Plastic Card
A plastic card is built to live in a wallet for years and be handed across a counter hundreds of times. That durability is why loyalty and membership programmes use it, and why the technical options, numbering, barcodes, stripes and chips, matter as much as the print.
Why Buyers Specify This
- Survives daily wallet use without bending or wearing
- Numbering, barcodes and variable data per card
- Magnetic stripe and chip options for existing systems
- Matt, gloss and frosted finishes
Who It Is For
- Retailers running loyalty or membership programmes
- Gyms, clubs and membership organisations
- Businesses issuing staff or access cards
- Brands with a tiered customer programme
Problems It Solves
- Paper cards falling apart in a wallet
- Cards that cannot be uniquely identified
- Programmes needing to work with existing card readers
- Cards that look generic across a premium brand
Where It Is Used
- Retail loyalty and membership programmes
- Gift cards sold at a counter
- Staff and access identification
- Tiered customer programmes with different card designs
Features
- PVC card body with printed and laminated faces
- Sequential numbering and variable data
- Barcode and QR code printing
- Magnetic stripe and chip options
Materials
- PVC
- Laminate film
- Magnetic stripe
- Chip modules
What We Confirm With You
| Material | PVC card body |
|---|---|
| Finish | Matt, gloss or frosted |
| Data | Sequential numbering, barcode, QR |
| Technology | Magnetic stripe or chip where required |
| Artwork | Vector preferred, but photographs, sketches and physical samples are enough |
| Minimum order | Quoted per item, confirmed before you commit |
| Sampling | Available before bulk on most products, once order details are confirmed |
Dimensions, weights and quantities are set against your own product and confirmed in writing before production, rather than published as fixed figures.
Production Steps For Plastic Card
Artwork set at the final card size
Material and thickness selected
Printing, foiling or engraving
Cutting, edge finishing and any numbering
Counted and packed, with envelopes where ordered
Quality Control
- Finish inspected on both faces
- Variable data proofread against your list where supplied
- Photographs sent for your approval before shipment
Customisation Options
- Print on both faces
- Numbering format and range
- Barcode symbology to match your system
- Finish and any signature panel
How It Compares With The Alternatives
Compared With Paper card
Paper is cheaper and takes richer finishes but will not survive a wallet.
Compared With Metal card
Metal signals a top tier and lasts longest, at a much higher cost per card.
How To Order This Well
- Confirm the barcode symbology your system reads before artwork
- Give us the numbering range and starting number
- Decide the finish with a sample, matt and gloss photograph differently
- Test read a sample card on your own equipment
Plastic Card Questions
Can cards be individually numbered?
Yes. Send the range and format and we will confirm how it is applied.
Will the barcode work with our till system?
Tell us the symbology and we will match it, then send a sample for you to scan before the run.
Can we have a magnetic stripe or a chip?
Yes. Tell us the system it has to work with.
Matt or gloss?
Matt resists fingerprints and looks more restrained. Gloss makes colour stronger. Ask for both.
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Get A Price For Plastic Card
Send your artwork, a reference photograph or a physical sample. We will confirm the minimum order quantity, quote the job and arrange a sample before bulk.