The World of Hospitality Issue 17 2016 | Page 84

84 chalky wipe the World Of Hospitality Chalk One Up For Technology The Writing Is On The Badge Identifying staff is a perennial problem and in catering a high turnover of personnel often results in lost badges or expensive replacements at short notice. Fortunately a new range of rewritable badges from ChalkyWipe should put an end to this issue. Using the latest technology, new chalkable and drywipe materials are shaped by laser and personalised (if required) using digital full-colour vibrant printing, creating a robust re-usable badge that can be updated by the wearer using either standard chalks or the supplied liquid chalk and dry-wipe pens. Chalk boards and badges are not new in the catering sector, but until now the surfaces would inevitably wear quickly and ghost images would build up making new text tricky to read. These new materials, when combined with the Posterman pens, clean completely leaving a perfect surface for the next name. Several sizes and shapes are available off-the-shelf and can ordered through the webshop, but ChalkyWipe also offer an in house personalisation service that will add your logo or other information direct to the badge. Different fixings can be ordered to suit specific uses and a neat magnetic fitting is ideal to avoid damage to the wearers clothing. The convenience, economy and eco-credentials make these badges an ideal solution for situations where names are frequently changed, eliminating the need for inserting fiddly bits of printed paper into slots. The retro hand-written feel of a chalked badge also fits in nicely with many restaurant and bar themes giving a more personal look for servers. and hospitality sector for several years. These range from dish identifiers and bottle tags to self-standing chalkboards and place names. “Recent investment in new state-of-the-art equipment has enabled us to take full control of the production process from design to despatch and now gives us the facility to produce bespoke items competitively with minimal delay” “The full colour digital print facility is a fantastic advantage for badges and similar items since we no longer have to limit the complexity of designs and can if needed produce production quality samples which identically match the finished item.” In addition to the rewritable badges, ChalkyWipe produce a varied range of innovative chalkable products that have been supplied to the catering Website: www.chalkywipe.co.uk | TEL: 0330 2233 179 | EMAIL: [email protected]