Badgemaster

Badgemaster
Private
Founded 1992
Founder John Bancroft
Headquarters Newstead, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Website Badgemaster.co.uk

Badgemaster is a British-based business that manufactures badges, based near Nottingham, United Kingdom. The company was founded and is owned by John Bancroft MBE.

The company has received a number of notable awards, including the "Bridge to Work" Award in 1997, following its work in the Nottinghamshire community.

History

The company was founded in 1992 by John Bancroft and Vicky Bancroft.[1] In the first year of operation, it was reported that the company operated from a portacabin in Nottinghamshire.[2] The company was founded after Bancroft spent a number of years in the corporate clothing industry.[3]

In 1993 the company moved to a purpose built factory on the site of the former Newstead Colliery. The company have remained on this site and have extended the factory to its present 12,500 square foot.

After the company had been in operation for 5 years, it received an award from Nottinghamshire County Council following its job creation and staff training in the area. At the time, it was quoted that a number of the staff members lived within the local community of Newstead, Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire County Council quoted that the company had become an integral part of the community and awarded Badgemaster with the inaugural "Bridge to Work" Award.[4] Before the establishment of Badgemaster in the area, it was widely reported that job opportunities were lacking in Newstead, Nottinghamshire. Newstead was formerly known as Newstead Colliery Village and suffered large scale unemployment following the closure of the mines during the 1980s, which were widespread throughout in the United Kingdom.[3]

The company's next notable step came in 2006, when they began to work with the British Royal Family.[1] Badgemaster expanded over the coming years, working with a number of major brands, becoming one of the largest badge manufactures and providers in Europe.

In 2010 The British Standards Institute accredited the Badgemaster factory with ISO 9001 for their quality management standards and in 2013 accredited the company to ISO14001 for their environmental standards. Badgemaster were the first company in the badge manufacturing industry to gain this accreditation.[5]

In 2013, the company founder was awarded a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, otherwise known as an MBE.[6] The announcement had come a number of months prior.[7]

Badgemaster announced a takeover of one of their major UK competitors in 2014. The Scottish-based company Akorn Badge Company were bought by the Nottinghamshire-based company.[8][9]

Following the takeover of the company, the operations were moved to Badgemaster's Nottinghamshire headquarters. Akorn had been part of the badge market for over 30 years, before the Badgemaster acquisition.[10]

Royal appointments & honours

Since the company's foundation, they have received a number of honours from the British Royal Family. Their association with the British Royals started in 2006, when Badgemaster received a Royal warrant of appointment.[1]

Badgemaster's work in the community led to the company founder was awarded a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire as part of Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johnson, Robin (October 5, 2013). "Badge of honour at Palace for John". Derby Telegraph.
  2. ↑ Baker, Richard (July 23, 2013). "Wearing the Badge with Pride". Nottingham Post. pp. 2–3.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Critcher, Paul (June 2013). "John Bancroft, Director of Badgemaster, the industry's leading name badge provider, appointed an MBE" (27). Director-e magazine. p. 3.
  4. ↑ Beighton, Helen (August 20, 2014). "Badge Firm take-over deal brings jobs boost". Mansfield Chad. p. 25.
  5. ↑ Gildart, Callum (March 19, 2013). "Badgemaster gains environmental accreditation". Hotel Owner.
  6. ↑ "The Queen's Birthday Honours for Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire". ITV. 15 June 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Williams, Rob (14 June 2013). "The Queen's Birthday Honours list - in full". The Independent.
  8. ↑ Hipwell, Deirdre (August 21, 2014). "Badgemaster pins its name on Scottish Rival". The Times.
  9. ↑ "Jobs go in badge firm takeover". The Herald. 21 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Badge boss pins hopes on growth with takeover". Derby Telegraph. August 20, 2014.

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