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Universal Smart Cards is proud to announce the appointment of Paul May as our new Director of Sales and Marketing, based at our premises in Accrington, Lancashire.Having worked at Universal Smart Cards for over seven years as a Business Manager and more recently Commercial Director, Paul has been involved in the sale and production of millions of s..

Magicard have recently released their latest desktop card printer, the Ultima, which can now be purchased on our website!The Magicard Ultima is perfect for large organisations that are looking for efficient card printing. With its quick print speed, large 200-card hopper, high yield 1000 print ribbons and a touchscreen interface it’s a great additi..

We are very pleased to announce that Universal Smart Cards are now a Platinum Advantage partner of HID Global for providing Identity Assurance, Physical Access Control and Embedded Solutions.The HID Partner reward program recognises and rewards partner expertise in solving customers security identity challenges. It brings USC the opportunity to bet..

Universal Smart Cards would like to welcome Jacob Joyce to our Production Team based in our Technical Centre in Havant, Hampshire. Jacob will be learning how to generate press ready artworks and personalisation proofs. He will also be responsible for maintaining the production of printers and card machines.In his spare time, Jacob likes to go on lo..

On Saturday 29th September, three brave USC employees embarked on a challenge that would test their grit and determination – Tough Mudder! Participating in this event wasn’t only a great team building exercise but went towards raising money for the Help the Hero foundation.The training began months in advance to mentally and physically prepare the ..

Are you attending the Smartex Transport Card Forum on the 25th and 26th of September this year? Paul May our Commercial Director will be present on the 25th so make sure you stop him for a chat!For those who don’t know, the Transport Card Forum will be explaining, debating and reviewing the current status, challenges and future plans affecting the ..

Love is in the air at Universal Smart Cards, as we would like to congratulate Elizabeth and Peter Burke on their marriage.On Friday the 10th of August, USC attended a wedding for our very own Internal Sales Administrator, Elizabeth Burke. Despite the weather not playing the part on the day, it didn’t stop it being as spectacular as it was. The wedd..

Universal Smart Cards is delighted to announce that we have become an Indirect Solution Provider (ISP) of Entrust Datacard Access Control solutions, part of only a small number of authorized Entrust Datacard resellers in the UK!Entrust Datacard create technologies enabling trusted identities and secure transactions on-site, in the cloud and on a de..

Universal Smart Cards would like to introduce our latest two additions to the sales team, Ryan Grace and Cayleigh Entwistle. They will be working in our new business team and will be responsible for generating leads and interacting with new business clients.Cayleigh in her spare time, likes shopping, socialising with her family and friends and live..

On June 2nd, 2020, NXP announced the arrival of their latest addition to the MIFARE® DESFire family of products, MIFARE DESFire EV3.As the fourth generation of NXP’s proven contactless MIFARE DESFire portfolio, the latest evolution of this chip enables a new array of smart city services, with enhanced performance, higher-level security features and..