fulton

Shocking Article I Read Recently In A Jewellery Trade Magazine

To me the most shocking aspect of this fraud was that retail jewellers were tricked. They, at least, should have known better! Every store and workshop in Britain that sells to the public is legally bound to have a Hallmarking standards board...

Alan Fulton

Holidaymakers Beware!

On Wednesday last week I had a client in the studio asking if I could repair a diamond bracelet by Saturday. The bracelet was broken in 2 places. It transpired the bracelet had been bought for the client’s daughter by the daughter’s...

Alan Fulton

Signing of the Armed Forces Covenant

We would like to announce that the company of Alan P. Fulton Artisan Goldsmith have signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant. So what is the Armed Forces Covenant? Why sign up to the Covenant ? What we are aiming to achieve...

Alan Fulton

Copyright Of My Handmade Jewellery

I am writing this to highlight how we as a company consider copyright of my handmade jewellery after recently receiving an email from a client who had neither read our terms and conditions nor understood how our work practices operate. Within our...

Alan Fulton

Buyer: Beware of the Fraudsters!

Following up on my ‘Buyer Beware’ case study highlighting the pitfalls of buying loose diamonds ‘blind’ over the internet or in foreign countries while either working or on holiday, I write this blog to warn those considering purchasing jewellery of any kind...

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