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Flames & Fundraising With Our Firewalking Marketer

11 March 2024

As one of the UK's leading custom merch companies, we often work side by side with instantly recognisable charity organisations. As strong…

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A Barnardo's special edition pin badges to commemorate the National Choral Competition of 2024. The green and silver pin badge is fastened to a white backing card with green and black text.

Barnardo’s Badges & The National Choral Competition

24 February 2024

We're experts in working with charities and schools to create custom merch, so we jumped at the chance to help Barnardo's make some special…

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A selection of five custom coins made to commemorate military units, EDC groups and pop-culture genres.

How to Make Custom Coins - A Beginner’s Guide

21 February 2024

Whether you want to make custom coins for a special event or your business, this guide will give you all the information you need to get started.

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A collection of six pin badges all with different coloured plating as examples of how we can make you designs pop.

Pin Badge Plating - What Is It & Why Do I Need It?

20 February 2024

We produce millions of pin badges every year in an almost infinite number of configurations. One crucial step in the production of pin badges is…

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A collection of travel-related custom merch to answer the question

Can You Take Pin Badges on a Plane?

8 February 2024

If you’re an avid collector of pin badges, you may wonder if you can bring them on your next flight. This article will explore the guidelines…

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A collection of expensive looking pin badges including a sleeping cat, large book shop, a fox, a blue and red feather, a spear weilding wolf, and a dude smoking a cigarette. He looks shifty.

Why Are Enamel Pins So Expensive?

29 January 2024

If you're considering making pin badges for your charity, business, or shop but are worried about the seemingly high cost of producing them,…

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A collection of fun pin badges that people buy to express themselves. A skull and snake, trans rights hand, a sleeping cat, a Taylor Swift Wonderstruck bottle, and a cute strawberries.

Do People Still Buy Enamel Pins?

22 January 2024

Enamel pins have been around for decades, but in recent years, they have experienced a resurgence in popularity. From vintage pins to…

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Custom pizza socks made with us by Ooni. The argyle pattern has been made to look like pizza slices.

The Expert’s Guide to Custom Socks: From Design to Delivery

8 January 2024

Custom socks have become incredibly popular, with people looking for more personalised ways to express themselves, unique branding tools, or new…

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The Bradley Lowery Foundation logo.

Pin Badges for the Bradley Lowery Foundation

15 December 2023

We work with a lot of charities, each as worthy as the next. But few fundraising foundations have touched our hearts as deeply as the charity…

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A denim jacket displaying six LGBTQ+ pin badges.

How to Display Enamel Pin Badges [6 Fun Ways]

14 December 2023

This comprehensive guide delves into the art of displaying pin badges, ensuring that your collection tells your unique story and adds aesthetic…

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