Someone at an outdoor event is holding a phone, a programme and a bottle of water. One of those three is about to be put down and forgotten, and it is always the bottle. A carrying strap solves that by making the bottle wearable — which is also why this is one of the few promotional items that keeps getting used after the event.
| Grip | How it holds | Right for |
|---|---|---|
| Stretch silicone ring | Slips over the bottle neck and grips by tension | The cheapest and most flexible. Fits a range of neck sizes; quick to put on and take off. |
| Hard plastic bracket | Snaps rigidly around the neck of a standard PET bottle | Movement. Marathons, charity runs, festivals — it stays attached when the wearer does not stay still. |
| Round cord sling | A loop in a thick two-tone cord, with a woven label | The retail-looking option. Reads as an accessory someone bought, not as merchandise they were given. |
Crossbody, at about 126 cm, wears over one shoulder and hangs the bottle at hip height. Both hands stay free and the bottle stops being something you have to think about. This is the version that survives past the event.
Short strap with a carabiner clips the bottle to a bag, a belt loop or a rucksack strap. Cheaper, smaller to ship, and the sensible choice when several thousand are going into delegate bags.
A flat polyester strap sublimates in full colour along its whole length — a big print area for the money, and different artwork on each side costs nothing extra. A cord sling carries a woven label instead: less brand surface, considerably more perceived value. The grip is normally left plain because it sits under the bottle where nobody looks.
A hard plastic bracket snaps around the bottle neck and is the most secure during movement — the right choice for marathons and anything involving running. A stretch silicone ring is quicker to fit, works across a wider range of bottle necks and is the cheapest. A cord sling with a loop looks the best and behaves like a retail accessory rather than event merchandise.
Standard PET bottle necks — mineral water, soda, juice — yes. Wide-mouth sports bottles and insulated steel bottles usually need their own solution, because the neck diameter and weight are both different. Tell us which bottle it has to carry and we will match the grip to it.
Crossbody, at about 126 cm, hangs the bottle at hip height and leaves both hands completely free — the version people keep using after the event. A short strap with a carabiner clips to a bag or a belt loop and takes up less space, which suits handing out in volume.
A flat polyester strap takes full-colour sublimation across its whole length, which is a large print area for the price. A cord version carries a woven label instead, which looks deliberately understated. The grip itself is usually left unbranded because it is under the bottle and out of sight.
A cup holder lanyard is built for an event cup at a festival bar — wide, open, and designed for the cup to be dropped in and lifted out repeatedly. A bottle strap grips a sealed PET bottle by the neck and is meant to stay on. Different object, different event. See cup holder lanyards if you are running a deposit system.
From 100 pieces, about two to three weeks from approved artwork. The silicone ring version is the cheapest; the two-tone cord sling with a woven label is roughly three times the price and looks it.
By construction: printed polyester and nylon, round cord, jacquard woven, tubular, satin, neoprene, silicone and PVC. By material story: natural materials, plastic-free and plantable, recycled rPET. By what it carries: badge reels and fittings, bottle straps, phone straps, charging cables, bottle openers. By finish: special effect, reflective and high-visibility. The full range: Lanyards.
Our EU-based production means we meet even the tightest event deadlines.
Each product is created specifically to meet your unique event needs and brand guidelines.
Sustainable materials are available, incl. recycled and biodegradable wristbands.
