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A Guide to Standard ID Card Sizes
In this guide, we’ll look at the various sizes of ID cards, what they can be used for and why size does matter when it comes to your cards.
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7 Tips to a successful Loyalty Programme
A successful loyalty programme is a mix of strong design, implementation, promotion and maintenance. We’ll show you how to achieve all of those using effective strategies and approaches.
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How to Use Membership Schemes to Learn More About Your Core Customer
A membership scheme that keeps your most loyal customers coming back for more can be a powerful part of your
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A Guide to Types of Business Authentication
We’re taking a look at authentication in more detail, including why it matters so much and the various types that are available to your business right now.
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Mitigating Risk: The Dangers of Misuses of Employee Access to Digital and Physical Data
The sad fact is employee data misuse is on the rise, with over a third of data breaches happening as
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How Much Money Does British Business Lose to Stolen Time?
We’ve launched a survey to investigate the UK’s habits, thoughts, and opinions on time theft at work.
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Everything to Think About Before You Begin Your Business Rebrand
Rebranding is a common strategy for rejuvenating a business and bringing it more in line with customer expectations. But there’s
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How to Engage Your Conference Guests Post-Event to Begin a Business Relationship
Hosting a conference, webinar or event is a tried-and-tested means of building relationships and forging new partnerships. But there’s a
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10 Simple Things Businesses Can Do to Reduce Bacterial Spread in Offices
As the world continues to reopen, many are heading back to the office for the first time in months. But
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What Are IS0 14000 Standards and How Does Your Business Need to Comply?
With growing public awareness of the climate change threat, companies big and small are adopting new practices to reduce their
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What Are RFID Cards and How Do They Work?
Technology, equipment, and intellectual property worth billions are currently holed up in offices across the UK, often insufficiently protected and
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All You Need to Know About Mobile Access Control
Mobile access controls are on the up, with a growing number of businesses utilising the technology to optimise their access
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How to Manage Different Levels of Employee Property Access in Your Business
Securing your premises while allowing employee access can prove a tricky balancing act. But factor in additional controls for employees
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What Are Antimicrobial Cards and How Resistant Are They to Bacteria?
Want to learn more about the applications and benefits of antimicrobial cards?
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What Information Should be Included on Employee ID Cards?
To help you get employee ID cards right, this guide sets out the type of information to include and things to consider.
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Physical Cards vs Digital Apps
The argument for physical cards vs digital card apps is something that we often come across. “What’s better?”“Which one creates
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Christmas Opening Hours 2021
As the countdown to 2022 is underway, we wanted to thank you for your business over the last 12 months.
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It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It may seem ages away but when it comes to Christmas, it’s never to early to prepare. It’s the most
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Eco Friendly Options for your Plastic Card Printing
There is now a greener option for plastic card printing. At Swype, we offer eco friendly plastic cards to protect
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5 things to Consider With Events Passes
Events passes offer so much to your event. It’s more than just card. It can ensure speedy access, control crowd
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Plastic loyalty cards – perfect for marketing at Fresher’s Week
If you are planning on marketing your company at fresher’s week this year, plastic loyalty cards are a fantastic marketing
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Make Your Gym Stronger with Quality Membership Cards
With people continuing to adapt to the new normal post pandemic, the drive to stay fit has never been so
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A Hat Trick of Cards to Get Set for Next Season
With the re-introduction of fans hopefully back into stadiums for the 2021-22 season, it’s important to get prepared for the
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Lead Times & Artwork Policy
Swype prides itself on delivering a fast-turnaround, short run service across multiple combinations of card requirements. Our service to you
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Creating the perfect artwork for your plastic cards
Gone are the days when plastic cards were restricted for use as credit or debit cards, today they are used
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Enter the digital world with an NFC Business Card
Keep one step ahead of the game by impressing your clients with an NFC Plastic Business Card. We all know
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5 Ways To Prevent Identity Theft
With identity theft on the rise, Swype look at how we are prevent falling victim of this terrible crime. Identity
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What makes a great business card?
Even in this new digital age, the traditional business card is still as important as ever. From the CEO
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Plastic Loyalty Cards: Keep Customers Coming Back
The popularity of plastic loyalty cards is soaring; as Swype knows all too well, businesses need to retain their customers.
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Top tips for your plastic ID card printing
Plastic ID Cards are on the rise but do you need to consider when ordering your plastic ID cards. Being
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Don’t Forget Your Plastic Card Printing This Summer
If you’ve got a summer event, don’t forget your plastic card printing. From plastic membership cards to key fobs, they’re
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The brilliance of our Business Cards
Handing somebody your business card is one of the first steps in an introduction. It shows that the person is
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Serve Up the Best with Plastic Membership Cards
Using plastic membership cards for a restaurant can be an ideal in attracting customers. Use these plastic cards to offer
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Braille Cards Available
We pride ourselves on delivery a bespoke approach with every order. We try to look for ways to handle all
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Carbon Capture Programme Supporting the Woodland Trust
As part of our continuing commitment to be as environmentally friendly as possible and reduce our carbon footprint we have
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Plastic card uses for clubs and societies
Plastic cards have a variety of different uses. Read on to find out more about possible uses for clubs and
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Introducing Colour Edge Cards
Stand out of from the pack with these amazing coloured edge cards. Wouldn’t it be incredible if your customers or
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Uncovered – The potential of Plastic Event Passes
When planning your event, you will almost always start organising ticketing first. Many of those who are in charge of
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Studio Guides – Magnetic Stripe Tolerance
The seventh studio guide explains the details regarding our magnetic stripes and how to position your artwork taking into account
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Studio Guides – Holes & Slots
Our sixth artwork help guide looks at ‘Holes & Slots’. When creating artwork for your card, you will need to
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Studio Guides – Supplying Fonts
Below you will find details of the fifth mailer in our studio guide. This information looks at supplying fonts. Should
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Studio Guides – Accepted File Formats
Below you will find details of the fourth mailer in our studio guide. This information looks at the file formats
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Studio Guides – Card Dimensions
Below you will find details of the third mailer in our studio guide. This information looks at Card Dimensions and
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Studio Guides – Artwork Bleed
Artwork Bleed Below you will find details of the second mailer in our studio guide. This information looks at artwork
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Studio Guides – Supplying Data
Supplying Data Below you will find details regarding our studio guides, our first guide is about supplying data. Since the
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Reducing Our Environmental Impact
Swype Reduces Its Environmental Impact Over the past last twelve months, Swype has changed the way it operates to ensure
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Open Your Wallet Plastic Card Challenge.
Open your wallet and see the potential offered by plastic cards with Swype. In our increasingly affluent world, it seems
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Plastic Membership Cards can help Boost Leisure Facilities Usage
Plastic membership cards can help increase the use of leisure facilities. With plastic ID cards, members feel they’re important yet
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Magnetic Stripe and The Plastic Card – A Revolutionary Combination
Magnetic stripes have become an essential part of plastic card printing. Here we take a look at just how the
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Cards may be our ace in the pack, but we also do spades more!
Swype are more than just your plastic card supplier, we can also provide you with high quality, cost effective print
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10 reasons why our RFID Cards are a good idea
RFID cards are among our most popular products here at Swype. We get a variety of enquiries daily; here are
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The Power of the Plastic Card
Plastic cards can be used for a multitude of purposes and for many years they have been at the forefront
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Improved Fulfilment Service
ICM-3000 Card Mailer and Delivery System Swype can now offer more from its fulfilment service, thanks to their recent purchase
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New feature to our extensive plastic card portfolio: UV Ink- for enhanced security
The UV Ink is a popular feature on plastic cards such as Access Control, Event Passes, Business cards and Photo
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Integrate everything onto one card with our contactless LEGIC cards
Gone are the days of wasting time organising your security process. Now you can simplify everything, by incorporating Legic technology
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We are an official MIFARE registered partner!
We are pleased to announce that we are now a proud MIFARE partner. Over the years, MIFARE has become a
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Get more out of our plastic card products with our Braille feature.
Here at Swype, we have the facility to produce personalised Braille cards. The Braille system is a method that is
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Personalised LEGIC RIFD plastic cards
Swype is one of the UK’s leading plastic card manufacturers that is able to produce personalised RFID cards with LEGIC chips
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Plastic Cards Expansion into Europe
It has been nearly two years now that Swype have successfully expanded its sales of plastic cards into Europe. As
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Get your message displayed with a plastic door hanger from Company Cards
Long gone are the days when plastic door hangers were limited to ‘Don’t Disturb’ signs found hanging on your hotel
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Proud to become a partner of LEGIC Identsystems AG
Our digital printing capabilities will be a great addition to the LEGIC global supplier network. During the summer of 2013,
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Plastic Card Printing for Security Passes and Business Cards.
If you’re looking for security passes or business cards, make sure you opt for plastic card printing. With personalisation, they
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Top 4 Loyalty Cards. Why not use Plastic Loyalty Cards for your Business
Read on to find out possible uses for plastic loyalty cards for your business A huge range of companies now
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The History of the Humble Loyalty Card
The Loyalty card has become synonymous with the UK consumer; 85% of UK households own at least one card whilst
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New Metallic Range
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new range of metallic coloured plastic cards now available through Company
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Paper business cards a thing of the past?
Fed up of seeing your business cards binned? The move to plastic business cards has begun! It’s an unfortunate fact
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Investment in New Card Machinery
Here at Company Cards we are always looking to add to our plastic card product range and increase on the
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Plastic Cards, as and when you need them!
Bureau Service is ideal for short run plastic cards to be called off at your command. At Company Cards we
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Plastic Key Fobs – New Product
Continuing to add to our plastic card range we introduce the plastic key fob! Company Cards are now able to
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Matt Laminated Plastic Cards now Available
Matt lamination of your plastic cards now available at no additional cost Here at Swype, we are now able to
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How to Make Your Plastic Loyalty Cards More Effective
With more plastic loyalty cards on the market, how can yours be more effective? Better targeting and communications can have
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Attracting Students with Plastic Membership Cards
As the new term starts, plastic membership cards are good for students. Plastic ID cards with discounts will encourage them
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New Type of Plastic Card Available
Company Cards extend our growing range of plastic card products We are proud to launch our new range of 550 micron plastic
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Fargo Machine Installed
High definition surface printing of pre-made plastic cards Our latest piece of equipment has now been installed. We can now
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New product available from Company Cards
As a cost effective alternative to the traditional plastic card, our 340 laminate board cards are a perfect solution for
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Could you save costs and resources with Thermal Rewritable Plastic Cards?
The world of plastic card printing has been completely revolutionised with thermal rewritable plastic cards! For years the choice regarding
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What could a plastic business card say about you and your company?
Plastic business cards are becoming increasingly popular, so what could a plastic business card say about you and your company?
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Plastic ID Cards Can Prove Your Age
It’s easy to check someone’s age with the use of plastic ID cards; this offers considerable convenience for both retailers
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Get Set For Summer with Plastic Membership Cards
Summer is here, so have your plastic membership cards ready; plastic ID cards are great at incentivising visitors to return.
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Technology Brings Advances to Plastic Card Printing
Plastic card printing has been around for years. The latest technology is making it easier to print your business or
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Round the Clock Production
Increased production capacity means short leadtime on plastic card orders Company Cards the leading supplier of short run plastic cards
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Target retail customers with plastic loyalty cards
Plastic loyalty cards offer great advantages to retail. These plastic business cards provide a wealth of information on customers’ habits.
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Company Cards Ladies Glam up for Moonlight Ball
All dressed up and somewhere to go – for a great cause. This weekend a number of our Company Cards
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Keep It Personal with Your Plastic Card Printing
Giving your plastic cards that personal touch makes a difference. If you need a plastic card printing how can you
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Why Do Businesses Still Choose Plastic Business Cards?
Technology may be taking over some aspects of business but plastic business cards are still useful. How can plastic cards
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Tips on Creating the Perfect Plastic ID Cards
What should be included on your plastic ID cards? Follow these top tips and you’ll create functional plastic cards for
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The International Etiquette of Plastic Business Cards
A 2012 survey indicated that 59% of buyers expect a salesperson to hand over a business card, confirming how important
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Exploiting Plastic Membership Cards to the Full
Plastic membership cards have been around for a while but new technologies have made the simple plastic card smarter than
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The Rapid Rise of Plastic Card Printing
Plastic card printing has developed at a staggering rate since the first ever plastic card was introduced in 1959. Read
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Plastic ID Cards to Target Health Tourism
If recently proposed Government plans go ahead, the much protested introduction of plastic ID cards to the UK is not
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Plastic Cards – ICE Cards
Plastic ICE cards can be an essential tool for anyone, especially in the work place. Here at Company Cards we
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Plastic Cards – With the personal touch
Adding variable data to your plastic cards could not be easier when producing cards digitally with Company Cards. When it
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Can Plastic Membership Cards Prove Who You Are?
Plastic membership cards may indicate who you are, but do they pass muster if you need to prove your name,
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Trump the Competition with Plastic Loyalty Cards
How could introducing a plastic loyalty card benefit your business? When you’re in business you should be always looking to
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The Etiquette of Plastic Business Cards
Is there a right or a wrong way to present your plastic business cards? We explore some of the rules
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Protect and promote your business with plastic ID cards
Plastic ID cards are used in thousands of settings including businesses, clubs and schools. Not only do they protect, they
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The psychology behind plastic card printing
If you are considering new plastic business cards, the psychology behind plastic card printing can make or break a design.
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New premier quality cards prove just the ticket for famous football club
Company Cards works along side a Premier League Football Club to produce first rate Season Ticket passes. In 2010 we
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Novelty Card Something different which will last
Personalize something you can treasure with our long-lasting Novelty Cards. How many times do you give a Birthday card, Valentine’s
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Get your Plastic Business Cards into Shape
Plastic business cards are more than simply a few contact details. Turn your plastic cards into a real statement with
