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About the Touchstone Award
The Touchstone Award is awarded annually by the British Hallmarking Council. Its funded by the 4 UK Assay Offices in collaboration with the National Association of Jewellers, the industrys biggest trade association.
The trophy is first presented at the Chartered Trading Standards Institutes Annual Symposium and then to the heads of the winners own local authority, raising the profile of the team and their achievements. The winning team will also get to visit a UK Assay Office followed by lunch with senior members of the Assay Office.
The award is assessed on the information supplied in the application. The judges are looking for innovative activity related to hallmarking. Successful applicants usually have a clear plan, which could be proactive or in response to a complaint or enquiry, and excellent follow up.
Activities eligible for the award include:
enforcement
education
information
a published article
Published 15 November 2016 Last updated 22 February 2022 +show all updates
The Touchstone Award 2022 is open to applications.
The 2021 Touchstone Awards are now closed. The award winner will be announced at the CTSI Symposium on 29 September 2021.
Removed Coronavirus (COVID-19) postponement messaging to add in info about the 2021 competition
The Touchstone Award has been postponed to 2021 in light of COVID-19.
We're inviting applications for the 2020 awards.
Added link to 2019 winners.
The 2019 Touchstone Awards are now closed. The award winner will be announced at the CTSI Symposium on Tuesday 11 June 2019.
We've added information on how to enter the Touchstone Award 2019 and the application form.
