Clock Cards & Time Cards

Clock cards or time cards as they used to be called are typically pieces of rectangular cardboard that have the hours of the day and the days of the week printed across them.

The areas are sectioned off by horizontal and vertical ruled lines and are designed to accommodate the clock-in and clock-out times that an employee works during their working week.

Most traditional clock cards are used with a mechanical time recorder machine. A time recorder machine is basically a time clock with an insert for employees' to position their clock card and a printing mechanism to print their clock-in and out details.

Usually employees' have their own personalised clock card, so the company's timekeeper can easily identify what hours each member of staff has completed per week.

The History of Clock Cards

Most companies nowadays use time recorders and clock cards to accurately monitor employee working patterns. However back in the early part of 19th century working hours were all logged mainly with handwritten records.

It wasn't until 1888, when Daniel M Cooper invented a time keeping machine, that clock cards were first used as a means of accurately recording employee working hours. The Rochester Recorder, as he named it, was able to print clock-in and clock-out times in assigned areas on a clock card which were marked with the hours of a day and days of week.

Each employee would insert their own clock card into the time recorder machine and pull a lever every time they wished to record a registration point during the day.

Later in the 19th and early 20th century, other inventors created rival time recorder machines which effectively did the same process. But it wasn't until 1911, when several time recorder manufacturers merged to form, what is know today as IBM, that time recorders really started to evolve into the machines we see today. The clock cards themselves, haven't changed a great deal since they were first introduced.

BTRS Clock Cards

At Birmingham Time Recorder Services we sell clock cards for all the major brands of time recorder & time clocks; such as:

BTRS maintain large stocks of high quality clock cards and we use reliable couriers to offer next day delivery service across the United Kingdom.

Personalised Clock Cards

If you required personalised clock cards, we can help. Our bespoke branded clock card service allows you to have clock cards with your company's logo or branding pre-printed on them. You can even choose from a selection of coloured card to suit your company branding.

clock cards are a reliable and an undisputed record of the hours worked between the time of entry and departure from the premises. The time and date printed on the clock card is a permanent record for all.

Over the last 30 years of business our members of staff have gained the experience and knowledge to become a market leader in providing Time Recorders & Clock Card solutions to our clients.

We supply Time Recorders, Time Management Systems, Time & Date Stamps, Time Signals & Clock Cards to many business market sectors such as:

Our ability to deliver next day across the whole of the UK allows us to offer a truly national clock card & time recorder mail order business.

Contact us on 0800 3288 038 or via our online contact form with your clock card & time recorder requirements.