subject: Lanyards Are As Important As Badge Itself [print this page] Saying that lanyard is as important as a badge itself is not an overstatement. In case of badges lanyards are used to carry them around with ease. Not only lanyards help in carrying badges around but they also keep the badge secure and safe. Like badges lanyards can also be used almost anywhere like office building, trade fairs or any other installation where large number of people gathers for work or play. For different types of badges there are different types of lanyard available. These different lanyards are made up of different materials like polyester, cotton, metal, nylon and cord etc. These lanyards are very flexible in nature, which means a single badge can be used with different types of lanyards and similarly a singe lanyard can be used with different type of badges. After choosing a badge one can always choose a lanyard of his choice.
Normally people think that lanyards can only be used with badges, but now thanks to some brilliant creative ideas, new uses of lanyards are fast emerging. Development in consumer electronics and miniaturization of equipments is largely responsible for small gadgets that we can carry around. These gadgets include cameras, portable mp3 music players, cell phones and even small memory devices like pen drives.
Some lanyards are cheap and they can easily be used with normal badges. Some lanyards are really expensive and they are used with costly badges like the badges given to military professionals and other high ranking officials in both government and private services. These badges are not every day badges, these are special purpose badges, so it becomes a necessity to use special lanyards with them.
Todays printing technology has made it possible to write and print pictures on the lanyards. Before choosing a lanyard keep two things in mind, purpose of the lanyard and the duration in which you are supposed to wear the badge. If you are using badge in rough conditions then chose a solidly built lanyard. If you have to use the badge for long hours then lanyard should be comfortable. All the lanyards available today are washable so that is not a problem anymore.
