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Michael Randall

Founder, Handband

Michael founded Handband to give event organisers, charities, sports clubs, and brand teams a simpler way to source custom wristbands and promotional products. The team has supplied wristbands to festivals, schools, fundraisers, and corporate activations world-wide.

Credentials: Founder & CEO, Handband (sister brand of Mediband)

Areas of expertise:

The Handband Blog

Michael Randall

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Handbands & Eating Healthy: How Wristbands Help Habits Stick (2026)

How custom wristbands work as visible cues for healthy eating habits. Family programs, school lunch-box drives and personal goal bands.

4 Oct 2013 3 min read

Welcoming Minors at Shows: How Wristband ID Systems Make All-Ages Events Safe (2026)

How venues run safe all-ages shows with colour-coded wristband systems. Three-colour model, drink-token bands, staff briefing checklist for over-18 service.

3 Oct 2013 3 min read

Event Wristbands From Handband: Tyvek, LED, Token & Custom Silicone (2026 Guide)

Event wristbands from Handband for festivals, weddings, conferences and corporate parties. Choose Tyvek, LED, fabric, token or silicone for your event.

30 Sept 2013 3 min read

Why Handbands Are Great for Kids: 5 Reasons Parents & Schools Love Them (2026)

5 reasons Handband wristbands work brilliantly for kids — bright colours, low cost, safety value, reward systems and party fun. Style guide by age.

24 Sept 2013 3 min read

Kicking Cancer for Emily: How Community Cancer Fundraisers Work (2026)

How families and communities run cancer fundraiser wristband campaigns at every scale, from a primary school class to a town-wide drive.

4 Oct 2013 3 min read

Suicide Prevention Bracelets in Iowa Schools: How They Save Lives (2026 Guide)

How Iowa schools use yellow suicide-prevention bracelets to make support visible. Practical guide to running a safe, structured program in your school.

2 Oct 2013 3 min read

Lance Armstrong Fell Hard, but Livestrong Should Rise: The Cause-Wristband Lesson (2026)

What the Lance Armstrong scandal taught cause marketing — and how charities can replicate the Livestrong yellow-band model successfully today.

26 Sept 2013 3 min read

Bracelet Sale Helps Leyden Township Boy Commemorate Sept. 11: A Memorial Fundraiser Template

How a youth-led memorial wristband campaign raised funds for September 11 first-responder charities. Template for any community remembrance program.

14 Sept 2013 3 min read

Litchfield Making Strides: How Charity Walks Hit $100,000 With Wristbands (2026)

How charity walks like Making Strides Against Cancer hit serious dollar targets with custom wristbands at every stage — pre-walk pledges to day-of merchandise.

4 Oct 2013 3 min read