WHAT IS A LANYARD USED FOR?
Many firms, brands, and companies now require their employees to have their photo IDs on them at all times. This has resulted in the increasing demand for the use of lanyards.
Lanyards are used to hold ID cards, badges, or keys. Professionals across different industries use lanyards a lot. It is necessary to hang access badges at conferences or trade shows.
WHAT IS A LANYARD?
A lanyard is designed with a cord or strap sewn in a loop. It is worn on the neck with a hook or clip attached. The clip and hook attachments are in different forms. So the attachment you choose should depend on what you want to use the lanyard for.
HOW IS LANYARD USED?
- You can use your custom lanyards for short-term events such as trade shows and conferences. Participants in such events can only get access with access badges carried on their chest.
When choosing custom lanyards for short-term events, you should select light-weight lanyards featuring a ring attachment.
- You can select the satin lanyards, also called the full-color lanyards. This gives your lanyard a personalized look with full-color photographs and detailed graphics.
- Choose durable lanyards with a detachable clip and a safety breakaway for daily or long-term use. This type of lanyard is perfect for holding ID tags and keys for the coaching staff, maintenance, and manufacturing teams.
- Staff members working in low-light and after-dark areas, such as night security teams, should consider using reflective lanyards.
Remember to get badge holders and your lanyards for an event pass, ID badge, or similar uses.
LANYARDS FOR STAFF BADGES AND EMPLOYEE ID CARDS
Although lanyards commonly hold conference badges when attending conferences and shows, many industries also use them as ID cards and staff badges.
Below are some examples of the daily uses of lanyards:
- Colleges – Staff and Students
The first item given to students upon resumption across university and college campuses is the students’ ID. This gives your brand lots of impressions every year.
- Corporate Offices
In insurance companies, financial institutions, law firms, and other large corporate organizations, large supplies of lanyards tagged “visitors ID.” These IDs are placed in the reception area. It is the first step at identifying visitors and ensuring employee and company safety.
- Concert and Event Staff
Staff members at concerts and football matches use special badges to go on the field of play or backstage. All they have to do is flash their badge, and they can get access to even the most secure places. A lanyard across your neck makes it convenient and easy.
- Government Workers
Government workers use lanyards because they operate in a secure environment. They need an ID to gain access to the different areas of the building, so lanyards are essential to them. The badge holder and lanyard combine perfectly to hold the ID badge across their neck securely.
- Health and Gyms Clubs
Health and gyms clubs provide membership cards attached to custom lanyards to their members. This assists members to easily find their cards when lost, and it also serves as an efficient way of advertising your brand.
- Healthcare workers
Supply managers, custodians, doctors, nurses, and staff members in charge of medicine and medical supplies make use of lanyards for their keys. You can also keep your IDs close to your body with retractable badge reels.
Health care workers can choose antimicrobial lanyards specially designed with coating for healthcare settings.
