De La Rue Holographics has secured its biggest single order for Visa dove security holograms. The first shipment from a total of 20 million units has already been dispatched to the Far East, with the remainder to follow.
The holograms, which are supplied in reels ready to be hot stamped onto Visa branded financial transaction cards, depict the iconic three dimensional Visa dove symbol which appears to move as the hologram is tilted. De La Rue has been an accredited supplier since the mid 1990s.
Ruth Euling, De La Rue Holographics’ managing director said: “De La Rue believes in the opportunity for expansion in its secure hologram business, as evidenced by this significant order for Visa dove holograms. With over 200 clients across four market sectors we have a very solid platform for growth. Our proposed site relocation plan, which would see hologram manufacturing move from our current facility in Basingstoke in the UK to another of De La Rue’s British sites in Westhoughton, near Bolton within the next 12-18 months, will allow us to better utilise current resources across the De La Rue group, as well as improve and invest in plant and operations for the future. Alongside our plans to improve capability, productivity and efficiency, we will continue to work with our customers to keep our holograms at the leading edge of security.” For further information; www.delarue.com.
