trading system. In 1990, Palloys diversified from the jewellery casting market into the manufacture and supply of fabricated alloyed precious metal in various forms: wire; sheet; solders; milled wedding rings; and precious metal refining services. It did so through a joint venture agreement with Bullion Mark Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr P.J. Williams and Harringtons Limited, a listed Australian public company and now part of the Perth Mint. The new joint venture entity was called Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd. Through various mergers and acquisitions, the non-Palloys 50% interest was acquired by AGR Matthey (itself a joint venture between the Western Australian State Government Perth Mint, Australian Gold Alliance (a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation) and Johnson Matthey Plc). Growth In late 2007, new interests acquired Palloys and its interest in Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd. In 2008, Palloys acquired the AGR Matthey interest in Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd and also the AGR Matthey jewellery division. Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd was renamed AGS Metals Pty Limited and the Palloys Group was born. In 2008, Palloys Group launched what was to become the largest CAD/CAM jewellery rapid prototyping and manufacturing division in Australia. Further diversification occurred with the incorporation of the Australian jewellery findings arm of the group, Regentco in 2009. In 2011, Palloys Group expanded its fabricated metals manufacturing base with the acquisition of P.J Williams Pty Limited by AGS Metals Pty Limited which was renamed AGS|PJW. In 2009, ABC Bullion was named as the exclusive Australian distributor for all PAMP Suisse products. Commencing in 2009 and completing in 2014, Palloys Group acquired Goldenage International Limited (GAI). With offices and manufacturing facilities in Hong Kong SAR and mainland China, GAI is a world leader in volume findings production. In 2013 GAI expanded its product offering to include premium custom jewellery production for some of the world's best known jewellery brands. As of 2012, the group's international headquarters moved to Sydney. Also in 2012, Palloys Group and ABC Bullion formed a joint venture to acquire ABC Refinery which is now the largest private refiner and assayer of precious metals in Australia. In 2014, ABC Refinery was awarded NATA accreditation, compliant with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard 17025:2005 for the analysis of gold, silver and their alloys. In addition, ABC Refinery has