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John Bancroft MBE is an English businessman, based in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. He was awarded a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire as part of Queen Elizabeth's 2013 Birthday Honours for his services to business in Nottinghamshire. Bancroft is the current Managing Director of UK-based Badgemaster. His work in the Nottinghamshire area, led to his company receiving Nottinghamshire County Council's first "Bridge to Work" Award in 1997. ==Career== John Bancroft started his career in the corporate clothing industry, working for Sketchley Services as their National Sales Manager. After working at Sketchley, Bancroft decided that there was a gap in the market for quality badges as many of the badges at the time were imports of a low quality.〔 In 1992, Bancroft founded Badgemaster with his wife Vicky. In the early days, the Nottinghamshire based company traded from a small portacabin with a single employee. By 1997, Bancroft was seen as an influential figure in the Nottinghamshire area, receiving an award from Nottinghamshire County Council for job creation in an area of high unemployment. Bancroft secured work with the British Royal Family in 2006, therefore receiving a Royal warrant of appointment for his company.〔 In October 2013, Bancroft was awarded a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, otherwise known as an MBE.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2013-06-15/the-queens-birthday-honours-for-yorkshire-lincolnshire-north-derbyshire-and-north-nottinghamshire/ )〕 The award came as part of Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours List in June 2013. Bancroft was involved in the takeover of the Akorn Badge Company in August 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/jobs-go-in-badge-firm-takeover.25112110 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Bancroft (businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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