It
all began back in 1988. LTC Robert Oldmixon retired from active
duty at Fort Lee, Virginia and opened a small shop in the PX
there called Appomattox Gallery. In the begining the business
was dedicated to picture framing and a few award plaques. In
1990 we made out first challenge coin for the Fort Lee NCO academy
as well as the 240th and 54th Quartermaster company at Fort
Lee.
In
1994, we opened our second store, The Award Shop in Colonial
Heights, Virginia, just outside Fort Lee. Shortly
after opening this location we moved into our current location
on the Boulevard (US Route 1) in Colonial Heights. We have approximately
6,000 sq. feet of space including our showroom and production
areas..
Now,
with room to grow, we have branched off into many areas of business.
From trophies and plaques to medals, challenge coins and our
own line of custom framed awards. We also offer screen printing,
vinyl banners, embroidery, laser engraving, sublimation as well
as custom medals made in-house. We have grown substantially
with our wide variety of products and capabilities.
Our
company has been helping to design and manufacture military
coins since 1990 and with the rise of the Internet we brought
our challenge coin company, military-coins.com, online in 1998.
Now, with our own Internet sales department, we are able to
focus on military coins and strive to provide excellent service,
quality and low prices to our military customers.
n
1998 we branched out again starting Richmond Designs, LLC. This
company focused on website design and programming. Since then
we have restructured the company for a single purpose; to provide
high quality products to the military and corporate community.
This division is operated by Rebekah Oldmixon (former Public
Affairs Officer) Rebekah or "Becky" as she likes to
be called served 5 years in the United States Navy working at
Andrews Airforce Base and at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C.
where she won numerous awards for her talents as a military
journalist. It is with that kind of dedication that Becky and
her husband run their business.
Today, over 12 years later and Richmond Designs has managed
to grasp a fair share of the market for challenge coins and
related products. We will continue to bring new products to
our customers and try to offer service and reliability second
to none.
