Consultancy services
Benefits
How can cards benefit your business?
Are you considering a card programme for your business? Whatever your card requirements, whether you're a retailer, hotel, restaurant, gym, leisure centre or any other organisation, we have the options, materials and finishes to suit your needs.
Our consultants specialise in guiding new customers, and existing ones as their needs evolve.
Customer convenience
With an emphasis on flexibility, our commercial card programmes can provide your customers with a convenient way to access services and incentives.
Our commercial cards are ideal for promotional marketing, membership, identification, loyalty schemes and so much more. When customers tap, scan or swipe their card, they have an instant, convenient way to access your services and incentives.
Brand engagement
Our commercial cards are the perfect way to boost engagement. This is not just about increasing the visibility of your business, but also making customers want to interact with your brand.
From playful to hard-hitting, our studio team is ready to develop the creative card designs that will truly connect with your customers. Then it’s on to our manufacturing department as we take care of the entire process from idea conception through to manufacturing and secure delivery. By choosing a single end-to-end partner you’re guaranteed optimised production.
Flexibility
With every project being unique, we can recommend cards that range from single-function to multi-function.
Our flexibility as your manufacturing partner comes from having the capacity to support demanding volumes and lead times. It comes from being dedicated to our core values of integrity, quality and responsiveness. And it comes from being there for you.
Make one decision, we help with the rest
When you choose Thames Technology as your end-to-end partner, you gain instant access to our consultants’ 25+ years of experience in commercial cards. This covers everything from helping you discover the best card types and card materials to choose, through to printing, personalisation and packaging. We are able to create a card programme as unique as your business.
- Ideas and planning: Planning and collaboration is crucial, not least to help us understand what you want to achieve. It’s how we ensure a project is in-line with your objectives.
- Requirement and functionality: Here we outline and refine the technical aspects of your cards. Functionality is key.
- Design and artwork: Bring us an existing idea or let our team of designers craft something from scratch. Either way, we can develop inspiring artwork that is sure to make you stand out from the competition.
- Technology: Our technology is diverse, covering data management and modern issuance. Naturally, we’ll walk you through the different ways you can benefit.
The card journey
1. Raw materials
Thames Technology will help you select the best raw material for your project. We’ve a wide selection to meet the needs of your business including metal, gold, recycled PVC and paperboard.
2. Card manufacture
Using the latest equipment, we offer a refined process, delivering with speed and precision to meet deadlines. We turn plain card substrates into ambassadors for your brand.
3. Data
Regardless of size or scale, your data is managed in the same way: in-line with industry best practice. It’s why banks trust us. We have PCI, ISO and CQM certifications and are Mastercard and Visa certified.
4. Personalisation
Our equipment provides unrivalled capacity and efficiency to encode and print customer data. Allowing you to take care of the personal relationship with your customers, while we take care of the rest.
5. Secure fulfilment
To truly push the boundaries in secure packaging, alongside our tamper-evident sealed packs, we also have invested in the most efficient technology supported by a highly specialised fulfilment team. It’s our way of ensuring your card goes to the right person.
6. Secure logistics
From the secure on-site storage of your completed products to moving them safely around the world to their final destination, you can rest assured that they will be delivered securely on time.
