From school leavers’ bottles and sports team merchandise to employee gifts and branded corporate products, personalised merch is a great way to turn everyday products into something memorable.
But what if you could take that idea one step further and create personalised products in-house? That’s where the collaboration between Boxford and UK Hip Flasks comes in.
UK Hip Flasks provides a wide range of high-quality, laser-ready giftware and drinkware for trade customers, while Boxford supplies the laser technology needed to engrave, mark and personalise those products with professional results.
Together, we provide everything needed to take a product from blank item to finished personalised merchandise.
The Perfect Combination
At UK Hip Flasks, the focus is on supplying high-quality, customisable products to professional engravers, retailers, businesses and organisations across the UK.
Based in Halesowen in the West Midlands, UK Hip Flasks is an established wholesaler specialising in hip flasks, tankards, drinkware and giftware. With extensive knowledge of the engraving and gifting industry, the team understands the importance of supplying products that are suitable for professional personalisation.
Boxford brings the technology to complete the process.
From CO₂ laser cutters and engravers to fibre laser marking systems, Boxford offers solutions for working with a wide variety of materials and finishes.
The result? A simple workflow:
Choose your product. Design your artwork. Laser engrave it. Create something unique.
What Can You Create with Laser Technology?
Laser technology opens up plenty of possibilities for personalised merchandise.
Depending on the product and material, you can add:
- Company logos
- School crests
- Names and initials
- Sports team branding
- Dates and messages
- Illustrations and graphics
- Photographs
- QR codes
- Serial numbers
- Bespoke designs
This makes laser technology particularly useful for businesses producing branded merchandise, as well as schools and colleges looking to introduce students to real-world design, manufacturing and enterprise.
Personalised Thermal Bottles
Thermal bottles are an excellent option for schools, colleges, businesses, sports clubs and events. UK Hip Flasks offers a range of stainless-steel thermal bottles, including the 500ml Thermal Bottle, available in a choice of colours.
Add a school logo and student name for a leavers’ gift, create branded bottles for employees, or produce merchandise for an event or organisation.
Depending on the surface and finish, Boxford fibre or CO₂ laser technology can be used to achieve a professional personalised finish. Cylindrical products can also be worked with the appropriate rotary setup.
Personalised Sports Bottles
For sports clubs, schools, universities, gyms and outdoor organisations, personalised sports bottles are another great merchandise opportunity.
The 600ml Insulated Sports Bottle from UK Hip Flasks features double-wall stainless-steel construction and is available in a range of colours.
Create bottles featuring team branding, player names, numbers or individual designs.
For larger orders, the ability to produce personalised items in-house can make it easier to handle different names, numbers and variations without relying on an external engraving services.
Laser-Engraved Slate Coasters
Personalised slate is another fantastic material for creating branded and decorative products.
UK Hip Flasks supplies natural slate coasters in a variety of shapes, including square, round and hexagonal designs.
These can be personalised with school crests, company logos, names, dates, illustrations or bespoke artwork.
They’re ideal for:
- Corporate gifts
- Hospitality businesses
- Weddings and events
- School and university merchandise
- Anniversaries
- Fundraising
- Commemorative gifts
Using a Boxford CO₂ laser, natural slate can be engraved with detailed designs to create a distinctive, tactile finish.
Branded Beech Wood Keyrings
Sometimes the smallest products can make the biggest impact.
UK Hip Flasks’ Small Round Beech Wood Keyring provides an affordable option for creating personalised merchandise.
Made from solid beech wood, these 40mm keyrings can be used for school crests, university and college branding, house teams, open days, societies, events and fundraising.
A Boxford CO₂ laser can bring those digital designs to life with accurate, repeatable engraving.
Personalised Slate Picture Frames
For something a little more memorable, personalised slate picture frames make excellent gifts and commemorative products.
UK Hip Flasks’ Natural Slate Picture Frame can be used for graduation photographs, leavers’ gifts, sports presentations, staff recognition, anniversaries and special events.
Add a name, date, school crest, team logo or personalised message to create a product with genuine sentimental value.
Wooden Branded Gifts
Wooden giftware provides another opportunity for creative laser engraving.
UK Hip Flasks supplies a range of wooden blanks suitable for personalised giftware, including items such as chopping boards and other wooden products.
These can be used for corporate gifts, hospitality, staff recognition, school enterprise projects, fundraising and commemorative products.
With a Boxford CO₂ laser, businesses and educational organisations can create detailed logos, text and artwork directly onto suitable wooden products.
Creating a Complete In-House Merchandise Solution
That’s what makes the Boxford and UK Hip Flasks collaboration so exciting.
UK Hip Flasks provides the products. Boxford provides the technology. You create the finished idea.
Whether you’re an established engraver looking to expand your product range, a business wanting to bring personalisation in-house, or an educational organisation looking for a practical enterprise project, there are countless possibilities.
From bottles and keyrings to slate, wood and branded giftware, a blank product is simply the starting point.
What Will You Create?
With the right product and the right laser technology, the possibilities are almost endless.
Boxford and UK Hip Flasks bring together laser technology and quality blank products to help businesses, educators, makers and entrepreneurs turn ideas into finished, personalised merchandise.