Hallmarking Leader of India - PHRPL M/s Prince Hallmarking & Refinery Private Limited
The Art of Jewellery|July 2023
What we kick-started in 2007 as a BIS recognized Assaying and Hallmarking Centre (AHC), led by pioneering effort of Mrs. Manuara Begam (spouse of legendry entrepreneur of gold jewellery manufacturer Artisan Mr. S S Alam) who transformed her life from a housewife to a vivid leader in the field of Hallmarking, refining and testing in India today
Hallmarking Leader of India - PHRPL M/s Prince Hallmarking & Refinery Private Limited

Mr. Golakh Parida, a strategic investor and a chartered accountant, joined M/s Prince Hallmarking and Refinery Pvt. Ltd., as the Managing Director in 2016, bringing with him a vision to outperform and meet industry standards. His expertise and strategic approach have been instrumental in the growth and expansion of the company's hallmarking and refinery services.

Upon joining M/s Prince Hallmarking and Refinery Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Golakh recognized the importance of expanding the hallmarking branch network to cater to a wider customer base. With his visionary mindset, he along with Mr S S Alam initiated and facilitated the establishment of new branches, resulting in an impressive increase from 14 hallmarking branches to a remarkable 52 branches. This dream came true with the setting up of the first AHC in Chennai in 2007, subsequently additional branches were opened in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, etc. Currently the group operates 52 branches in 25 major cities & jewellery hubs in India (Mumbai - 02 branches Cuttack - 02 branches: Bhubaneshwar: Raipur - 02 branches : Indore: Ahmedabad : Rajkot - 02 branches : Surat 02 branches: Kolkata - 09 branches: Barasat: Habra : Bongaon Naihati: Bardhaman : Kanchrapara: Baraipur: Chandannagar: Ranaghat : Delhi 03 branches : Patna : Varanasi - 02 branches : Lucknow-04 branches : Kanpur - 02 branches: Hyderabad - 02 branches : Secunderabad: Bengaluru - 02 branches: Thrissur: Coimbatore : Chennai - 03 branches) with the brand name of "Nakoda Hallmarking" and "Prince Hallmarking" respectively. With the shear volume and infrastructure present all across the country, today the group is the largest among the Assaying: Hallmarking: Testing: Refinery - industry in India 

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