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PLASTIC CARD PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Welcome to the UK's largest on-line store for plastic card related products. With over 18 years experience and over 2 million products in stock we are the only true one-stop-shop for everything relating to the supply of plastic cards and card wearing accessories.

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EDUCATION SECTOR - STAFF & STUDENT CARDS

Digital ID are the UK's largest supplier of ID card related products and services to the Education Sector. Over 1,000 of the UK's Universities, Colleges and Schools are benefitting from Digital ID's lowest price guarantee. Our dedicated Education Sector sales team can offer free advice and guaranteed lowest prices on all commonly required products such as plain and printed Mifare cards, lanyards, plastic card printers and printer ribbons. Call our customer advisors on +44 (0)800 195 8462 today!

ACCREDITATION & LICENCE CARDS

Licence Card Systems & Bureau Services

Digital ID have developed a unique accreditation card production system that enables the easy production of great looking licences and accreditation cards. We also offer an off-site card production services - call our customer advisors on +44 (0)800 988 2095 to discuss your requirement.

HEALTHCARE IDENTIFICATION PRODUCTS

ID Card Systems & Supplies, Access Cards & Card Wearing Accessories

From our experience of working with hundreds of private and public Hospitals, NHS Trusts & other Healthcare organisations Digital ID have created an incredible portfolio of identification products for the healthcare industry. We guarantee the lowest prices on NHS lanyards & card reels, access cards and ID card consumables - our stock of over 2 million products enable us to deliver next day! We also offer an off-site card production services - call our customer advisors on +44 (0)800 988 2095 to discuss your requirement.

MEMBERSHIP, LOYALTY & DISCOUNT CARDS

As the UK's leading suppliers of printed plastic cards Digital ID production facility includes litho, screen and digital printing technologies ensuring whatever your design or card technology requirement we can print it! We also offer non credit card sized cards such as Hotel Key Cards with blind-mans notch, key fobs, over-sized exhibition cards and custom shape cards. Call our customer advisors on
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January 25, 2011

Things to consider while purchasing a lanyards

Filed under: Lanyards — Tags: , — 12:31 pm

If your organization is growing in size and you need to keep a watch on the security as well as the attendance of your employees, the best way to do so s by issuing lanyards for your employees.

There are instances when you might not know what you need to consider when purchasing your new supplies. Lanyards are available in a wide array of designs and styles and hence it can be difficult to know which type of lanyard to choose for your organization. Here are certain things to consider when purchasing lanyards.

The style of your organization: questions like what’s your style? How much information you want on your lanyard? How long should your lanyard be and others help you choose the right kind of lanyard. Round braid and flat braid lanyards are the most common. If you are one of those who need something simple, you may go in for any one of the two. If you are one of those who want the eco-friendly lanyards, you need not worry. You can now easily purchase eco-friendly lanyards easily. Eco-friendly lanyards are made from either bamboo or recycled plastic. OptiBraid and OptiWeave lanyards give you the ability to detach your ID badge or other item from you lanyard while you’re still wearing it.

There are also beaded and imitation leather lanyards for those who wish to be a little bit more fashionable.

Length and width of the lanyard: Next, you must also consider the length and width of your lanyards. A standard length is 36 inches, while standard widths are 3/8″ and 5/8″.

Style: Lanyards come in either break-away or non-breakaway styles. Breakaway Lanyards are safer to wear than their counterpart. This is because if the non-breakaway lanyards get grabbed by someone or something, it becomes difficult to break them away. And this can injure the person wearing them.

Style of your lanyard: Your lanyard needs a finishing touch. Your Lanyards can either be sewn, have a bead on it, or be crimped. Thus, you can choose the one that suits your needs the best.

One company that offers you a wide array of lanyards is Digitalid. For more information, log on to, www.digitalid.co.uk.

Magicard printers: Make your organization safe and secure

Filed under: magicard printer — Tags: , — 12:19 pm

Are you a business owner whose business consists of multiple employees and staff members and you are facing issues with their attendance and the security if your organization? If yes, you would be happy to know that ID cards help keep things streamlined and efficient. They are an excellent way of keeping track of many people enter your premises so that you can keep the unwanted elements away from it.

Also, keeping track of an employees time in and out of work is extremely easy with the help of ID cards. Any business owner knows that your business performs much better when everything is streamlined.

Magicard Printers are some of the finest in the world. They are highly renowned for their ID card printing capability. Magicard printer can be found easily, and have many different types to choose from ranging from the types of cards your company needs. For example, your organization may only require to print single sided photo Id cards. In such a case, you may go for a simple single sided Magicard printer.

You might only require an ID Card Printer capable of 2 sided photo ID cards with embedded security strips, printing on both the sides. ID card printers are also capable of printing ID cards that have high security measures embedded in them.

One of the best uses for ID cards is their ability to restrict access to parts of buildings to certain employees. ID cards make it so that information which can be scanned is stored onto a thin piece of plastic embedded with a magnetic strip.

One company that offers you a wide array of Magicard printers and various other printers, such as Fargo printer, Datacard printer, Evolis printer and various others is Digitalid. For more information, log on to, www.digitalid.co.uk.

January 21, 2011

ID card Printers: Choose the one that fits your need

Filed under: ID Cards — Tags: , , — 7:20 am

Most of spend our quality time which we can devote towards in business in hunting for ID card printing companies that would help us print ID cards as per our requirements, quickly and cost effectively.

However, now you can simply produce ID badges Holders in a wide array of designs and that too in-house. All you have to do is select an ID card printer of your choice.  Here is a brief look into the membership card printers.

If you are one of those who wish to undertake ID card printing on paper and laminating them you just need to add a simple, inexpensive, laminator machine to your colour or black and white printer and the machine will start printing membership cards in minutes from the comfort of your own office or home

If you choose to, you can achieve higher quality ID card printing by printing directly on plastic with dedicated thermal Membership badge printers. There are several advantages of using plastic card printers. First, plastic badges are sturdier than laminated cards of the same thickness. They also do not need a non-printable border so their graphics can extend all the way to the edge of the card, which makes them more appealing.

Other than these, single sided plastic Card Printers are also available. These inexpensive plastic card printers help you produce ID cards at a cost effective rate. Also, you can upgrade your single side printer to double sided in case your needs change.

Double sided Plastic cards printers include a special mechanism that mechanically flips the card for printing on both the sides. Double sided membership badges look more professional and can carry more information.

One company that offers you a wide range of ID card printers is Digitalid. For more information abut the products of the company, please log on to www.digitalid.co.uk.

January 20, 2011

ID card printers: all features that you desired for

Filed under: News — 11:33 am

ID cards have gained prominence in today’s times. We use ID cards for a wide variety of purposes like gym membership, library cards, driving licenses and employee id badges and various others.

Gone are the days when you had to make use of the various labor intensive methods that included cutting, pasting and laminating ID cards. Now ID card printers can be used to print ID cards n an easy and hassle free manner.

Card printers generally print ID cards that are of standard dimension which is CR-80 Card, which is 30 microns thick, or .75 millimeters, by 85.5 millimeters long and 54 millimeters wide with rounded corners.

Whether you are one of those who have high volume needs or just wish to print simple card, you have a printer at your disposal. Card printers are capable of printing at different speeds. It will be especially useful to have fast speed capabilities if you need to print both sides of a card.

Card printers come in a variety of sizes. If you are one of those who lack office space, you may go for an ID card printer with a small footprint that takes up minimum space. Larger printers may also be noisier, and in a small enclosed office space this will be a factor to consider, especially if you will be doing regular printing.

Card printers make use of thermal digital printing process. There are two distinct types of thermal printing. Mass transfer printing is most suitable for printing bar codes and machine-readable text. The other thermal printing method is dye sublimation. This method is used in card printers to render photo-realistic images on cards in full color.

One company that offers you a wide array of ID card printers is Digitalid. For more information about the product of the company, log on to www.digitalid.co.uk

January 17, 2011

Loyalty Cards: Why businesses need it

Filed under: Loyalty Cards — Tags: — 9:54 am

Loyalty cards are of immense importance for every kind of business, be it big or small. Loyalty cards help businesses reap good rewards. A Loyalty Cards is similar to a credit card or debit card. It features the logo and information of the business in an attractive manner.

Some of the advantages offered by loyalty cards are as follows:

Advertisement: as soon as a person uses a loyalty card, it gets advertised to people standing close to him. This indirect advertisement helps company promote its name in the eye of other customers as well.

Gain customer loyalty: If you are one of those who are retailer, you can still benefit from a loyalty card. As a retail store owner, you can use loyalty cards to offer attractive discounts to your customers on a certain amount of purchase and thereby gain their loyalty. Customers love to get discounts and offers and they form a bond with your company and thus remain loyal to you.

Customer reward: In the current times, you will find that these days a large number of restaurants and coffee shops are making use of loyalty cards for rewarding their customers. For example, if you are a bakery owner and you initiate a scheme that if your customers buy 5 pastries, they get the 6th one free. Such rewards create loyal customers for your brand.

Not only do bakeries benefit from loyalty cards, Loyalty Cards are also used in restaurants, retail outlets, coffee shops, department stores and grocery stores. The reason for this is simple. Each and every one of us wish to spend their hard earned money where they know they get the maximum benefit. Loyalty cards drive return traffic to your business.

If you are one of those who wish to print loyalty cards in-house, there are a host of companies for your help. One of the most renowned names is Digitalid. For more information, visit the company’s site www.digitalid.co.uk.

January 14, 2011

Club membership cards: Win customer Loyalty

Filed under: Club Membership Cards — Tags: , — 12:44 pm

means to capture the attention of their customers and try our various means to win their loyalty. If you are a business owner who is looking for ways to survive the competition, one of the best ways to do so is go for a club membership card.

Club membership card are a perfect means to make your customers feel special and important. These cards help consumers get some special deals, and discounts together with some special benefits, making their purchase beneficial for them. The more special and rewarding the purchase is, the higher is the chance of customers getting back to your store.

Depending on the nature of your shop or company, Membership Cards are given to new customers either for free or for a minimal charge. However, one thing that has to be kept in mind is that you never force your customers to have a club membership card. This is because customers do not like to be forced for having a product or service.

Many large businesses do not just offer club membership cards alone. Instead, they offer a wide array of customer welfare benefits like holiday discounts and loyalty bonuses together with it. All these benefits can also be accessible through plastic card.

Club membership cards are effective and appropriate for both small and large establishments. Grocery stores and supermarkets especially benefit from these cards because these stores have regular customers.

Different kinds of organisations offer different kinds of club membership cards. For example, some businesses have different membership for students, professionals, and senior citizens. And, depending upon the group the businesses are catering to, they offer a unique Membership scheme to their customers. However, one thing that comes with each membership is the wide array of benefits.

if you wish to print club membership cards in-house, you can do so with the help of id card printers. One company that helps you print these cards in-house is Digitalid. For more information, log on to http://www.digitalid.co.uk/

January 12, 2011

Printer Ribbons: check the brand before you purchase them

Filed under: News — Tags: , — 8:43 am

When you decide to print id cards in-house, one of the most important accessories that you must pay attention on is the printer ribbon. Printer ribbons help you in offering colorful customization of your id card. There are a wide array of of plastic card printer ribbons available. These ribbons are referred to by a code that helps the buyer understand which kind of ribbon he needs for his requirements.

Here are some examples of the codes used and what they stand for:

YMCKO = Yellow - Magenta - Cyan - Black - Overlay

YMCKT = Yellow - Magenta - Cyan - Black and Topcoat

YMCKK = Yellow - Magenta - Cyan - 2 Black Resin Panels

YMCKT-KT = Yellow - Magenta - Cyan - Black and Topcoat, Black and Topcoat Reverse

YMCK = Yellow - Magenta - Cyan – Black

Many Id card printing ribbons possess the ability to print and overlay or a laminate on the card. These are often used for highly secure cards and cards used in hard environments. It is also important to consider the fact that how many cards you would require to print within the next year. This is because printing ribbons normally have a shelf life of twelve to eighteen months. The ribbons that are old tend to tear more easily than newer ribbons. Thus, purchasing the right amount of ribbons help to keep the system running smoothly.

Printing ribbons are model specific. This means that each printer has specific printer ribbons designed for itself. There will be instances when a manufacturer would attempts to market print ribbons that are off brand, but you must pay adequate attention on the specific printer model for efficient results. For this reason, it is best to go for same printer ribbons as that of your printer. For instance, if you are one of those who make use of Magicard printer, you may go for Magiccard printing ribbons, or if you use a Datacard printer, you may go for Datacard printing ribbons.

Some ID card printer ribbons have holographic overlays. Such ribbons are excellent for organizations that wish to add extra security. This is because hologram images are impossible to duplicate.

One company that deals in both printing ribbons and printers of various brands is Digitalid. For more information, log on to www.digitalid.co.uk.

January 10, 2011

ID card printers: print and re-print cards as per your requirements

Filed under: News — 12:23 pm

Creating ID cards is no longer a process that needs to be outsourced. Today, even small organizations can meet their printing requirements with the help of digital ID card printers. Replacement ID cards are simple to re-print since they can be saved on a computer, enabling organizations to meet their reprinting needs quickly and easily.

With the aid of advanced digital ID card printers, such as Evolis printer, Datacard printer, Zebra printer, Magicard printers and others, all you need to do is simply take a picture, place it on a pre-designed template and print it onto an id card.

Some of the ID card printers that would enable you print coloured and monochrome cards either on a single side or both sides of the ID cards in an hassle-free manner include:

Fargo DTC550 Double-Sided ID Card Printer: This printer helps you print full color images ID cards with crystal pristine clarity. Fargo DTC550 double-sided printer can print full color images on both sides of the card. It can be used to create photo ID badges, security cards, novelty cards, gift cards and much more. It is very easy to set up and use.

Magicard Rio Full-Color ID Printer: The Rio Card Printer downloads and prints a full card image in less than 20 seconds using advanced bi-directional USB or parallel port.

Evolis Tattoo Photo ID Card Printer: This digital photo ID printer is a mixture of technology and innovation. The design is compact, easy-to-use and revolutionizes the world of monochrome printing on plastic cards.

Evolis Pebble 4 Photo ID Card Printer: This printer helps you create high-definition full-color ID cards in seconds. You can customize your ID card printer with optional ISO or JIS2 magnetic tracks, smart card capabilities or contact less (RFID) abilities for making your ID cards more safe and secure.

One company that deals in a wide range of card printers and printing ribbons like Evolis printing ribbon, Datacard printing ribbon, Zebra printing ribbon and various others is Digitalid. For more information, log on to www.digitalid.co.uk.

January 6, 2011

Club membership cards: Create loyal customers

Filed under: News — Tags: — 8:01 am

Using club membership cards helps organizations to establish brand loyalty and customer loyalty. Membership card is the perfect way to increase your clientele list and sales volume. There are a number of auto club memberships available these days. Even though club membership cards is a relatively new concept, it is taking the world by storm. You van easily reward yourself or your friends and relatives with coffee clubs by joining up and saving loads.

You can also opt for health club membership card if you need improvement in your health or feel that obtaining a health club membership card can help you achieve desired health results. Flashing a health club membership card sis treated as a status symbol these days. After all fees to become a member, especially to posh health clubs, can be quite expensive. Additionally, it is a sign that the member is aware of the health hazards of not staying physically active. Getting a health club membership card also helps you be physically fit and prevent diseases, such as coronary heart diseases, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes as well as various cancers that are commonly associated with being overweight

There are a number of auto club memberships available these days and a common question for the consumer to have is, ‘Will the benefits of having a membership card? Many people think that an auto club member ship entails only roadside assistance. Auto club memberships provide a lot more benefits for their members. One of the key benefits of auto club membership is free emergency roadside service.

On the other hand, coffee club membership card concept is relatively new but is taking the world by storm. By availing a coffee club membership card you can reward yourself or your friends and relatives with coffee clubs and saving loads.

Membership card is the perfect way to increase your clientele list and sales volume. Those people carrying special plastic cards of particular stores may get benefited with great discounts and exclusive offers.

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