Keystone Manufacturing (Plastics) Ltd. - ABnote - Similar companies

Keystone's early operations, begun in 1958, made specialty plastics items (tent signs, calculators etc). Its first plastic ca ... rds was manufactured for a current competitor, without realizing the potential then. But in 1984, under new ownership, Keystone launched into the card manufacturing business in a major way. Since then, sales and production volumes have increased over 35 times. The company has moved twice to much larger and secure premises and currently Keystone manufactures over 50 million cards a year of all types--credit, debit, smart, I.D., library, loyalty, telephone etc. The company is a charter member of the world association of card manufacturers made up of over 120 companies around the globe, the International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA). Keystone is currently the only card manufacturer in Canada with National and International sales and service offices. At present,there are dedicated offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and at the head office in Toronto. Internationally, the company utilizes sales agents in Zurich (Switzerland), Stamford Conn.(USA) and Minneapolis(USA) as well as nternational sales from the head office. Exports account for approximately 15% of total sales--to markets including USA, Cuba, Switzerland, India, Middle Ease the and Caribbean. Keystone has developed a production operation that embodies two enormously important attributes from a customer's point of view: 1. Flexibility and adaptability--our raison d'etre is to supply what our customers need, when they need it. So we jump and find ways to respond to our client's needs. That is how the business has grown and why it is still central to our operation. 2. Quality--speed and flexibility are not compromises for quality. And Keystone has been recognised as the world's best manufacturer of phone cards for THREE YEARS IN A ROW by the ICMA. We are extremely proud of this recognition because it endorses the fine work our people put into our customers' products--on a consistent basis over long periods of time. Keystone Technologies Division: This division of the company sells and services equipment and systems that add security and value to manufactured cards. Digital Imaging systems including photo I.D. software and hardware, date management and smart card production and initialization are included in this Division. "CardWorks" photo I.D. software is proprietary and includes serveral unique and extraordinary features not found elsewhere. As a consequences, this division is growing by leaps and bounds with increasing numbers of installations in Canada and the U.S. for governments, security companies, colleges, unviersities and manufacturers. Installations can stand alone or be networked as the application requires. "CardWorks" is 32 bit code, ODBC compatible, includes "ghosting" security among other features and runs on almost any computer. Technologies is also a registered VAR for DataCard's digital imaging printers. The entire Keystone operation is housed in modern, clean, secure premises with Mastercard level security. read more