Blue Badge Co

Blue Badge Co is a multi-award winning, British brand and UK manufacturer that has grown exponentially over the last four years. We are a Bristol-based business that designs and makes beautiful independent lifestyle products. Committed to employing those with limited work options, over 40% of the Blue Badge Co team is either disabled or a primary caregiver. The company's CEO, Ellen Green, has guided the business from her back bedroom to a half a million turnover company. With a pipeline of export sales and plans for expansion based on continued growth, Blue Badge Co is positioned to become the biggest supplier of, products for an independent lifestyle, competing on the global stage. We continue to do our own manufacturing, fulfilment, marketing and distribution from our Bristol base. We have appeared on Dragon's Den, spoke on both Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Radio 5 Live and featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Observer. Blue Badge Co has national distribution in leading retail outlets including Boots, Lloyds Pharmacy, Post Office, Halfords, Argos and most recently WHSmiths. Awards September 2017 Worldpay everywoman in Retail Ambassador (Winner) September 2017 Forward Ladies National Awards SME Growth (Finalist) July 2017 Bristol & Bath Business Awards, Small Business of the Year (Finalist) July 2017 South West International Trade Awards, Emerging Exporter (Finalist) November 2016 Made in the South West Awards Small Manufacturer of the Year (Finalist) November 2016 Employment for Excluded Groups BITC’s Responsible Business Awards (Finalist) March 2016 Business of the Year Bristol & Bath Women in Business Awards (Winner) November 2015 Great British Entrepreneur Awards’ Entrepreneur of the Year (Finalist) July 2015 Breakthrough award by Insider South West 42 under 42 (Winner) March 2015 Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Bristol and Bath (Winner)