Welcoming ‘By Appointment’ to London, Heathrow.
The team here at By Appointment believes that luxury is an experience crafted through the utmost precision, attention to detail, and careful handling. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of our new hallmarking and assay service provided by the Edinburgh Assay Office via our on-site sub-office at Heathrow, bringing our hallmarking service closer to you than ever before.
This facility represents a major step in our commitment to providing sustainable, secure, and efficient solutions to the supply of precious metals across the UK.
The on-site sub-office at London, Heathrow, operated by Edinburgh Assay Office, features laser hallmarking technology , which has been designed to protect precious metals and allow for an expedited service.
Additionally, the location of the sub-office enables us to minimise environmental impact, streamline processes, and cater to the unique needs of luxury jewellery brands across the UK. With our on-site hallmarking service provided by our partners, Edinburgh Assay Office, we are proud to provide a truly unique full-service solution – combining the handling of our import operations and laser hallmarking technology with expedited lead times. This ensures your precious metals are hallmarked and ready for dispatch faster. Together, these features make the ByAppointment placement at London Heathrow, operating on behalf of our partners at the EAO, a great choice for hallmarking your precious metals in the UK.
As part of our responsibility for hallmarking precious metals, there are a series of protocols and processes in place to ensure that these pieces leave our sub-office to the highest legal assaying standards. For example, our facility in Heathrow operated by Edinburgh Assay Office is home to a highly efficient XRF machine, used for testing precious metals for their purity. We also support a series of sponsor marks, whether you have one, need to register one, or would like to request the provision of one – ByAppointment can help you make sure that your jewellery becomes fully UK-compliant.
Why trust ‘By Appointment’ with your hallmarking requests?
Our new London assay office under the EAO has been launched to meet the rising need for efficiency in the jewellery industry nationwide. It also offers several additional benefits to the process of getting precious metals fully compliant for UK sale, such as:
- Faster Delivery Times: Being close to Heathrow helps us reduce travel time between imports and the hallmarking facility. This leads to quicker in-house turnarounds. Combining this with our close proximity to major transport links, we can shorten lead times, ensuring that your hallmarked metals reach their destinations quickly and safely.
- Enhanced Security and Quality Control: Our on-site hallmarking technology resides at the Heathrow assay sub-office, protected by identification for all entrants, access requirements and strong security measures. These protocols are in place to ensure that your precious metals are passed through the shortest chain of handling possible, mitigating risks in regard to worries about the loss of your item.
- Our laser machines deliver precise hallmarking while preserving the quality of precious metals.
Our Mission
By Appointment has always operated with one mission: to improve efficiency, sustainability and quality associated with UK supply of silver and gold – and that is exactly what our launch in partnership with the Edinburgh Assay office, at Heathrow, aims to achieve.
Whether you’re a luxury brand considering hallmarking on import for jewellery dispatch, or an individual looking for a trusted concierge service to handle your precious metals, our team is ready to assist you at London Heathrow today.
Contact us to learn more about our hallmarking services or schedule a consultation with our prestige team today. If you have any questions regarding our services, head to our support page.
