Services

CPS consistently delivers innovative and dynamic solutions to the challenges presented in identity management, ticketing systems and IT security. We operate a full in-house service bureau and fulfilment centre in the UK, providing fast, flexible and secure solutions to your organisation.

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Card printing

Issuing photo ID cards is one of the more noticeable and cost effective things that can be done within an organisation to enhance security. And implementing the correct technology can give you much more...

Key Features

  • From simple photo ID cards to smart cards
  • Full range of anti-fraud features available
  • Produced in our UK in-house bureau

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Card personalisation

CPS is able to provide a full range of ID card personalisation options including printing, embossing, chip encoding, magnetic stripe encoding and more...

Key Features

  • Contact or contactless smart cards
  • Full range of personalisation options
  • In-house full service bureau in the UK

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Fulfilment

Our full in-house service bureau and fulfilment centre in the UK enables CPS to provide a full, end-to-end solution for even the most demanding of card personalisation and fulfilment requirements...

Key Features

  • UK in-house bureau and fulfilment centre
  • Satisfying complex fulfilment requirements
  • Separate PIN mailers for secure applications

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Chip embedding

Contact and contactless chipped cards can be encoded with any type of data, allowing a single card to be used for a variety of applications. CPS print and encode a range of smart cards including contact smart cards, contactless smart cards, proximity cards, hybrid cards and combi cards...

Key Features

  • Contact and contactless smart cards
  • Data stored securely and can be updated
  • Used across a wide range of applications

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Card embossing

Embossing cards gives a three-dimensional image to alphanumeric characters, which can then be coated with a number of different colours such as gold, silver, black and white. Giving this appearance to cards enhances the overall impression of the card...

Key Features

  • Found on all debit and credit cards
  • Raised characters give a more tactile feel
  • Gives cards a feeling of quality and value

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Magnetic stripe

Magnetic Stripe technology is all around us, in use in a vast range of applications including debit and credit cards, ID cards, building access control cards, time and attendance cards and even airline and other transport tickets. Some of the benefits might be surprising...

Key Features

  • Cost effective and easy to use
  • Encoded data can be rewritten
  • Higher data capacity than barcodes

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Barcoding

Developed commercially for inventory checking in the fast moving consumer goods market (FMCG), barcode technology is still the most widely used today. Barcodes deliver convenient, easy-to-use and cost-effective solutions to many applications...

Key Features

  • Fast and accurate data capture
  • Low cost yet effective solution
  • Ideal for small data such as identifiers

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