Fully Enclosed ID Card Holders
Fully Enclosed ID Card Holders For Protected Card Display
Fully enclosed ID card holders are ideal when staff ID cards, access cards, visitor badges or workplace credentials need extra protection during everyday use. The enclosed design helps cover the card more fully than an open faced holder, making it a practical choice for busy workplaces, schools, healthcare settings, events and public-facing environments.
Browse the fully enclosed holder styles below to compare portrait and landscape formats, then complete your setup with printed ID cards, lanyards, badge reels or clips depending on how the card will be worn and used.
Choose a holder format to match your card layout, then add the attachment style that suits your team:
Enclosed Landscape
From: £6.00 per Pack
Enclosed Portrait
From: £6.00 per Pack
Buying Fully Enclosed ID Card Holders From Lanyard.co.uk
Fully enclosed ID card holders for extra card protection
Our fully enclosed ID card holders help protect staff ID cards, access cards, visitor badges and workplace credentials by surrounding the card more completely than an open faced holder. They are a strong choice where cards are handled regularly, carried all day or used in busy environments where extra coverage is useful.
The holder keeps the card visible for identification while helping reduce everyday scuffs, bending and wear.
Why choose a fully enclosed holder?
Fully enclosed holders are useful when card protection is a priority. They help keep cards neater for longer, which can be especially important for photo ID, access control cards and visitor credentials that need to look professional throughout repeated use.
They are well suited to offices, schools, healthcare settings, venues, warehouses, facilities teams and public sector environments.
Portrait and landscape formats
The right holder starts with the card orientation. Portrait holders are designed for vertical staff badges and visitor passes, while landscape holders suit wider card designs and horizontal access cards.
For alternatives where the card face needs to remain more directly accessible, compare with open faced ID card holders. For flexible insert-based badges, PVC wallets may be a better fit.
Ideal for staff ID, access cards and visitors
Fully enclosed holders are a dependable option for everyday workplace identification. They suit staff ID cards, contractor badges, access control cards, membership cards, visitor passes and credentials that need to stay protected while remaining visible.
They can be used with lanyards, clips or retractable reels depending on whether the card mainly needs to be displayed, scanned or presented regularly.
Pair with reels, clips or lanyards
If cards are scanned often, pair fully enclosed holders with retractable badge reels so users can extend the card towards readers without removing it. For visible staff ID, lanyards remain a popular option.
You can also browse lanyard clips and card holder lanyards to complete the setup.
Complete your identification setup
Fully enclosed holders are often ordered alongside custom printed ID cards, visitor passes, lanyards and badge reels. Combining these products helps create a more consistent ID system for staff, visitors, contractors and event teams.
For conferences or events, you may also want to compare conference badge holders and related pass display options.
Choosing the right fully enclosed ID card holder
Fully enclosed holders are usually the right choice when you want a neater, more protective holder for everyday ID cards. Match the holder to your card orientation first, then choose the wearing method based on how the card will be used.
If the card needs to be scanned regularly, a retractable reel is often the most convenient pairing. If the priority is visible staff identification, lanyards or card holder lanyards may be the more suitable route.
