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Posted On March 31, 2009 at 12:08 pm in Headlice, Stock
For many parents head lice are often thought of as public enemy number one. There is however, a lot of nonsense talked about head lice. If you feel your child is at risk of infection it is important to be able to separate the facts from the fiction.
Fact: most children get head lice some stage of their childhood. These days there no longer is any stigma attached to your child becoming infected with the unpleasant , but by no means deadly, head louse.
Fact: getting head lice has nothing to do with hygiene. Head lice aren’t fussy, they are opportunists, equally at home on clean or dirty hair. Head lice are caught, or rather transmitted by head to head contact.
So what exactly are head lice?
Fact: head lice are tiny greyish- brown insects about 2.5 mm long and they have very unpleasant and extremely irritating, habits. They live on the scalp where they cling to hair and feed on blood.
Fact: nits are not head lice but evidence of them: Head lice are extremely prolific, once mated the female attaches her eggs firmly to the scalp. The baby louse hatches, after about 7 or 8 days and goes off looking for its first meal, leaving its shiny white egg shell attached to the piece of hair.
Fact: you can use a simple equation to find out when infection started. Hair grows on average about 1cm a month; nits found 2 cm from the scalp were laid two months ago.
But where do head lice come from and what cause an outbreak of sometimes epidemic proportions?
Fact: head lice, it seems have been with us for ever and infection is prevalent among children of school age.
Fact: despite being unable to fly or hop head lice are nomadic little blighters, passing from person to person by head to head contact. Children whispering together, or sharing a book at school, or cuddling up with family members in front of the T.V at home provide ideal conditions for transfer.
Fact: you cannot get head lice from , cushions, clothes or furniture, head lice need a live host to survive.
How do I know my child has head lice ?
Fact: bites from head lice cause severe irritation. Persistent scratching, or a rash on the necked are often the first signs – although these symptoms can take weeks to develop.
Fact: the best way of detecting head lice is by routine checking using a specially designed fine toothed nit comb available from any chemist. The nit comb can be used on dry or wet hair. If working on wet hair it is a good idea to apply plenty of conditioner. Before using the nit comb the hair should be brushed or combed using an ordinary comb. Starting from the front of the scalp the nit comb should be worked through the hair from the roots, section by section, checking for head lice and nits after each stroke.
Fact: If you find head lice it is important to check, every member of the family who had recent and close contact with the infected child.
Fact: You don’t have to get down and dirty with the headlice yourself. These days there are local companies who will either come and do the job for you at home, or have clinics where you can take your infestation for removal. Here is a link to a
London based hairlice treatment firm.
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Posted On 11:51 am in Badges, Stock
( Leo Burnett – successful pioneer american advertising executive 1891- 1971)
“Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it Inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.”
Leo Burnett was one of the most influential advertising men of his time. Famous for creating a host of memorable and lasting icons which included, The Jolly Green Giant, The Pillsbury Doughboy, the 7up “Spot” and Tony the Tiger, he certainly knew a thing or two about successful advertising. Burnett’s philosophy was to create an icon or symbol to represent the product and then condense the text to promote the icon. He would definitely have approved of our badges.
Low cost and high impact, badges are a great way to advertise and promote your company, product, event or cause. Eye-catching, simple to design and quick to produce, they can be ready for commercial use within just a few days of the initial idea.
Anyone who has ever organised an exhibition, marketing or sales campaign, media or in store-promotion will tell you that it is those little extra touches that make a real impact and get results. Plastic and enamel badges make great ‘give aways’ and keepsakes and are an inexpensive and effective way to promote your company and its products and services.
And for promotional and sales events giving key personnel a personalised name badge is a good way to get staff and customers talking, and that in turn generates selling opportunities and improved sales. Badges are a great low cost , high result marketing and promotional tool with a host of commercial uses. The right badge at the right time can provide a fast and substantial return on investment.
Simoney have a fantastic selection of high quality plastic, reusable and enamel button and promotional badges that can be customised to suit your specific requirements. These can be printed in any face colour, plain or with your own logo and promotional message digitally printed directly onto the surface of the badges and then laminated for protection. This unique badge making process produces a durable, vibrant eye-catching finish and is cost effective and speedy.
Our great range of badges come in a variety of useful shapes and sizes with either, pin, clip, combination or magnetic fastenings and for extra impact the badge can be attached to a colourful lanyard either plain or with a brand name, slogan or motivational message. A great way to get noticed.
Plastic and enamel badges are frequently given or sold as promotional and motivational gifts or as novelty or fun items. They can of course have a serious message and as such they are very popular with charities as they can be sold as fundraising items while at the same time advertising and raising the profile of the charity or cause.
Whether you are advertising and promoting a new brand or re-launching an existing product or cause, badges are the ideal media for your message. In the words of Leo Burnett, ”Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it Inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.” And, of course, make it a Simoney badge.
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Posted On 11:50 am in Button badges, Stock
Button Badges for Clubs and Groups
For many clubs however, the classic enamel badge is the one they want for their members. But classic doesn’t have to be boring or one dimensional. With a selection of enamel button badges which include a range of finishes and processes which include printed as well as hard and soft enamels, with or without a decorative fill , enamel button badges can be bold and colourful or discrete and classy and versatile. With the addition of a suitable fixing the button badge can be worn as a brooch, tie pin or cufflink. Many prestigious clubs and professional institutes like to give their members this choice particularly those which welcome both men and women as members.
A button badge can be used to communicate, identity, membership status, or merit – any or all of these functions. It represents your club or group and what you stand for, a coveted symbol, a badge of honour to be worn with pride.
Button badges are an inexpensive but highly attractive and visible way to promote the image you want for your club or group.
Whether your club or group is political, charitable, sporting or purely social it is important that it has its own recognizable identify. Button badges are simply a great way to promote your club and what it stands for
Button badges can be as unique in design as your club or group. Inexpensive and quick to design and produce, once introduced they quickly become a coveted sign of membership and are worn with pride. Whatever the purpose or function of your group and its members , its name, status, persona and image is important for members and non-members alike.
Over the years button badges have been used to promote or signal membership of many diverse groups and causes. In the 1970s button badges became part of the youth cult , for the fans or rock and punk bands they symbolised membership and affiliation with a particular form of music. In a very different vein the Boy Scout movement was issuing button badges as merit awards.
Today the awarding and wearing of Button badges is as popular as ever and has become firmly established as a way of promoting and identifying membership of a huge and diverse range of societies, groups and clubs. And its easy to see why. Modern button badges are, attractive and affordable and can be easily and quickly customised or tailor-made to incorporate an emblem or logo – with or without additional text.
With a choice of materials and sizes, from the discrete to the unashamedly big and flamboyant, and with prices to suit your budget our button badges can be tailored to your specific design requirements, (in large or small numbers) in a very short space of time.
Plastic button badges are often the first choice for groups coming together for promotional , or one off events where their eye-catching properties can be used to good effect to draw attention to the cause as well as identifying the organisers.
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Posted On 11:47 am in Name Tags, Stock
Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it” (Samuel Johnson, English, poet, critic and writer 1709-1784 )
A name tag is essentially a personalised badge, acetate or lanyard issued by businesses and employers and worn by staff and legitimate visitors as a means of identification. Name tags are the first line defence against fraud and deception.
Name tags provide positive identity and are a simple but effective tool in the defence against impersonation and fraud. A name tag protects the business, and is a highly visible proof of Id, an important factor for visitor and staff security and safety: and visitors and potential clients feel much more confident approaching a named company representative. Name tags have a dual purpose, in addition to providing a defence against fraud they are also a cost effective way of promoting the company or organisation.
Name tags are essential for ensuring positive Id and preventing unauthorised people from entering secure and sensitive areas. It is an unfortunate fact that fraud, either, through blatant false representation or, simply by an unchallenged person openly entering a restricted area and helping themselves to goods or personal property, or even gaining access to vulnerable people is all too common.
Simoney really understand security and we have a great selection of quality plastic badges including executive badges, reusable badges and cardholders that make great name tags. All our badges can be digitally printed in any face colour, plain, or with your own logo and chosen text They come with either, pin, clip, combination or magnetic fixings and can also be attached to a plain or printed lanyard – a popular choice for sporting and entertainment venues.
Multi functional, our wide range of lanyards can be easily adjusted to accommodate name tags. Used in conjunction with our reusable badges or card holders they make excellent security passes They come in a choice of attractive and practical fittings which range from standard crocodile clips, dog clips and split rings to mobile phone holders and safety release clips. Easy to wear, attractive and with high visibility they instantly identify authorised employees and legitimate visitors.
All our name badges provide excellent value for money and our range of reusable name badges are no exception. With no compromise to quality, these come with name inserts and perforated A4 sheets of name inserts : a cost effective option when you need name tags for temporary or seasonal staff
It you are on a tight budget but still want quality name tags to protect your business we supply rigid acetate card holders which are ideal for this purpose. Low cost, smart and practical, these are supplied with a combination clip and card insert. As an added benefit they can be collected from temporary staff and visitors when they leave and re-used, a great saving. For extra security, companies tend to stamp the cards with the date and time of issue to prevent unauthorised re-entry.
Simony’s quick and unique badge making process enable us to offer you a comprehensive, fast and cost effective service – a really important consideration when security is a priority.
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Posted On 11:45 am in Enamel Badges, Stock
Enamel Badges are frequently given as promotional gifts, incentives & motivational awards and ‘giveaways’ can be a good promotional tools for achieving support for causes. When it comes to fundraising the enamel badge really delivers. A well designed and attractive enamel badge will often encourage people to give a lot more than the suggested donation for the pleasure and pride they feel in wearing one. Eye-catching with a catchy slogan or succinct and inspirational message, they play an important role in fundraising and spreading the message of many charitable causes such as Breast Cancer Awareness. The simple pink ribbon badge is recognised universally and such is the power of the symbol it doesn’t need any text to promote its message.
Simoney Badges are experts in producing cost effective enamel badges: and our badges are out there promoting causes nationwide. We have a truly comprehensive selection split into six separate categories; Hard Enamel badges, Soft Enamel Badges, Printed Enamel badges, Stamped no fill badges, Soft PVC badges and Express Range. Although we call all of these “Enamel Badges” only the “Hard Enamel Badges” and the “Soft Enamel Badges” actually use an “enamel” fill. Simoney Badges has even been asked to create brooches, pendants and other jewellery and regalia in gold and silver.
And our versatile Enamel Badges need not just be badges. With a great choice of sizes and shapes to chose from, simply change the fixing and an enamel badge can become a key ring, tie pin or cuff-link. Swap the base metal, finish and shape and an Enamel badge becomes a piece of jewellery, costume jewellery or a brooch. Make it bigger and attach a ribbon and then an enamel badge becomes a medal.
Enamel badges are worn for a huge range of events and promotional activities. From political campaigns to charitable causes, they are universally used to spread the message and raise awareness.
Button and customised badges are more than just long lasting worldwide fashion. A well designed attractive badge, whether its small and discrete, or big and bold raises awareness and engenders interest and support in a uniquely low cost way. And when only the best will do it has to be a Simoney enamel badge.
Enamel badges are great for promoting causes. The Rolls Royce of badges, a well designed, high quality enamel badge quickly becomes the recognised icon for the cause: a badge of honour to be worn with pride.
People enjoy showing their affiliation and support for a cause or campaign by wearing a badge, often long after the initial promotion. A campaign badge often becomes a campaign medal, a badge of honour to be worn with pride. And well designed attractive or even quirky badges for high profile and popular causes such as the Peace Movement frequent become highly sought after collectors items ensuring that the message lives on.
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Posted On 11:43 am in Pin Badges, Stock
Small and mighty, pin badges can really help charities with their fundraising activities and our pin badges are designed to help you to help others.
Pin badges help charities in two ways, firstly, they achieve a high return for a very small initial outlay and secondly, they get the charity advertised for free in button holes, lapels and even on caps and hats.
There is a lot of mileage in a well designed pin badge – people tend to wear their pin badges with pride long after the current campaign
Simoney are experts in producing low cost, high impact plastic and enamel pin badges for fundraising : our badges are bought and ’sold’ by a host of charities nationwide to raise funds and spread their message.
Pin badges started their existence as button badges and are still referred to as such by many people. They are a great aid to fundraising. Popular and affordable an attractive plastic or enamel pin badge is a great incentive to charitable giving and people frequently give a lot more than the suggested donation for the pleasure and pride they feel in wearing one.
Printed with the charity’s logo, perhaps with a memorable slogan or succinct and inspirational message, our pin badges play an important role in helping charities nationwide raise funds.
Pin badges often become the icon for the cause. The simple, but highly attractive folded pink ribbon enamel pin badge for the Breast Cancer Care awareness campaign and the yellow Pudsey Bear for Children in Need are universally recognised as the symbol for those charities and what they stand for. And the power of the symbol is such that in the case of the pink ribbon it doesn’t need any text to promote its message.
Once charities had to rely solely on valiant volunteers with collection boxes standing on street corners trying to elicit a few pence from passers-by. Now, they have found that by offering something that is attractive, small and affordable, and even collectable, in exchange for a suggested minimum sum they can substantially increase donations. A badge ticks all the boxes and pin badges are ’sold’ at a variety of outlets. Supermarkets, banks, building societies and public offices are delighted to do ‘their bit’ and will display boxes of pin badges on their counters.
Simoney have a fantastic selection of eye-catching quality plastic and enamel pin, or button badges ,with a choice of standard or specialised fixings. And while for practical and aesthetic reasons, most charities plump for button or lapel size our size range is comprehensive.
Low cost, high impact and quality, we produce pin badges in practically any colour. All our badges are produced using a unique process. The customer’s logo and text is digitally printed directly onto the surface of the badges in one pass and then laminated for protection. Simoney’s unique badge making process is both fast and cost effective – a major plus for charities where every pound has to do the work of two.
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Posted On 11:41 am in Name Badges, Stock
’As far as customers are concerned you are the company. This is not a burden, but the core of your job. You hold in your hands the power to keep customers coming back – perhaps even to make or break the company.’ Companies are judged by the quality and approachability of the people they employ: their willingness to engage with the customer. Name badges create a good first impression and can really can aid customer service.
Good customer service is easy to describe but much harder to define and get right. Of course providing quality goods and services with good prices and aftercare help. But its no good having the best product or service in the world if no one wants to buy from you or use your service.
In order to compete successfully many companies are going back to basics to find solutions to what it is that denotes good customer service. The unsurprising fact is that customers and client evaluate the quality of customer care by their initial interface with the person representing the company and how approachable they were.
An eye catching name badge with the company emblem or logo and the wearers name engenders trust and is a great way to get employees and customers and clients talking – which in turn generates ’selling’ opportunities and improved sales and service take up. In addition to being a cost effective way of promoting the company’s image a name badge also acts as Id, an important factor for customer and staff safety and security. All in all a good return for a small initial investment.
The wearing of name badges is standard practice for a range of organisations in both the public and private sector. Local authorities, hospitals, utilities providers, airlines , hotels and most retail outlets all have customer service policies or charters which require staff to wear name badges. It is widely recognised that a name badge encourages accountability and good customer service. It also displays loyalty to the organisation, and perhaps just as germane, by the organisation.
Simoney are the experts in producing low cost, high impact and quality , attractive name badges which can be customised with any logo or message. We have a fantastic selection of eye-catching quality plastic personalised name badges and superb executive name badges in a great range of useful sizes and shapes with a choice of standard or specialised fixings. All our name badges provide excellent value for money and our range of reusable name badges are no exception. With no compromise to quality, these come with name inserts and perforated A4 sheets of name inserts : a cost effective option for temporary or seasonal staff. All our name badges have the chosen text and logos digitally printed directly onto the surface of the badges in one pass and then laminated for protection. Simoney’s quick and unique badge making process enable us to offer you a fast and cost effective service.
We take pride in our name badges and excellent customer service in order to enable you to do the same.
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Posted On 11:37 am in Custom Badges, Stock
“Business has to be involving, it has to be fun, it has to exercise your creative instincts.” (Richard Branson, entrepreneur and successful businessman)
Exercise your creative instincts and promote your business with a unique and original eye-catching custom badge from Simoney.
Whatever your business, whether you are promoting a brand, or a band, and whether you want an attractive, eye-catching giveaway or a nice little money earner for fans to buy as souvenirs, custom badges are great for business promotion and a great way to advertise your company and its products or services.
Custom badges are big for gigs, usually in the form of the ever-popular button badge; they have become part of the fan culture, particularly among the young – of all ages! People not only enjoy wearing a custom badge they expect to find them on sale with the other merchandise at the venue. In fact they enjoy wearing them so much that they often go on wearing them long after the event - a great way to promote your business.
Low cost and high impact, custom badges are a great marketing tool and a fun way to advertise and promote your business. Attention grabbing, simple to design and quick to produce, they can be out there working for you within just a few days of the initial idea.
Give a little, gain a lot. Successful advertising is crucial to business success and with promotional events attention to detail is paramount. Whether your are organizing a concert, media event, in store promotion, marketing or sales campaign, its those little extra touches that make a real impact and a well designed custom badge will get your company noticed and remembered for all the right reasons. And when it comes to the ‘big day’ giving event organizers, security and other key personnel a custom badge, personalized with their name provides high visibility and makes good business and security sense.
Simoney have a fantastic selection of low cost and high quality button and enamel badges that can be customized for your business promotion. These can be printed in any face colour, plain or with your logo and text digitally printed directly onto the surface of the badges and then laminated for protection. These come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from cute and quirky to big and bold, with a useful range of quality fixings for maximum ‘wearablity. For extra impact the badge can be attached to a plain for customised lanyard. A great way to get your business noticed.
Simoney button and enamel custom badges make great ’give ways’ and affordable, even collectable keepsakes. Our button badges are hugely popular for all kinds of promotional purposes, attractive and cheap enough for one offs and durable enough to keep. For some promotions enamel badges can, however, provide just that little extra in terms of appeal and our range of hard and soft enamel custom badges are no exception.
When it comes to the design and message the only limit is your imagination – and with our experience and expertise in working with customers to find promotion solutions we can even help you out with that.
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Posted On 11:23 am in ID Badges, Stock
What’s in a name? Well quite a lot actually, Id badges not only encourage better customer service, they are a positive incentive for staff to provide outstanding customer service to both external and internal customers.
Id badges are great for promoting security and customer and staff confidence. But they are about a whole lot more. Essentially they are about accountability and providing great customer service.
An eye catching name badge with the company crest logo and the wearers name engenders trust for the customer or client and raises awareness of safety and security. Id badges also encourage the employees to interact positively with the public and to take personal responsibility for their own behaviour and the service they provide as a named representative of their organisation.
The wearing of Id badges is standard practice for a range of organisations in both the public and private sector. Local authorities, hospitals and utilities providers are much more open and customer and client oriented these days and recognise the importance the public place on being able to deal with a named representative. Along with, airlines, hotels and most retail outlets their customer service policy require employees to wear company name badges.
And some companies go a whole lot further. The Harvesters restaurant chain encourages customers by way of a free draw, to complete a post visit questionnaire. One of the questions asks the customer to name any member of staff who went out of their way to look after them during their visit. A great use of ID badges and a great way to encourage good customer service.
Id badges are often issued to new starters as part of a formal induction to the company as a way of saying, ‘welcome aboard, you are now one of us.’ Employees are happy to wear a smart, well designed Id badge which is seen as part of the corporate image and displays their loyalty to the organisation. In large multi discipline organisations where departments provide services to each other Id badges encourage good customer service for both internal and external customers.
Simoney have a great range of low cost, high impact and quality, Id badges which can be customised and personalised with any logo and name. And where recognition of status, or individual achievement is important we have a superb range executive name badges in a great range of useful sizes and shapes with a choice of standard or specialised fixings including lanyards.
All our name badges provide excellent value for money and our range of reusable name badges and acetate card holders are no exception. With absolutely no compromise to quality, these come with nameinserts and are a practical and cost effective option for quickly integrating temporary staff. Which ever option you choose you can be sure of getting a quality durable product. Your ID badges will have your chosen text and logo digitally printed directly onto the surface of the badge in one pass and then laminated for protection, giving you a highly attractive and durable product. This unique and fast badge making process enable us to offer you a fast and cost effective service.
When it comes to providing expert and exceptional customer service Simoney are the experts.
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Posted On 11:19 am in Lapel Badges, Stock
Lapel badges aren’t just for club membership they are an effective tool for fundraising. Popular and fun items at promotions and events, they are eagerly bought by fans and supporters as a means of saying ‘I was there – and I’ve got the badge to prove it.’ Our badges are bought and ’sold’ by a host of clubs and associations nationwide to raise funds and promote membership. The club badge has traditionally been an enamel lapel badge and although there are many excellent alternatives, for some clubs enamel is still the badge of choice. Simoney Badges are experts in producing cost effective hard and soft enamel badges. And when it comes to versatility and maximum customer appeal our enamel lapel badges really excel. Change the fixing and an enamel badge can become a key ring, tie pin, cuff-link or even a piece of attractive costume jewellery. We have even been asked to produce our badges in gold and silver.Simoney lapel badges make highly desirable club and association badges and collectable keepsakes, an effective and proven way to generate cash.
Whether you are launching a new club, promoting an existing one or in the business of raising much needed funds a well designed badge is a good way to raise money – as well as being a great way to promote your club.
Lapel badges started their existence as button badges and are still referred to as such by many people. Popular and affordable, attractive plastic or enamel lapel badges are a great aid to fundraising. Printed with the club’s crest or emblem and a succinct motto or inspirational message, lapel badges play an important role in helping clubs generate money for a variety of causes.
Lapel badges have traditionally been the means of demonstrating membership or support of a particular club or association. Over the years they have been sought after and collected by members and supporters. Today a wide range of clubs and societies including, fan clubs, regimental associations, armed forces organisations and sports clubs use them successfully to generate cash through event and venue outlets as well as by direct application to the organisation.
In the 1970s button badges became part of the youth cult, a ‘must have’ for the fans of rock and punk bands, they were worn to signalled affiliation with the music and with the whole punk and rock culture. Lapel badges are still sold in large number at concerts and gigs and make a significant contribution to the overall profits.
Prestigious club badges, and even quirky ones often become collectors items and go on generating funds long after the original issue date. Many organisations, including famous football clubs and charitable concerns like the British Legion have long recognised this fact and have websites dedicated to memorabilia sales with landmark badges fetching high prices.
Simoney are experts in producing low cost, high impact plastic, metal or enamel lapel badges available in a wide selection of shapes and sizes. These can be customised to your design with your club emblem and text digitally printed onto the surface and then laminated for impact and durability.
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