Winners Recognized at ICMA’s Annual Awards Ceremony on June 6
PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ – June 11, 2013 – Continuing to honor its members’ world-class achievements in both card design and technological innovation, the International Card Manufacturers Association announced the winners of the Élan Awards for Card Manufacturing Excellence on June 6, 2013, at the awards dinner held during its Annual Card Manufacturing and Personalization EXPO at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., USA.
Adding a Personalization and Fulfillment (P&F) category to this year’s program, ICMA distinguishes manufacturer, supplier and personalization/fulfillment members before peers and customers as industry leaders through the Élan awards program. Based upon nine unique judging criteria, an independent panel of card industry experts recognized one winner and two finalists in each award category. Awards are presented to both winning manufacturers and their card customers.
The 2013 finalists and winners are:
Best Supplier/Vendor New Product, Service or Innovation:
Winner: Bayer MaterialScience AG
For their Makrofol ID Superlaser Film
Best Personalization and Fulfillment New Product, Service or Project:
Finalist: Arroweye Solutions
For the process that created the City of Oakland Municipal ID/Prepaid Card
Winner: CPI Card Group
For the process that created the ION Visa Debit Card
Best Financial Card:
Finalist: Goldpac Secur-Card Ltd.
For the Citibank PremierMiles Card
Manufactured for Citibank
Finalist: CompoSecure, LLC
For the JPMorgan Chase Marriott Rewards Card
Manufactured for JPMorgan Chase
Winner: CPI Card Group
For the Discover it Card
Manufactured for Discover Card
Best Gift Card:
Finalist: Production Services Associates (PSA)
For the Sketched Flowers Card
Manufactured for SVS-Target
Finalist: CPI Card Group
For the Small Animal Multi Card
Manufactured for CSVS/Petsmart
Winner: Production Services Associates (PSA)
For the Holiday Village Card
Manufactured for Mills Fleet Farm
Best Retail/Gas Card:
Finalist: VALID USA-NJ
For the Saks Fifth Avenue Saks First Diamond Card
Manufactured for Saks Fifth Avenue
Finalist: VALID USA-NJ
For the Lands’ End Happy Holidays Card
Manufactured for Lands’ End
Winner: Giesecke & Devrient America, Inc.
For the JPMorgan Chase BP Card
Manufactured for JPMorgan Chase/BP
Best Government Identification Card:
Finalist: ABnote North America
For the Nicaragua Social Security Card
Manufactured for ABM de Costa Rica
Winner: Arroweye Solutions
For the City of Oakland Municipal ID/Prepaid Card
Manufactured for City of Oakland, California
Best Loyalty & Promotional Card:
Finalist: Smartstripe Marketing Pte Ltd
For the Marina Bay Sands Paiza Diamond Membership Card
Manufactured for Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Finalist: Signature Card
For the Alana Jewelry Card
Manufactured for Swipe It Technologies
Winner: Smartstripe Marketing Pte Ltd
For the Genting Club Card
Manufactured for Resorts World Singapore
Best Transportation Card:
Finalist: Huangshi G&D Wanda Security Card Ltd.
For the Year of the Snake Crystal Card
Manufactured for Beijing Municipal Administration & Communications Card Co., Ltd.
Winner: Smartstripe Marketing Pte Ltd.
For the Wonders of Marina Bay Sands Limited Edition EZ-Link Card
Manufactured for Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Best Access Control/ID Card:
Finalist: Signature Card
For the University Club Card
Manufactured for GESI Hospitality
Finalist: Signature Card
For the Super Bowl XLVII ESPN VIP Credential Card
Manufactured for Bright Spot Creative, LLC
Winner: Bristol ID Technologies
For the Little League World Series 2013 VIP Credential Card
Manufactured for Lenel
Best Unique Innovation:
Finalist: VALID USA-NJ
For the First Citizens Visa Infinite Card
Manufactured for First Citizens Bank Limited
Finalist: Bristol ID Technologies
For the Venture Express Business Card
Manufactured for PIP Printing/Dynamark
Winner: CompoSecure, LLC
For the JPMorgan Chase Palladium Card
Manufactured for JPMorgan Chase
Judges’ Choice:
Finalist: Smartstripe Marketing Pte Ltd
For the Genting Club Card
Manufactured for Resorts World Singapore
Finalist: Giesecke & Devrient America, Inc.
For the JPMorgan Chase BP Card
Manufactured for JPMorgan Chase/BP
Winner: CompoSecure, LLC
For the JPMorgan Chase Palladium Card
Manufactured for JPMorgan Chase
People’s Choice:
Finalist: Giesecke & Devrient America, Inc.
For the JPMorgan Chase Liquid Card
Manufactured for JPMorgan Chase
Finalist: CPI Card Group
For the Discover it Card
Manufactured for Discover Card
Winner: CompoSecure, LLC
For the JPMorgan Chase Palladium Card
Manufactured for JPMorgan Chase
For more information on joining ICMA, contact Lynn McCullough at 609-799-4900 or email LMccullough@icma.com.
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About the Élan Awards
In the global arena of world-class cards, the ICMA Élan Awards for Card Manufacturing Excellence are the pinnacle of design innovation and technical achievement. Past recipients have included leading card manufacturers from around the globe. Winners of this prestigious competition tap the power of industry recognition and promotional opportunity.
About ICMA
Based in Princeton Junction, NJ, ICMA is a non-profit association of plastic card manufacturers, personalizers, suppliers and related industry participants. With more than 240 members globally, ICMA acts as a clearinghouse for industry issues, including the production, technology, application, security and environmental issues of plastic cards. More information is available at www.icma.com.
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