About Us
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Badges And Medals was founded in the 70s by the Larsen family, out of a love for good craftmanship. We spent a short time as a jewellery shop in small-town New Zealand before our focus sharped in on custom awards.
By the time Hamish Larsen and his father, Arnie, took over in 2018, they saw that the awards industry had not kept pace with people’s needs. Making awards often took too long and hurt the environment. Complicated ordering processes also meant people didn’t know what they could design, resulting in plain and similar-looking awards.
Badges And Medals’ vision became clear: to challenge the status quo. People needed their custom awards to be faster, easier, and more affordable, with better designs and less impact on the planet. Determined to set a new standard, we began revolutionising the way awards were designed and made.
We invested in our design team so we could offer people high-quality designs for free. We expanded our supply chain beyond New Zealand to give people more options and choose suppliers that cared about people and the planet.
It wasn’t long before people took notice. National sporting bodies started coming on board, then international. Today, more than 5000 organisations a year use Badges And Medals to quickly and easily order stunning custom awards.
Why pick Badges And Medals?
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PRODUCTS MADE USING INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED ETHICS
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50+ years of award industry experience
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ACCESS TO fast, free custom award designs
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COUNTLESS CUSTOMISATION OPTIONS TO SUIT YOUR BRAND, EVENT OR VALUES
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Competitive prices without reducing on product quality
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A DEDICATED ACCOUNT MANAGER TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH YOUR ORDER
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FREE SAMPLE PACKS SHIPPED directly TO YOU
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clear production timelines and frequent updates on your order
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FREE OPTIONAL ACCESS TO PERSONALISED PRODUCT MARKETING MATERIALS
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worldwide deliveries
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awards packed by size, colour and event to help with distribution
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quick, friendly customer service
Who will you be working with?
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Hamish
Larsen
Managing Director
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Fun fact about you: I have no appendix (donated it).
Favourite song: Depends on the mood.
Secret specialist subject: Anything cricket!
What did you want to be when you grew up? A pro surfer. (Can’t be long now!).
What do you do at Badges And Medals? Live and breathe the Badges and Medals vision to “revolutionise an antiquated insignia industry”.
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Ayden
Hamilton
Business Development (Australiasia)
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Fun fact about you: My birthday is on April 1st. A bad option for an April Fools’ joke!
Favourite song: Hard to choose a favourite. Anything by the Eagles.
Secret specialist subject: Not much of a specialist… but I love dissecting a cricket game.
What did you want to be when you grew up? I never had a concrete idea of what I wanted to be, but being a business owner was always on my mind. I’ve always been drawn to entrepreneurship.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I focus on building new partnerships with clients to ensure our awards make celebrations awesome!
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Brodie
Hamilton
Operations Manager
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Fun fact about you: I’ve had more fishing licenses than I have caught fish.
Favourite song: ‘Comfortably Numb’ by Pink Floyd.
Secret specialist subject: Residential landscaping.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A builder but I still haven’t built my shed.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I help clients take their events to the next level.
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Amanda
Parker
Business Development (New Zealand)
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Fun fact about you: I love people and especially people watching.
Favourite song: ‘Mamma Mia’ by ABBA.
Secret specialist subject: I’m a gym junkie and self-proclaimed dietitian.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A nurse but my daughter is one!
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I’m in charge of business development.
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Shaun
White
Business Development (Australia)
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Fun fact about you: While my family is devoted to supporting Liverpool Football Club, I decided to pledge my allegiance to Manchester United. The last few years haven’t gone very well for me…
Favourite song: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen
Secret specialist subject: Sports aficionado extraordinaire! In short, if it involves a ball, a team, or an unusual set of rules, consider me your go-to guru for all things sports-related!
What did you want to be when you grew up? A game ranger or international food blogger.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I’m the Chief Smiler Officer (CSO), responsible for spreading joy and laughter in the workplace! That and I do some new business development on the side.
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Robyn
Dartnall
Global Marketing/Digital
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Fun fact about you: I’ve been the photographer at over 50 of my friends’ weddings!
Favourite song: Impossible choice! I’m a country fan.
Secret specialist subject: Film photography.
What did you want to be when you grew up? Rich and famous… still working on both!
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I make sure every interaction is a medal-worthy experience!
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Hannah
Yoingco
Procurement
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Fun fact about you: I can’t swim but I can hold my breath really long while rapping ‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem.
Favourite song: ‘Top Of The World’ by The Carpenters.
Secret specialist subject: Penguins.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A famous figure skater and be on the front of the Milo cereal box to get free lifetime supply of Milo cereal.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I order goods from our suppliers.
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Teagan
How
Production
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Fun fact about you: I’ve never done a cartwheel.
Favourite song: ‘New Kid in Town’ by The Eagles (at the moment!).
Secret specialist subject: Seasons and tides.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A scientist.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? Oversee the design phase.
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Chloe
Ranford
Global Marketing/Content
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Fun fact about you: My brother and I share a birthday, two years apart.
Favourite song: ‘More Than A Woman’ by the Bee Gees.
Secret specialist subject: The ‘Harry Potter’ universe.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A cat. It hasn’t worked out.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I write content. Sometimes I even do it well!
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Angel
Jumaquio
Production Manager
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Fun fact about you: I have a fear of heights.
Favourite song: ‘Here, There And Everywhere’ by The Beatles.
Secret specialist subject: Guitars and effect pedals.
What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a rockstar!
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I engrave stuff using a laser machine.
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Ian
Mercado
Production
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Fun fact about you: I hate gummy bears or any other sorts of gummies.
Favourite song: ‘The Sound of Silence’ by Simon & Garfunkel.
Secret specialist subject: Ask me about Basketball Sneakers.
What did you want to be when you grew up? I just wanted to grow up tall but it suddenly stopped! I also wanted to become a chef but the kitchen didn’t wanted me to be.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I make coffees for everyone! I’m also in charge of all presswork and die-cast (aka metal) mould maintenance.
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Alfie
Aying
Production
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Fun fact about you: I’m the tallest in my family (I’m not very tall!).
Favourite song: ‘Always’ by Bon Jovi.
Secret specialist subject: Mythology, especially Greek Mythology.
What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a chicken farmer.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I run the ultraviolet printer and protect products with resin.
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Martin
Jarlega
Production
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Fun fact about you: I have a great hair style.
Favourite song: ‘Just Once’ by James Ingram.
Secret specialist subject: ‘The Blacklist’. I want to be Raymond Reddington!
What did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I do bespoke laser work and timber creations.
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Ben
Halsey
Chief Financial Officer
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Fun fact about you: I’m a mediocre golfer, biker, and snowboarder.
Favourite song: ‘Money’ by Pink Floyd.
Secret specialist subject: The New Zealand Warriors and the NRL.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A cook.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I’m a part-time number cruncher. I keep everyone financially balanced!
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Maria
Yegunova
Award Designer
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Fun fact about you: I used to be a part of a music group and travelled a lot before the university.
Favourite song: A new one every week! This week it’s ‘Buyan’ by Shono, last week it was ‘Telephone’ by Martynas.
Secret specialist subject: European and Arabic medieval cuisine.
What did you want to be when you grew up? An archaeologist (but I got close through the hobby).
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I am an award designer. I catch ideas that are flying around and make them visible.
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Monica
Sanchez
Client Relations
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Fun fact about you: I’m a big Hallyu fan! K-Pop and Korean dramas are my go-to escape.
Favourite song: ‘You’ by The Carpenters. It forever holds a special place in my heart.
Secret specialist subject: EI taught myself Korean out of my love for K-Pop and Korean dramas! 하지만 연습이 더 필요해요 (Meaning, “But I still need more practice.”)
What did you want to be when you grew up? I once dreamed of being a veterinarian, surrounded by furry friends and saving the day one paw at a time.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I’m a client relations specialist. In other words, I’m the Sherlock Holmes of client research.
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Lida
Banos
Award Designer
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Fun fact about you: I am 150cm in height.
Favourite song: ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams.
Secret specialist subject: I create etchings (and I even have a machine for this)!
What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a painter.
What do you do at Badges And Medals? I create designs for medals and ribbons.
Is Badges And Medals sustainable?
We have embedded sustainability into every facet of our operations, from how our awards are produced to how they’re packaged. To discover more about our commitment to sustainable and ethical practices, click on the links provided. You can also explore our partnerships below to see how we are working towards a greener future.
What people have to say
Adam MaineyThe service from Badges and Medals was amazing they were fast at getting back to me with any of my enquires. They also provide us with high quality medals that are definitely going to be a talking point at our competitions.
FRANCESCA AMOROSOExtremely happy with the quality of the product and their customer service is excellent! I'd definitely recommend this Company.
William JohnsonThe team at Badges and Medals were fantastic to work with. Whatever requirements we had, the team were more than willing to do whatever possible to make it work.
Emma VennellIncredible service, incredible product. these medals are such high quality all our athletes were so happy with them. thank you!
Robin FowdenBadges and Medals were incredibly easy to deal with. Their staff were brilliant from start to finish. The medals and ribbons are done to the highest quality and I can’t wait to present them to our participants! The design process was straight forward, they accommodated any requests and they were delivered within a month. 10/10!
Cade GriceI am incredibly impressed with our order. The quality is outstanding..thank you so much! We compete at many fire brigade challenges and haven’t quite come across many for trade offs to build our collection. An old school tradition that we would like to see regenerated. Looking at the “likes” to your Facebook post, it would be neat to have other brigades follow up and place their orders.. they won’t regret it. Hit the Blenheim Bandits up for trade offs at events we’re involved in… Thanks Badges and Medals!
Carol PetrieThanks so much Amanda and team for the amazing service with the new medals for our club competition. After sending through my initial design, the team took it further, and offered up solutions for the medal type and lanyards, until we were happy! The level of finish of the medals themselves is SO GREAT. We cannot wait for our competition, to be able to give them all out! Will update this with photos afterwards :) Thank you again! A++++ and can't wait to do business again with you!
Stu McLaughlinThe process of working with Badges and Medals has been seamless, from the initial design process where they were responsive to feedback and went out of their way to provide us with samples of the design prior to committing to ordering. The presentation of the samples was impeccable and made our decision to work with Badges and Medals easy. Their engagement on social media reflects their strong engagement with their customers also. Additional to this their frequent trips to WA allowing face-to-face communication, have been greatly beneficial to the relationship that we have been able to establish with Badges and Medals across the last season.
Kristy ToogoodI love my medal from the GORRF! It featured intricate, high-quality artwork that highlighted the dramatic coastal landscapes. Beyond the gorgeous aesthetics, the medals themselves are exceptionally crafted. Badges and Medals have a dedication to excellence, combined with a keen eye for design, making them the clear choice for any running event.
Shani RowlandBadges and Medals did an awesome job with our 10, 15, and 20-year service coins. We told them what we wanted, and they nailed it. The coins look amazing, and everyone loves them. Totally recommend these guys!Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 18 reviews