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Name badges · magnetic

Magnetic name badges — no pins, no holes in uniforms

Strong magnet backs, full-colour print, names and logo included — from £3.50 each.

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Why magnetic?

A pin badge puts two holes in every shirt it touches; a magnetic name badge holds through a shirt, blouse or lanyard-free jacket with a strong two-magnet bar on the back and leaves no mark. Staff can move it between outfits in a second, which is why hospitality, retail, salons, estate agents and events teams have switched.

Ours are printed in full colour by dye-sublimation on smooth white MDF — round (5 cm) or rectangular — so your logo, the person's name and their role are in the surface rather than a sticker that lifts. Every badge in an order can carry a different name at no extra cost.

How ordering works

Pick the badge, type the names and roles (or upload a list), add your logo, and we send a free digital proof before anything is printed. Standard production is 1–2 working days after approval with free tracked UK delivery; collection from our London E1 workshop is free. Prices drop automatically from six badges, and from 21 badges you pay the lowest tier.

Magnetic name badges: how they work, who they suit and how to order a set

Magnetic name badges replaced pin badges in most front-of-house teams for a simple reason: they do not put holes in uniforms. This guide covers the fixing, the sizes, what goes on the badge and how to run an order for a whole team.

The magnetic fixing

On the back of each badge is a bar with two strong magnets. A steel plate goes inside the garment, the badge goes on the outside, and the two hold through a shirt, blouse, polo, apron or suit jacket. The badge comes off in a second and leaves no mark, so staff move it between outfits and share badges across shifts. The hold is firm enough for a shift of bending and reaching and works through jackets and thick workwear. People with pacemakers should use a pin badge, which we also make.

Sizes and shapes

We print magnetic badges in two shapes: a 50 mm round and a rectangle. The rectangle is the conventional staff badge, with room for a logo, a name and a role on three lines. The round suits a logo-led design with a first name only, which is what hospitality and salons usually want. Both are smooth white MDF printed by dye-sublimation, so the design is in the surface, not a label that lifts at the corners.

What to put on a badge

First name in the largest type, the role underneath if it helps the customer, and the logo at a size where it reads from across a counter. Full names are rarely needed on a customer-facing badge, and leaving the surname off is a small privacy courtesy that staff appreciate. A pronoun line, a language flag or a "trainee" tag are all common additions. We lay the badge out from a list of names and send a proof of the whole set.

Running a team order

Send a spreadsheet or a list with one line per badge (name, role, any extra line) and the logo file. Every badge in an order can carry a different name at no extra charge, and the price is set by the total number of badges, not by how many designs. New starters later are ordered individually from the same template. For a business with several sites, we keep one template and you tell us the names.

Who uses them

Hotels, restaurants and cafés; retail and showrooms; salons and clinics; estate agents; schools and nurseries; conference and event teams; churches and charities. Anywhere a customer needs a name and a uniform cannot have holes in it.

Care

Wipe clean with a damp cloth. Keep the magnets away from bank cards and hotel key cards in a pocket directly behind the badge; a few centimetres is enough. The print does not fade under shop lighting and survives being dropped in a staff-room bag.

Timing

A free proof first, one to two working days production after approval, free standard UK delivery that takes three to four working days after dispatch, and a paid next-day option. Collect from Spelman Street in London E1 if you prefer. Pin badges, button badges and school badges are made the same way, and the name badges category shows every option with its price.

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Common questions

Everything you need to know

No — the two-magnet bar clamps through the fabric without piercing it. Avoid using it directly over a pacemaker, as with any magnet.
Yes. Send the list of names and roles with your order; we lay them out and show you every badge on the proof.
£6.99 each for 1–5, £4.45 for 6–20 and £3.50 each from 21, with the magnet included.
Both are the same price. Round suits a logo-led design; rectangular fits a name, role and logo on one line.
A two-magnet bar is fixed to the back of the badge and a matching steel plate sits inside your shirt or jacket; the magnets clamp through the fabric, so the badge holds firmly with no pin hole. They work on shirts, blouses, knitwear and most jackets, and swap between garments in a second.

Ready to brand your mic?

Upload your logo, choose your cover, and we will handle the rest. Standard production: 1–2 working days after artwork approval. Free UK delivery on every order — and express production if you're on a deadline.

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