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October 24, 2006 - Kalamazoo Provides Complete Ticketing Solution to Derby County Football Club
Kalamazoo Security Print (www.kalamazoosecure.co.uk), a leader in security print, has won a major contract to supply Derby County Football Club with its complete ticketing solution. Derby County Football Club required a professional, one-stop solution encompassing over 600,000 home and away thermal tickets, 16,000 membership cards and personalised season tickets, padded branded wallets and renewal mailers. Having worked with Kalamazoo for over three years on a range of projects, Derby County made the decision to outsource all its ticketing requirements to the company.
Kalamazoo has been printing tickets for over 10 years and currently prints for the majority of the Premiership football clubs. Derby County’s requirements were complex, with two different designs for home and away tickets required. Kalamazoo was able to provide this bespoke solution to the club through its on site, pre-press, design and production facilities.
Ticket fraud is still a huge problem for the leisure industry, with events such as the recent World Cup scam shocking the nation as over 350 school children were left standing in Germany with counterfeit football tickets. It is important that like Derby County, other football clubs recognise the need to protect their tickets from replication and source a reputable security printer. Thermal match day tickets can help by providing an effective way to ensure that only paying customers have access to an event as only thermal printing equipment can be used to print onto this type of ticket. Season tickets personalised by Kalamazoo for each specific football fan can then be checked against a form of identification such as a passport or driving licence at the turnstiles.
Maureen Bott, Product & Development Manager at Kalamazoo, said: “We have found that the most effective deterrent to stop the trade in fake tickets is using a cutting-edge design, a combination of security features and specialist papers. Although it is primarily the design which deters forgers, special printing features such as holograms coupled with thermochromic and invisible UV ink, Copyvoid™ and even block foiling make bogus tickets very easy to spot. Copyvoid™ is a superior form of pantograph technology devised by Kalamazoo to protect tickets from fraudulent photocopies, so that each time a pass is copied, the word ‘void’ appears, rendering it useless. With the addition of coloured centre substrate paper, which allows for up to ten different colours to be used, tickets can become almost impenetrable.”
Phil Haynes, Ticket Office Manager at Derby County Football Club, said: ”Having worked with Kalamazoo on previous projects, we feel confident in their extensive expertise and the high quality of their service and solutions. Kalamazoo understands our complex ticketing requirements and the necessity for a fast turnaround on the products. With six different season ticket books allocated to certain parts of the ground, we required a professional solution that allows us to personalise our season tickets, prevent fraud and provide a high-level of service to our customers. The provision of a one-stop, quality solution at a good price, made Kalamazoo the right company for us.”
Maureen Bott, Product & Development Manager at Kalamazoo, said: “We are delighted to be working with Derby County Football Club and believe this major contract to be testament to our strong position as a leader in security printing. By providing Derby County with its all-round ticketing requirements, we were able to relieve the hassle of in-house printing and provide products supporting the club’s core brand values and professional image.”
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About Kalamazoo Security Print
Kalamazoo Security Print, part of the Adare Group, is a leading supplier of security printed documents and business solutions improving the efficiency of customers' organisations and protecting them from fraud. With a wealth of experience of over 100 years, Kalamazoo offers the latest technology to secure documents, people, premises and payment transactions. Meeting and exceeding the most stringent standards, Kalamazoo is accredited by: the Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS); British Security Industry Association (BSIA); ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System and BS7799/ISO27001 Information Security. For more information, visit www.kalamazoosecure.co.uk
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