Menu Fattorini Onwards & upwards 1964 About us … A new factory is born, a new badge is born In the early 60s it was getting difficult to acquire staff in Birmingham due to labour shortages in the motor industry. The decision was made to set up an enamelling operation in a small part of a large mill in Eccles, which was being used for the company’s mail-order business at that time. This was where the school badges were then enamelled and plated. In 1964 the company opened a small factory in Urmston, Manchester. It was here, and in the same year, that Thomas Fattorini successfully designed and patented the “Personal Badge” an injection moulded reusable name badge. The Urmston Factory subsequently became the centre for the development of the personal plastic name badges. The badges were supplied with card inserts for the customer to complete with a typewriter. Later there was the option of an engraved panel which looked smarter. They were however very expensive, as engraving was still a very labour intensive process using a pantograph machine. Thomas needed to wait a further 16 years before things went really crazy in the world of personalised name badges … see 1980 Click image above for full leaflet Related Pages 2019 The coin toss 2018 Cockerel 2018 IAAF Birmingham 2017 Eco? 2014 Royal Visit 2012 Olympics 2011 Badge in space 2008 Royal Warrant 2002 Project Diamond 1990 Yorkshire Day 1980 Computers OMG 1980 Arabian delight 1977 Diary 21st Nov 1975 Chancery 1974 First telex 1972 Tutankhamun 1964 New badge born 1941 Blitz 1939 Time capsule 1938 Deportment 1937 Churchill 1930 Skipton Shop V3 1927 Trafalgar Works 1927 Centenary 1915 Season's greetings 1912 Wake Up! 1895 Skipton Shop V2 1868 Skipton Shop V1 1826 Antonio 2021 Thomas Fattorini Ltd. LONDON - MANCHESTER - BIRMINGHAM . UK Registered in England No. 153351. Reg. Office: Skipton Castle, Skipton, N. Yorkshire, England BD23 1AW.