VAUGHTONS, the medal and insignia maker based in the jewellery quarter in Birmingham, is launching a new service - Revive by Vaughtons.

Created to meet rising demand from classic vehicle owners wanting their restoration projects completed to the last detail, Revive by Vaughtons can restore a faded cracked or damaged badge back to its original state.

Nick Hobbis, managing director of Vaughtons, said: "Vaughtons has a long history of supplying badges and insignia to the world's most prestigious car companies. Revive by Vaughtons is a natural extension of that extensive heritage and experience and we look forward to helping owners bring their badges and insignia back to former glory."

Revive by Vaughtons uses the same processes and craftsmanship that create new badges and insignia. By taking the damaged item back to the base material, Vaughtons is able to stabilize the structure and then rebuild the enamel and inserts, returning the badge back to the original form when new.

Revive by Vaughtons will be previewed at the Bicester Sunday Scramble on Sunday, October 6.

Each restoration is individually evaluated with owners able to choose whether to return back to the original design or select, for example, an alternative colour for the enamel inserts.

Vaughtons has a heritage of making iconic pieces including the 1908 London Olympic medals, the FA Cup, Premier League medals and the door plaques for the Titanic.

Vaughtons supplies Royal Households around the world and is known in the car business as the maker of the iconic 'wings' badges for Aston Martin as well as badges for McLaren, Bentley, and Gordon Murray, among others.

During the Pandemic, Vaughtons made 'Thank you' pin-badges to raise money for the NHS.

More recently, the company was contacted by parties interested in refurbishment of Olympic medals from Paris 2024. Vaughtons has made the offer to help any British Olympic medal winner free-of-charge with any work on their medal - that includes both The Olympic and Paralympic Games

"We are so proud of our Olympic and Paralympic athletes," added Mr Hobbis. "It would be an honour to help provide those athletes with a lifetime of care for their medals."

Vaughtons was established in 1819 by Philip Vaughton, and since then has been at the forefront of bespoke manufacturing. Vaughtons offer services from automotive electroplating and engraving to refurbishment, repairs, and replicas.

The company was originally named P. Vaughton, working out of Little Hampton Street in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham.

In 1897 the firm had been renamed to Vaughton Brothers and had moved to 135 Constitution Hill, Birmingham - the company was listed as a Buttonmaker, Medalist and Mint.

Between 1866 and 1902, Vaughtons were documented in various locations, then in 1903, they relocated to a purpose-built factory, Vaughtons Gothic Works'on Livery Street in the Jewellery Quarter, which remains there today.

The company is currently based in Well Street, Birmingham.