A new Star-flex keyring is born

The Starflex keyring has been around for 2 years and is fast becoming a very popular and effective advertising tool. their main attraction is how customisable they are.
These keyrings are light, tactile and lovely to hold. They're made from and extremely durable PVC with a foam padded inside.

Not only do they look and feel great but they can also be incredibly useful. Shaped and printed in any way you like these can also include features like built in coin holders, compasses, led's, digital clocks, sound recorders and even thermometers.

The keyrings work out at great value for money and will put up with the most extreme of keyring uses!

Free artwork service at JustKeyrings.co.uk

Just Keyrings are currently offering a free artwork service for all ad-loop orders.

Send in your logos, text details, colours you would like used etc and get a professionally designed ad-llop visual sent straight back to you!

Our experienced design team are so used to creating these great designs they can do so quickly and effectively, ensuring you get the most out of your promotions!

Go to the Just Keyrings ad-loops page now to see how low cost these items are! Click here - Ad Loops

The C1 Window Keyring

The second best selling key ring in the UK (after the P5), these are slightly larger than most key rings (63x41mm), which enables them to display more detailed artwork and also to be a bolder design than smaller key rings.  They are still compact enough to attach to an everyday pair of keys but due to their stand out nature they will also ensure the usual frantic search for your keys will be a swift one!  

This type is ideal for giveaway key rings at an exhibition or trade show, since they can contain a 50x35mm printed area so people can clearly see the design from a distance. Over 4 million of these are sold in the UK each year so they are clearly a tried and trusted design!

The P5 Popular Keyring

For those wanting a small simple design and excellent value the P5 keyring may well be for you.  Compact in size (35x24mm), and from as little as (20p each) they are around the same price as a business card but obviously much more effective as a promotional tool, as well as being much longer lasting and extremely versatile.

From Police Stations to Post Offices, Physiotherapists to Piano teachers, the P5 promotional keyring is ideal for anyone wanting a compact and durable acrylic key ring with the logo of their choice.

Keyring Evolution!

Today I'm going to answer a few questions that have probably never even been asked! Where do keyrings come from? How have they developed over the years? and what uses are made of them in the present day - hey, you never know how useful this trivia could be!

So keyrings were invented back in 1922 by a man named G Herluf Johnson who secured a patent for a device that was extremely simple to mass-produce and very practical to use - attach your keys to the ring, and they'll never fall off! Not long after the introduction of the keyring, other useful accessories were being attached to keyrings other than just their keys - the key fob was born! Although the true origin of the word 'fob' is unknown, certain studies show that the word may be linked to the German word 'fuppe' meaning 'pocket'. Some believe the word originated from watch fobs (an ornament attached to the pocket-watch chain), which existed as early as 1888. These days we use the word fob to describe a variety of items including, key chains, car starters, garage door openers, and keyless entry devices.

In the 1950s and 1960s with the improvement of plastic manufacturing techniques, promotional keyfobs became more and more unique. Companies could place their names on 3d promotional keyrings for a fraction of the price of the standard metal keychains.

As electronic technology continues to become smaller and cheaper, miniature key-fob versions of previously larger devices are becoming increasingly popular. The modern day keyring is no longer just a piece of plastic with a small message insert. Now digital photo frames, simple video games, USB flash drives and keyless entry systems all dominate the keyring world!

Even in recent years technologies in keyfobs have come a long way. Take for example early electric key fobs for un-locking cars remotely. Using infrared technology, they required a clear line-of-sight to function and at the time, they could be easily duplicated using a programmable remote control allowing thieves easy entry to your locked vehicle. Recent models now use radio frequencies, which are harder to copy and don't need line-of-sight to operate. Believe it or not, modern car key fobs can sometimes be confused as weapons! Nathan Rau, the proud owner of a 2003 Audi A4 found this out in April 2006, when he was arrested for possession of a concealed weapon – police confused his car keys for a switchblade!

G1 Acrylic Keyrings

These 30x50mm customizable promotional keyrings are perfect for people who need to be able to change the insert easily.  This can enable the user –with only a twist of a coin- to quickly note down the vehicles number plate as a cars keys are left at a garage, the door codes written by an estate agent when handing keys over to a new tenant, or any number of uses depending on the situation.

As well as being easy to change the insert, they are also perfect to hold a folded up document inside, displaying a city centre map at a tourist centre, a bus/train timetable or a menu for a restaurant.  

Despite the extremely good value of these handy key rings (often from as little as 30p each) their high quality smooth finish and tough exterior ensure that they will be long lasting.

Acrylic Keyrings

When it comes to finding the cheapest and most effective way to promote your business, it’s easy to see why so many people choose promotional keyrings.  As well as coming in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, the main attraction is that whereas a business card gets stored in a wallet and rarely looked at, key rings are being constantly used and therefore they are constantly in peoples mind maximizing the promotional exposure. 

Although the possibilities of design and features are endless, acrylic key rings are still by far the most popular.  They can be either ordered as blank key rings which enables the user to change the insert whenever they need to update it (ie a hotel which uses the key ring to display room numbers), or if a constant logo is needed then they can be catered to your exact specifications with our high quality printing displaying your custom design.