Name: Event Essentials
Brand: Steel City Marketing

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So, we’ve pulled these event essentials together because we know that when you’re at an event, you want everything to go right. We see the same issues pop up again and again: colours drift, print looks soft under harsh lighting, fittings snap, and deliveries slip past your build window.

Our approach is simple: we pick formats, materials, and suppliers that we know won’t let us down, then we run everything from artwork approval so you can set up once and get on with the event.

Proof-First Colour Control: It’s really important that your brand looks perceived as high quality. Our decision to run everything from artwork approval means the proof shows you how your logo placement and colour will reproduce on that exact item, not just “close enough” on a screen. This ensures you don’t get dull prints, fuzzy edges, or colours that look wrong when you’re under venue lighting and taking photos.
Trusted Sourcing: We have hundreds of suppliers, but we work from defined specs (materials, fittings, print areas) so the products arrive in the format you planned around. This helps avoid that “wrong clip, missing parts, different sizes” problem when you’re trying to fit badges into holders and get a check-in desk running.
Short-Window Options: Lead time is a popular question. Our decision to flag express turnaround lines (including 3-5 day where available) keeps your choice tied to a realistic production clock from artwork approval. If your event is close, this prevents the last-minute scramble where the kit turns up after access has started.
Safer Lanyard Breaks: We always recommend safety-break lanyards and decent clips because busy venues put constant strain on passes. This setup stops snapped straps and broken clips, so your staff can keep moving without you having to replace badges mid-shift.
Less-Faff Stand Hardware: You’ve got enough to do on the day, so our signage and display hardware includes carry bags, stable bases, and fixing options you can actually use in venues without improvising. This prevents wobbling graphics, scuffed panels in transit, and slow set-up when your access slot is tight.
Tighter UK Production: Our decision to keep UK-made options in the mix gives you a shorter supply chain to manage when timing matters. If you need predictable delivery and clearer provenance, this helps avoid any “it’s delayed in transit” surprises.
Eco Claims You Can Trust: Sustainability is a real buzzword, so we prioritise products that state clearly what they’re made from (rPET content, FSC paper, known materials and weights) because vague “eco” labels don’t help you answer questions on the day. This lets your team describe the actual material choice, not a marketing claim that falls apart under scrutiny.

Fast UK Lanyards: We suggest the Express 20mm rPET Sublimated Lanyard because UK production plus full-colour dye-sublimation keeps branding consistent when you’re up against a short deadline. The safety break and reliable clip setup help your team wear passes all day without constant strap and fitting failures.
Badges That Stay Sharp: We’ve seen too many paper inserts curl, scuff, or fade by lunchtime. We use the Excel Framed Name Badge because the framed format holds the insert flat, so your front-of-house team keeps a clean, readable name display through long check-in queues.
Wristbands That Don’t Swap: We recommend the Tyvek Security Wristband because Tyvek holds up when guests are queuing, being scanned, and moving between spaces. The tamper-proof self-adhesive fastening reduces the chance of peeling, stretching, or being passed between attendees.
Banners That Travel Better: We picked the Premium Roller Banner because the matt PVC and aluminium cassette reduce the common failures you see on cheaper units – curling panels and battered bases. This keeps your message flat and readable when you’re moving kit between venues or stands.
Stickers You Can Apply Fast: Our choice of the Paper Sticker Roll – 50mm is about speed and consistency when you’re labelling on the day. The roll format and fixed size reduce slow peel-and-place work and the messy look you get from misaligned stickers on packs and collateral.
Gifts That Don’t Get Binned: We chose the Merch Gift Bag – Midi because a UK-made multi-item bundle makes it easier to give something useful, not just “another freebie.” This format helps recipients carry it out, keep it, and use the items again instead of leaving them behind at the hotel.

Debbie Hardy

With 23 years’ experience, Debbie is known for her attention to detail, friendly manner, and commitment to great customer service.

Second time ordering from Steel City. The team has been marvellous once again. Very attentive to my requests, and in this occasion - very short deadline. They were quick to respond, and delivered on time in spite of the challenge of time. Always respond quickly and very proactive. I highly recommend this company for any marketing needs. Their brouchure is full of ideas and nothing is out of reach. Thank you once again team!

“Really happy with service from start to finish! Quick turnaround from ordering to receiving products.”

Steel City supplied magnets for us recently on behalf of one of our charity sector clients. Both David & Rowan from initial quote, through to overseeing the project itself were brilliant. Very pleased with the finished product, and quicker than initially expected. Thanks again, Marc

Amazing service through out and unbeatable lead times! Steel City really makes the impossible possible!

Great service from start to finish and excellent product.

Fantastic all round, great communcation from Rowan and the team, products came exactly as described, really simply process would 100% recommend using them, very trustworty.

We used Steel City Marketing for company merchandising and had a brilliant experience. Quick turnaround, open communication, and high-quality on delivery! Shout out to Debbie and Rowan! Would absolutely recommend.

Communication and customer service was excellent. High quality product. Thank you Rowan.

James and Rowan were super helpful in helping us finalise our plans and delivered a product we are super happy with! :-)

A huge thank you to Rowan and Debbie at Steel City for all their help with our new merchandise for our rebranding launch! They were a dream to work with, super friendly and responsive! Communication was absolutely on point throughout the whole process, which made everything run so smoothly. The merch looks fantastic and really brought our new brand to life. I can’t recommend them enough!

Delighted with the service, the product and the prompt delivery - thank you 😀

Had a fantastic experience ordering products through Steel City. From very first contact through to delivery everyone was very helpful and professional, keeping me informed at every step of the way, and ensured a speedy outcome - an extremely efficient process from start to finish.

These guys are super. They are all very personable and incredibly easy to work with, and will stop at nothing to make sure the order is exactly right. We have made three orders from them now and have been really pleased each time.

A really quick turnaround and they were happy to do whatever changes were needed. Amazing service, thank you so much!

Great service from the whole team from ordering, through fulfilment to billing. Staff were all friendly and accommodating to our needs and made great suggestions to our order - thank you. Will use again!

I ordered name badges from Steel City, the communication from Rowan and the final product were first class, I will definitely use them again.

We have used Steel City a number of times and this order was no different - a fast, friendly and efficient service from start to finish! Highly recommended for any and all branded goods!

Excellent customer service throughout the whole process - from initial contact through to delivery. I was kept informed at each stage. Friendly and helpful staff. Thanks.

Ordered loads of branded merch from them (we're talking in the 1000s) multiple times over the past few years and they never fail to be absolutely spectacular with their customer service, general friendliness and their helpfulness! The merch is top notch quality, and will happily continue using Steel City for many orders to come! Hugely recommend!

We have ordered several branded products from Steel City, and we have been extremely impressed by both the quality of the products themselves and also the service we've received from their fantastic team. Georgia in particular has been brilliant - her friendly demeanour and genuine willingness to help us make the right decisions for our business made the entire process seamless. No question was too trivial, and no request was ever too much trouble for her. Steel City has earned our trust as a reliable and customer-focused company, and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for high-quality branded products with exceptional service to match. Thanks guys!

I have known Steel City Marketing for many, many years and always find them extremely professional. The whole process: from responding to my initial inquiry; through to tracking delivery is managed in a super professional way. On top of that - they are lovely, friendly people ... highly recommended :-)

Seamless from start to finish. Very helpful company, brilliant product and delivery on time. Couldn't recommend more.

We are delighted with our branded hoodies. The team are a pleasure to work with and provided an excellent service on a tight deadline. Thoroughly recommend Steel City Marketing.

Good quality products, competitively priced with excellent communications throughout the whole process.

Fabulous fast and friendly service, cracking banner :)

Very helpful and friendly customer service, and great job on pin badges produced for our Freshers campaign

Absolutely A-1 in every area. From design, to communication, to delivery, processing, speed, quality of products - exceptional!

My first time using Steel City BM, what a great service, we delayed things and messed them about a bit but they still came up trumps, got the merchandise we wanted, printed with our Logos and delivered within the very short timeframe we gave them, excellent service. I would highly recommend using them

I am a repeat customer for a good reason and have been for years. Never let me down, courteous, friendly service, quality goods, lovely efficient firm to deal with (exemplary COMMUNICATION as well, which seems to be a commodity fast diminishing between client and supplier these days) and going forward I’ll be back again - at least twice a year with ever increasing volumes. Can’t recommend them highly enough. Great firm.

Recently sourced products from Steel City and couldn't be happier! From the initial enquiry to the delivery of the products, every step of the process was handled with the utmost professionalism and care. The quality is exceptional, the customer service is outstanding, and the delivery was prompt. I highly recommend them to any business looking for reliable, high-quality suppliers. Thank you for exceeding our expectations!

Ordered a bulk order of 500 branded notepads on the Monday and they had been delivered on the Friday! Impressively fast. Great quality products, and the customer service is the best i've experienced- both Rowan the Sales Administrator and Debbie the Account Manager were excellent, very rapid email response with all the info needed. We will continue to use Steel City for our company's branded merch.

Can't rate the team at Steel City Marketing highly enough. I've ordered a few different promotional items just recently and every single time, from start to finish, the service from Georgia & Rowan in particular, has been first class. Each item we have had (leather key fobs, feather flags and printed bags) are of an excellent quality and have been produced to a very high standard. I've always been pleasantly surprised at the quality, speed and with the exceptional service this company has always fulfilled our orders.

Brilliant service from start to finish. Rowan went that 'extra mile' to keep me informed on progress.

Highly recommend Steel City for all promotional items and gifts. The team were very helpful and supportive in helping us source what we were looking for and sent multiple free samples for us to test the quality prior to us making a final decision. Highly recommend Steel City and look forward to working with them again in the future. - Review on behalf of AUMA Actuators Ltd.

“As always, the service was fast and reliable with my favourite bit being the communication. As a customer you know exactly what to expect at every point of the process because your expectations are managed beautifully and all information is communicated well.”

Excellent service and produced items once again from Debbie and the whole team at Steel City. I won't go anywhere else for my promo items.

Super speedy process and the team were on hand throughout! Highly recommend - thank you again!

Fantastic experience using Steel City from the minute I emailed James about my requirements to the finished product being delivered. Can't speak highly enough of Rowan for her regular communication and letting me know how things are progressing.

Great experience of using Steel City, nothing was too much trouble, everyone within the team that we dealt with were really helpful, will definitely be using them again!

Good Products, good service - kept informed all the way - Steel City met my expectations which are pretty high - nicely done SC...

The team at Steel City have been extremely helpful whilst ordering new merchandise for a small charity. They came up with suggestions for the products, enhanced the logo and offered an excellent price. Overall very friendly and efficient and we are delighted with the final products.

Excellent customer service and communication, good turnaround times and a quality product. Many Thanks!

Excellent customer service

Great communication, good prices and excellent quality products. Thank you.

The process of placing the order as always was handled well and a pleasure to work with you and your team at Steel City.

Great communication, quick delivery, excellent range of products.

great, professional and amazing team. exactly the kind of company yo'd want ot do business with!!

An amazing company to work with! I ordered some corporate gifts for our company and everyone I spoke to was incredibly helpful, they made all changes I asked for and managed to get everything to us in time for an event we were attending!

Great price, prompt delivery. Great customer service. Debbie and Rowan are great and I really recommend their services.

Event Essentials

List of Products

Merch Gift Bag – Midi

Laptop Sticker

Tablecloth

Floor Sticker

10mm Bootlace Lanyard – 1 Colour

10mm Bootlace Lanyard – Full Colour

Gazebo

15mm Bamboo Lanyard

Bunting – White Triangular Pennants

15mm Smooth Polyester Pull Reel Lanyard

Premium Roller Banner

Banner and Frame

20mm Paper Lanyard

20mm Woven Lanyard

20mm Printed Satin Applique Lanyard

20mm rPET Double Trigger Clip Lanyard

Glitter Lanyard

Acrylic Name Badge

20mm Budget Metal Printed Badge

25mm Bespoke Recycled Acrylic Badge

30mm Bamboo Badge – Engraved

30mm Bamboo Badge – Full Colour

Inflatable Cheering Sticks – 1 Colour

Inflatable Cheering Sticks – Full Colour

A4 Vinyl Sticker Sheet

A5 Vinyl Sticker Sheet

A6 Vinyl Sticker Sheet

A7 Vinyl Sticker Sheet

10 Inch Balloons

18 Inch Foil Balloons

Paper Sticker Roll – 50mm

Deck Chair

6 Panelled Parasol

Silicone Screen Printed Wristband

Recessed Silicone Wristband

Debossed and Infilled Silicone Wristband

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Debbie Hardy