The problem, first-hand
JVal began during my own valuer training, when I realised something surprising: there was no comprehensive method to help a student or young valuer actually build a valuation. The knowledge existed — scattered across courses, conferences and older heads — but no system pulled it together. So I started building one. JVal has been refined ever since into what it is today: a viable, accessible tool for everyone in the trade, at every level.
Built by someone who does the job
I spent more than ten years involved with the Institute of Registered Valuers — fifteen conferences, workshops presented, and years of service on the IRV's Valuers, Education and National Committees — and two years on the National Association of Jewellers' Education Committee. I'm a former Fellow of the Institute. JVal encodes that experience: the grading discipline, the legal bases, the professional rigour — because I've done the job.
Two speeds, one standard
Retail taught me that sometimes you just need the job done quickly — a shop floor doesn't wait. My professional background taught me the opposite lesson: a valuation carries legal weight, and it must stand up to institute standards. JVal is built for both. It strips out 90% of the admin around a valuation and automates the automatable — while keeping the knowledge and the craft exactly where they belong: with the valuer.
Where it's going
I've trained many valuers using the JVal method over the years. The app is its refined form — now available to everyone. And because JVal began as a student's answer to a student's problem, it's free for students: the next generation of valuers can learn the craft on the same tool they'll build their careers on.