GPW_AR_2013_Final_v10.pdf

125 year anniversary

Specialised services

Rubberstamps The GPW has a modern rubberstamp plant to produce regular rubberstamps. It also uses laser technology to produce high security rubberstamps such as those used for border control (visa stamps). Document securitising The GPW has sophisticated laser technology to create high value security features in documents, including logos, images and numbering, as well as the necessary means to secure documents by application of holograms, kinegrams and other security foils. Card manufacturing The GPW can develop card type documents (smartcards with integrated circuits as well as regular cards).This service includes the maintenance of internal computer servers to accept downloaded data from customers, which is used for full colour card personalisation by either dye diffusion thermal transfer (D2T2) or laser engraving. Passport production The GPW can manufacture blank International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) compliant booklets in any con ½ guration, including the incorporations of polycarbonate data-pages, for delivery to the customer. Printing services The GPW provides a full suite of services, which comprises the three main disciplines related to the manufacturing of printed matter, being origination, printing and ½ nishing, as well as related specialised services. Origination These services relate to the preparation of text, in a format ready for printing, and include: Typesetting – a customer can deliver text in written format, which the GPW will typeset. Layout and design – the GPW can assist the customer to design new documents and to do the layout required for printing. Acceptance of document in most electronic formats and converting such documents to printed formats. It is also able to personalise passports with polycarbonate data pages, in compliance to ICAO standards, using advanced laser-engraving technology.

The above includes the development of security features required to safeguard documents against forgery, such as micro text, guilloche backgrounds, vignettes and more.

All of the above relate to both security and non-security printing jobs.

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